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# Retool AppGen

by Retool · [App builders](/software-factories/category/app-builders.md)

[Visit website](https://retool.com/)

AI app builder that creates internal tools from a prompt as editable React and TypeScript code.

## Overview

Retool is a platform for internal tools, and its AI app builder creates them from a prompt. The builder writes React and TypeScript, can use npm packages, and works against a company’s own databases. Users can view and edit the code, clone apps locally and push changes back with the Retool CLI and Git source control.

Apps run on Retool’s cloud or on the customer’s own servers. Plans are priced per user per month and include AI credits, and enterprise customers can use their own AI keys. Retool’s AI agents are billed by hours worked and can be connected to MCP servers.

## Features

* Generates internal tools from a prompt.
* Writes React and TypeScript against a company's own databases.
* Lets users view and edit the generated code.
* Generated apps can be cloned locally and pushed back with the Retool CLI and Git.
* Retool agents can connect to MCP servers.

## Details

* Website

  [retool.com](https://retool.com/)

* Company

  Retool

* Headquarters

  San Francisco, CA

* Category

  [App builders](/software-factories/category/app-builders.md)

* Source

  Proprietary

* Deployment

  Cloud, Self-hosted

* Topics

  * [Prompt to app](/software-factories/?tag=prompt-to-app)
  * [Internal tools](/software-factories/?tag=internal-tools)
  * [Web apps](/software-factories/?tag=web-apps)
  * [MCP](/software-factories/?tag=mcp)

* Listed

  August 2026

* Last verified

  October 2026

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