“Dear dev, it doesn’t have to be this hard.“
We see you. Wrestling with messy internal tools, patching together workflows, toggling between endless docs and UI bugs, wishing things could just work.
That’s why we shipped the ToolJet summer release. So it doesn’t have to be this hard anymore.
Why developer experience needs a rethink?
Let’s be honest, building internal tools often feels like thankless work.
You’re not shipping the next big product. You’re stitching together data, forms, buttons, and charts just to get the business running smoother. But deadlines are tight, requirements keep changing, and you’re juggling ten things that “should be easy” but somehow aren’t.
You might’ve tried traditional low-code tools, only to find yourself stuck in clunky UI builders that generate bloated outputs, limit flexibility, and require just enough custom code to become annoying. Or you’ve gone full custom-code and spent days setting up the boilerplate just to fetch and display some data in a table.
Then came AI-powered code generators. They promise you’ll go from idea to app in minutes. And you do. Kind of. But the output? It’s like coding through vibes. You get something that “looks” right but feels like a black box. Want to tweak the output? Good luck untangling the auto-generated spaghetti.
We believe building internal tools shouldn’t be a grind. It should be fast, smooth, and even fun, with AI handling the boring parts and you staying in control, and the platform getting out of your way instead of slowing you down.
And that’s exactly what we’ve focused on at ToolJet. We’re rethinking developer experience from the ground up to make ToolJet the most effortless, intuitive, and enjoyable way to build production-grade internal applications.
The developer’s reality: Caught between speed and control
If you’re a developer, you’ve probably been handed a spreadsheet and asked to “just make it a tool.” Spreadsheet applications get you started quickly; they’re visual and flexible. However, over time, the formulas get messier, the logic more brittle, and managing data across sheets becomes a nightmare. Eventually, the spreadsheet stops being a shortcut and starts being a trap.
So you migrate to React or a similar framework. Now you’ve got power and flexibility, but also complexity. You’re managing routing, layouts, components, state, API calls, authentication, and suddenly, your “simple internal tool” needs the same level of overhead as a production app.
Legacy platforms? Clunky, rigid, bloated. You can’t build beautiful, production-ready apps with real customization, and you definitely can’t do it fast. Even the best developers spend at least 50% of their time debugging.
One query runs late, one variable isn’t passed right, a UI update doesn’t trigger, and now you’re sifting through layers of logic trying to figure out where it all went wrong.
Most tools force you to choose between speed and control. Spreadsheets are fast but fragile. Frameworks are powerful but heavy.
What developers really need is a platform that hits the sweet spot: simple enough to move fast, powerful enough to scale, flexible enough to customize, reusable enough to avoid repetition, and precise enough to build pixel-perfect apps that look professional.
That’s exactly why we’ve built with the ToolJet Summer release.
We reimagined what developer experience should feel like
At ToolJet, we’re bringing joy back into development. With this release, we’ve overhauled the building experience, reducing friction, eliminating repetitive work, and giving developers powerful, flexible tools that just work.
Start with a sentence, end with an app
No need to spend hours setting up database schemas, building forms, writing CRUD operations, and styling components.
Type “Build me a customer support ticket system with priority levels and assignment tracking” and watch ToolJet AI generate a complete application with database schema, responsive layout, and working logic in seconds.
While most AI code generators build just the frontend, they omit backend processes, database integration, and persistent data, leaving behind a façade of functionality without real substance.
ToolJet AI goes further. From frontend and backend logic to real-time interactivity and built-in database support, it builds apps you can actually use in production; secure, scalable, and fully customizable.
You get a production-ready foundation instantly, with full control to refine and build further. From 0 to 1, it’s never been this smooth.
Instant AI-generated foundation
Effortlessly create complex interfaces at scale
The updated canvas makes it easy to build large applications by allowing precise component selection and placement with snapping and alignment cues. Components can also be placed inside responsive containers that automatically adapt to both content and screen size.
Enforce your design style across all apps
Change your brand colors once, and see it update everywhere
No more styling the same button component ten times across different apps, manually updating colors and fonts, and dealing with inconsistent branding.
Define your brand once, colors, fonts, borders, spacing, and apply it across all your apps instantly. Change your primary color globally and watch it update everywhere. Your design system, automated.
Split apps into smaller, reusable, and more maintainable parts
No more copy-pasting the same navbar across apps, rewriting search filters, or duplicating data validation logic.
You can now bundle common logic and components, like navbars, search filters, or data utilities, into reusable building blocks called modules and use them across multiple apps.
This reduces repetitive efforts and makes modifications across multiple apps effortless. It also ensures a consistent user experience across applications for end-users.
Build form-based apps with a single click
From database to deployed form in one click
With ToolJet’s summer release, you can now create the form with a single click instead of manually connecting form fields to data sources, writing validation logic, handling error states, and managing submission flows.
The upgraded form component connects directly to your data sources and includes validation and logic out of the box. From database to a deployed form in minutes.
Build precise interfaces with enhanced components and controls
We’ve added new components and upgraded existing ones to give you more control and flexibility. With input variants, new table column types, and containers featuring built-in headers, you can now assemble the exact interface you need, more efficiently and with fewer steps.
Write code faster, with less friction
Context-aware suggestions that understand your data structure, component state, and available functions. Plus floating previews that show you exactly what your code will do before you run it. You write code faster with fewer errors.
Debugging that doesn’t suck
Clickable error messages that take you directly to the problem, enhanced inspector tools that show you exactly what’s happening, and traceable component interactions. Finding and fixing issues is fast and intuitive.
Ready to build the way you’ve always wanted?
At ToolJet, we believe building software should feel like you’re crafting, not fighting. Every developer should be able to go from idea to impact without wrestling with complexity, dead ends, or guesswork.
We’ve heard your frustrations. Spending hours debugging instead of building, repeating the same work across apps, fighting for layout precision, or trying to make sense of “vibe-coded” AI tools. We’ve seen how legacy platforms force you to trade off speed for flexibility, and how spreadsheet hacks and bloated UI libraries only take you so far.
ToolJet changes all of that with its summer release. It’s fast, it’s precise, it’s yours.
This isn’t just a better developer experience. It’s a new kind of developer experience, where AI takes care of the heavy lifting, and you stay in the driver’s seat. Where building apps finally feels as seamless, flexible, and powerful as it should.
And we’re just getting started. With every update, we’re making ToolJet the most joyful, intelligent, and empowering way to build internal tools.
Because you deserve to build with ease, you deserve to build with delight.
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