Google tests an ambient coding application called Opal

The coding tools powered by AI have become so popular in recent months that almost all large technological companies have used one, it is. The manufacturers of these so-called room coding tools are a hot goods for the moment, with startups like Lovable and Cursor repulsive buyers and investors wishing to operate a hot trend.

Google is now the last to get on this train: the company is testing a room coding tool called Opal, available for users in the United States via Google Labs, which the company uses as a basis to experiment with new technologies.

OPAL allows you to create mini web applications using text prompts, or you can remix existing applications available in a gallery. All that users must do is in a description of the application they want to create, and the tool will then use different Google models to do so.

Once the application is ready, you can navigate in a publisher panel to see the visual workflow of the input, output and generation steps. You can click on each workflow stage to consult the prompt that dictates the process and modify it if you need it. You can also manually add the steps in the Opal toolbar.

OPAL also allows users to publish their new application on the web and share the link with others to test their own Google accounts.

The Google AI Studio already allows developers to create applications using prompts, but Opal’s visual work flow indicates that the company probably wants to target a wider audience.

The company joins a long list of competitors, including Canva, Figma and Replais, which make tools to encourage non -technical people to create application prototypes without having to coding.