Glide is a no code platform that enables you to create professional software that connects your data and tools, without needing to know any coding or hire developers to build it for you.
Building with Glide is faster and less expensive than custom coding, and the result is a tool that is more flexible and customizable than off-the-shelf software. Gaining the power to build custom software frees you from cobbling together systems from spreadsheets and DIY automations. Instead, you can create polished, professional tools that make your work easier and more efficient.
With Glide, you can create web apps—software that users access through their web browser, as opposed to a native app that is downloaded onto the user’s device and can only be accessed through a specific operating system. You can create powerful software with Glide that connects to your existing data sources and integrates with all the other software you rely on.
What was Glide Pages?
Glide Pages was a subproduct of Glide that focused on creating web apps and websites with responsive layouts, beautiful collections, and powerful actions. Over time it became clear that separate tools for building web and mobile just didn’t make sense. The power of Glide Pages was merged with Glide’s mobile builder into one product — Glide Apps — and Glide Pages was retired in March 2023
Glide Apps lets you build automatically adaptive web apps that work fluidly across smartphones, tablets, and computers. Users don’t have to build two versions of the same app just to ensure it works on all devices, and apps work from one consistent data source, sharing information instantly.
Legacy mobile apps, what were previously called Glide Pages, are now Classic Apps and can no longer be created. Existing Classic Apps continue to function but do not receive updates from our product team.
What is Glide Apps?
Glide’s builder starts with data and then lets you customize your layout with pre-built components. Your app will be tailored to your exact needs, with only the features your users actually need.
Connect Data & Integrations
Connect with data sources like Google Sheets, Airtable, Microsoft Excel, or SQL databases, or use Glide’s native Tables and Big Tables to manage up to 10 million rows of data. Integrate with a wide range of tools natively or build custom integrations with Glide’s API.
Add advanced functions
Add automations, workflows, computations, visualizations like charts and graphs to make your apps more capable. Get the power of AI workflows to extend the tasks you’re completing with your app or get more out of your data. You can even add useful features like a barcode scanner that works right from the user’s phone camera.
Build many tools
With these features, you can create customer portals to gather information, employee portals to share your knowledge base, or even a custom CRM. Build a budget dashboard to visualize and understand financial data or an asset management tool for your IT team. Create mobile tools to help field teams with work orders, inspections, inventory, and more. Wherever a process uses data, an app can help.
How to get started
Get a head start by starting to build from a template for the tool you’re trying to build, like this mobile event management tool. If you prefer to build from scratch, go to Glide University, where you can find comprehensive lessons and even take the Glide Certification course. Or, if you’re in a hurry, hire an Expert to help you get your software off the ground in a lot less time (and a lot less cost) than you could when relying on hired developers.
Either way, start exploring with a free trial today and begin using your custom software in no time.
