Publish button disappears and is replaced by Share

💬 App Building
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Hello Retool team,

I am using the Free plan and developing an application called "Administrador Central" for my project, Alquimia Novel.

The Publish button has disappeared from my app editor and has been replaced by Share. When I click Share, I see this message: "Sharing is not available for this resource."

This is not the first time this has happened. On a previous occasion, the Publish button disappeared for several days and then returned without me making any changes.

I can still open the app using the preview/run button, and the History panel shows my recent changes. However, I cannot find the Publish button anymore.

I also checked the Releases section, which says that Release management is not included in my plan. I am not sure whether this is related to the issue.

Could you please clarify:

  1. Why does the Publish button disappear and get replaced by Share?
  2. Is this expected behavior on the Free plan, or could it be a temporary editor issue?
  3. Can I continue publishing changes to my existing app without upgrading my plan?

I would appreciate your help because this application is important to my project, and I want to avoid losing any work.

Thank you!

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Summary

On the Free plan with a classic app, the 'Publish' button has been replaced by 'Share', which returns 'Sharing is not available for this resource'; the user wants to know why this happens, whether it's expected on Free, and whether they can keep publishing changes without upgrading.

AI Response

This reflects a plan-level change rather than an editor glitch: as of July 2026, public sharing and release/publish management for classic apps are no longer included on the Free plan, which is why the Share panel shows 'Sharing is not available for this resource' even for org admins. This is expected behavior on the Free plan, and public links to classic apps now require the Team, Business, or Enterprise plans. Edits to an existing classic app still auto-save and stay accessible to logged-in org members via the app's run/preview URL, so work is not lost. To restore a true Publish/release flow or generate a public link, upgrading to a paid plan is required.

Sources

:bookmark: Sharing is not available for this resource on classic apps
Solved thread where Retool staff confirm the exact 'Sharing is not available for this resource' message is expected on the Free plan as of July 2026, with public links reserved for paid plans.
:bookmark: Publish on free plan
Solved thread confirming that publishing releases is no longer available on the Free plan after a downgrade, matching the 'Release management is not included in your plan' notice.

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