Hello Appsmiths, 
We are starting the year with a one-awaited launch and a great story.
In response to the increasing demand for AI integration in internal tools, we are launching Appsmith AI, so mark your calendars for Thursday, 15 February. In this event, we'll talk about the reality versus hype of AI and explore how organizations can maximize the success of their AI initiatives. Joining our co-founders Abhishek Nayak and Arpit Mohan will be our special guest, Shekhar Kirani, Partner at Accel. We will also reveal the key findings from our recent survey on AI integration and introduce you to the powerful tools that Appsmith has developed to overcome the barriers in AI development.
This month, we also introduced an inspiring success story of F22 Labs, a product design and development studio that saved an impressive $1,200 monthly using Appsmith's custom extensions. Burdened by exorbitant project management software costs, they strategically switched to Plane and Appsmith to develop custom analytics dashboards.
Stay tuned for more exciting updates coming! 
Product Updates
A brand new homepage for your workspaces
We are launching a new homepage for your workspaces to address user concerns about our Appsmith applications' cluttered and confusing homepage. The new design is cleaner, easier to navigate, and more efficient. Key features include a new search option, dedicated workspace pages, and a help menu for developers. This new design is available to all Appsmith users starting from v1.10.
AWS Lambda and Databricks integrations
We are expanding Appsmith's connectivity options to integrate with more data sources. You can now connect your application to an AWS Lambda function and Databricks database.
Extend Appsmith with Custom Widgets
Custom widgets are now available and designed for easy customization with a user-friendly interface. These widgets interact with Appsmith like native widgets, enabling you to add events and exchange data using predefined methods in the custom widget interface.
→ Find all the details of these new releases and additional updates in our monthly round-up.
Blog
Reflecting on 2023 and Looking Ahead to 2024
A reflection on the achievements and milestones of 2023 and the exciting plans for Appsmith in 2024, including auto-layout and custom UI, reusable code, CI/CD integration, workflows, and more.
How to Build an Efficient Customer Support Experience Using Low-Code Automation
Your business's success relies on customer satisfaction. This article explains how to create efficient customer support using automation built on flexible low-code tools.
15+ Best Customer Service Software Platforms for 2024 and How to Integrate Them
This list covers the most popular enterprise use cases for customer support software and the best customer service platforms and tools available in 2024. It also explains how you can integrate them into a single view.
→ Visit the blog to learn more
Community
A shout-out to Oscar Santana, the first winner of January’s community template contest. He built an Appsmith template designed to simplify project management. Inspired by Trello, this template provides a simplified way to keep track of a list of projects.
Building an Address Auto-Complete Input Feat. Radar.com
Watch Joseph race the clock as he tries to build an address input with auto-complete and text-address to latitude-longitude integration using the Radar.com API in under 5 minutes!
Transitioning From Airplane.dev to Appsmith Using AWS Lambda
A step-by-step guide to migrating your existing Python scripts from Airplane.dev to Appsmith, using AWS Lambda for efficient execution.
Integrating Generative AI with Appsmith and Portkey
Rohit Agarwal, CEO of Portkey, explains how you can leverage Appsmith and Portkey to ship reliable, cost-efficient, and fast enterprise applications.
Announcing Our New Monthly Community Template Contest!
Starting this January, we launched a contest for the best community template. And guess what? It's not just for a month or two - we're talking all year long! That's right, instead of waiting for Hacktoberfest, you can now participate in a community template contest every month.
→ Visit the community portal to learn more
Events
📍 Bangalore International Centre | Tue, 27 Feb 2024
Appsmith power user? Low-code curious? Join us for a fun, informative meetup in Bangalore. Get inspired to drive business innovation!
