Claude Artifacts are substantial, self-contained pieces of content generated by Anthropic’s Claude AI that appear in a dedicated window separate from the main chat. They are typically over 15 lines long and designed for users to edit, iterate on, reuse, or reference later without needing additional conversation context.
Key characteristics of Claude Artifacts:
- Significant, standalone content such as documents (Markdown or plain text), code snippets, single-page websites (HTML), SVG images, diagrams, flowcharts, and interactive React components.
- Editable and version-controlled; users can ask Claude to modify artifacts, with changes reflected directly in the artifact window. Multiple versions can be managed and switched between without affecting Claude’s memory of the original content.
- Accessible via a dedicated artifacts space in the sidebar for Free, Pro, and Max plan users; Claude for Work users create artifacts directly in chat but lack a sidebar space.
- Artifacts can be published publicly on separate websites, shared, and remixed by other users who can build upon and modify them in new Claude conversations.
- Some artifacts can embed AI capabilities, turning them into interactive apps powered by Claude’s text-based API, allowing users to interact with AI-powered features without needing API keys or incurring costs for the creator.
How to create and manage artifacts:
- Users describe what they want, and Claude generates the artifact content.
- Artifacts can be created from scratch or by customizing existing ones.
- Users can view underlying code, copy content, download files, and work with multiple artifacts simultaneously within a conversation.
Editing artifacts:
- With the analysis tool enabled, Claude supports targeted updates (small changes to specific sections) or full rewrites (major restructuring), each creating new versions accessible via a version selector.
Use cases:
- Generating and iterating on code snippets, documents, websites, visualizations, and interactive components.
- Building shareable apps, tools, and content that can be collaboratively developed and reused.
Claude Artifacts transform AI interactions into a dynamic, collaborative workspace where users can generate, edit, publish, and share complex, reusable content efficiently within the Claude AI environment.