What are Claude artifacts? What they are, when Claude makes one, and how to share them (2026)

The short answer

What it is: in Claude's words, "anything Claude makes for you that you'd put in front of someone: a design, a deck, a document, a dashboard, or a small interactive tool."
Where it opens: beside your conversation, where you can edit it, come back to it and share it.
Where it's kept: everything you make is saved to the Artifacts tab in Claude's sidebar.
Who sees it: only you, until you share it.
Which plans: Free, Pro, Max, Ultra, Team and Enterprise, and in Claude Code.

When Claude makes an artifact instead of a reply

Claude's help page says it makes an artifact when the content is:

Significant and self-contained, typically over 15 lines.
Something you're likely to edit, iterate on, or reuse outside the conversation.
Able to stand on its own without extra context from the chat.
Something you'll come back to or use later.

Shorter or conversational answers stay in the chat. You can also ask for an artifact directly.

What kinds of artifacts Claude makes

Template	What it makes	Plans
Docs	Documents; export to Word, PDF, Markdown or Google Docs	Every plan
Slides	Decks; export to PowerPoint or PDF, or straight to Google Slides	Every plan
Design	Designs and prototypes; export as a .zip, PDF, PowerPoint or standalone HTML	Every plan
Dashboards	Dashboards, in beta	Pro, Max, Ultra, Team, Enterprise (off by default on Enterprise)
Motion	Animation, exported as an MP4 video, in beta	Team and Enterprise

Outside the templates, Claude makes artifacts out of almost anything: code snippets, single-page websites, images, diagrams and flowcharts, and small interactive tools. On paid plans an artifact can connect to your apps and store up to 20 MB of text.

Legacy artifacts and Claude Code artifacts

Legacy artifacts are the ones made in a chat before 16 September 2026. They keep working and can still be published and shared, but new ones aren't made that way. A published legacy artifact opens for anyone with the link, without a Claude account.
Claude Code artifacts are live web pages Claude Code publishes from a session to a private URL on claude.ai. They update in place as the session goes on, each publish is a version, and you can share one publicly so it opens with no sign-in (on Team and Enterprise, once an Owner allows it).

No artifact appearing? Turn it on

Artifacts need "Cloud code execution and file creation" (called "Create and edit files" in the newer settings) to be on. Find it in Settings, Capabilities on Free, Pro, Max and Ultra, or Organization settings, Capabilities on Team and Enterprise. For other fixes, see Claude artifact not working.

Sharing: artifacts start private, and most viewers need a Claude account. See how to share a Claude artifact, plan by plan.
Taking one down: see how to delete or unpublish a Claude artifact.
Where they stop: only Claude can change one. See the Claude artifacts alternative, and what ChatGPT has instead.

To see artifacts anyone can open with no account, browse public AI artifacts in the gallery.

Questions

Asked often

What are Claude artifacts?

Claude's help page calls an artifact anything Claude makes for you that you'd put in front of someone: a design, a deck, a document, a dashboard, or a small interactive tool. It opens beside the conversation, starts private to you, and is saved to the Artifacts tab in Claude's sidebar.

When does Claude create an artifact?

When the content is significant and self-contained (typically over 15 lines), likely to be edited or reused outside the chat, able to stand on its own, and something you'll come back to. You can also ask for one directly.

Are Claude artifacts free?

Yes. Claude's help page lists artifacts on Free, Pro, Max, Ultra, Team and Enterprise. Connecting apps, storing data and the Dashboards template are on paid plans, and Motion is on Team and Enterprise.

Where are my Claude artifacts saved?

Everything you make is saved to the Artifacts tab in Claude's sidebar, at claude.ai/artifacts. Claude Code artifacts are listed with the /artifacts command and in the gallery at claude.ai/code/artifacts.

What is a legacy artifact in Claude?

An artifact made in a chat before 16 September 2026. Claude's help page says legacy artifacts keep working and can still be published and shared, but new ones aren't made that way.

Can people without Claude open my artifact?

Mostly not: Claude's help page says viewers need a Claude account, except published legacy artifacts and public links from Claude Code. Published with spacesheep, an open space needs no account at all, and a private one asks for a Google or email sign-in.

More guides

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Multi-model artifacts: one link, any AIWhat spacesheep does with what your AI makes, and how it compares. Better artifacts: a Claude artifacts alternative that works with every AIWhat Claude artifacts do, where they stop, and how to publish one that any AI can keep editing. Artifacts for ChatGPT, Claude and Codex: one link, any AIWhat ChatGPT offers now (Pages in Space, Sites, previews), what happened to canvas, and how to publish what ChatGPT or Codex makes. ChatGPT Sites vs Claude artifacts: which to use, and where Claude Design fitsPlans, sharing, comments, versions, domains, data and analytics, row by row. Switching from ChatGPT to Claude, or back, without losing your workWhat moves each way (memory yes, chats no, artifacts and Sites not at all) and how to keep your work. How to share a Claude artifact, a Claude Design prototype or a live artifactWho can open each kind, what needs a Claude account or a Team plan, and how to share with anyone. How to delete, unpublish or stop sharing a Claude artifactStop sharing, unpublish or delete each kind, and what happens to the link and the people who had it. How to turn an HTML file into a websiteGitHub Pages, Netlify Drop or spacesheep: steps, who can open it, and how to update it.

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Sources, checked 7 November 2026