Anthropic Adds Claude App-Building and Sharing Capabilities

Anthropic has introduced a new feature that lets users build, host, and share interactive AI apps directly within the Claude interface. This update allows developers to quickly create Claude-powered applications without worrying about infrastructure, cost-sharing, or API management.

How It Works

The new capability is built around what Claude calls “artifacts”—interactive, saved outputs from a Claude conversation, similar to tools like ChatGPT’s Canvas. These can include code snippets, documents, or tools that update in real time as users collaborate with Claude. With this release, artifacts can now become fully functional AI apps that interact with Claude through an API.

Once shared, these Claude-powered apps work as follows:

• Each user authenticates with their own Claude subscription.

• Their API usage counts toward their own quota, not the app creator’s.

• Developers don’t pay for others’ usage and don’t need to manage API keys.

Claude handles backend complexity, including code orchestration, prompt design, and error handling. Developers can view and edit the code, collaborate with Claude to debug or improve it, and publish apps instantly via a shareable link. One of the key benefits of the new app-building feature is that it removes the need for a traditional deployment process—users can launch and share their apps immediately, without any extra setup.

Early Use Cases

Initial testers have used the platform to build a variety of applications:

• AI-driven games with non-player characters that recall conversations and adapt to player choices

• Personalized learning tools that adjust to a user's skill level and provides personalized tutoring

• Data analysis apps where users upload CSV files and ask questions in plain language

• Writing assistants for tasks ranging from screenwriting to technical documentation

• Multi-step agent workflows that chain Claude calls together to complete complex processes

Getting Started

Users can begin building by enabling interactive app functionality within the Claude interface. By describing what they want to create, Claude will generate code automatically. The assistant can also refine and debug the code during development.

Developers can:

• Use the Claude API within apps

• Process uploaded files

• Build user interfaces using React

• View, fork, and customize artifacts from the community

Limitations and Access

This beta release comes with several constraints:

• No external API calls are supported (yet)

• No persistent storage is available

• The platform currently supports only text-based completion

• The new feature is available to all Claude users on Free, Pro, and Max plans.

What This Means

By turning its interactive outputs into launchable apps, Claude is evolving from a conversational assistant into a lightweight development platform. For developers, this means faster iteration, no infrastructure overhead, and seamless collaboration—all within the Claude interface.

The shift also reflects a growing trend in generative AI: making powerful tools more accessible by lowering technical barriers. Instead of requiring setup, hosting, and API configuration, Claude allows users to go from idea to working prototype in a single conversation.

Although the feature is still in beta and limited in scope, it marks a significant step toward democratizing app development—and expanding how people can build with AI.

Editor’s Note: This article was created by Alicia Shapiro, CMO of AiNews.com, with writing, image, and idea-generation support from ChatGPT, an AI assistant. However, the final perspective and editorial choices are solely Alicia Shapiro’s. Special thanks to ChatGPT for assistance with research and editorial support in crafting this article.