Building Apps Inside Claude
Claude's Artifacts feature lets you generate and preview interactive web apps right in the chat. Great for prototyping and tools.
What You Can Build
- Dashboards and calculators
- Interactive forms and surveys
- Data visualization tools
- Simple games
- Landing page mockups
How It Works
- Ask Claude to build something interactive
- Claude generates HTML/CSS/JS in an Artifact
- The Artifact renders in a side panel
- You can interact with it immediately
Example Prompt
"Create an interactive project cost calculator. The user selects: project type (website, app, both), number of pages, and features (auth, payments, AI). It calculates and displays the estimated cost with a breakdown. Use React and Tailwind."
Limitations
- Single-page apps only (no routing)
- No backend or database
- Cannot save data
- Limited to what fits in the Artifact
