Anthropic has combined its front end for Claude chat with Cowork and Artifacts, allowing users to access chat, Cowork, and Claude’s interactive workspace feature (Artifacts) from a single window. The change is intended to reduce user confusion about which tab or tool to use for different tasks.
What the unified interface does
- Users can open chat, Cowork, and Artifacts within one window, and Claude routes requests automatically to the appropriate part of the app without requiring tab or window switching.
- Claude Design, introduced in April for website and prototype design, is also available throughout the unified interface.
According to Anthropic, customers had previously struggled to choose the correct tab for specific tasks; the unified front end aims to remove that decision point by handling routing behind a single interface.
New features for presentations and documents
Anthropic is also adding dedicated capabilities for creating presentations and documents. With the update, users can:
- ask the AI assistant to create, edit, and present slides;
- download generated presentations as PDF or PowerPoint files.
The Docs feature enables collaborative work with Claude to create sections, ask questions, and annotate completed parts. Generated documents or slide decks can be shared via link and edited on mobile devices.
Additionally, users can initiate a document creation task on desktop and monitor its progress through the mobile app.
Rollout and availability
These features are rolling out first to Claude’s Pro and Max plans on the web, desktop, and mobile over the coming weeks. Anthropic plans to extend the functionality to the free and team tiers at a later date.
Background: Cowork memory layer
The interface update follows an upgrade to Cowork’s memory layer, which helps Claude retain user context across chats.
Note
Some observers have suggested that other providers, such as OpenAI, might adopt similar interface simplifications to improve consistency across their platforms.
