Anthropic Labs launches Claude Design

Background and launch

On 17 April 2026, Anthropic Labs introduced Claude Design ^[1]. The product lets users create designs, prototypes, slides and one-pagers with Claude ^[1]. It was released as a research preview for Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise subscribers ^[1]. A research preview is an early release, and here it defines who can access the product at launch ^[1].

Design, prototype, slide and one-pager work can mean different things: a design can be a visual layout, a prototype can show how a product or interface is meant to work, slides are pages for a presentation, and a one-pager is a single-page summary. Claude Design brings these kinds of visual output into one Claude product ^[1].

Starting a project

Claude Design can be started from a text prompt, from uploaded images and documents, or from an existing codebase ^[2]. The supported document formats listed are DOCX, PPTX and XLSX ^[2]. These options let a project begin with a written instruction, reference material, or existing code rather than only a blank canvas ^[2].

Refining the work

Once a design is underway, users can refine it through conversation, inline comments, direct edits or custom sliders ^[2]. Conversation supports back-and-forth changes; inline comments attach feedback to specific parts of a design; direct edits and sliders give manual control ^[2]. These methods cover both describing a change in words and making a change by hand.

Outputs and handoff

Finished work can be exported to Canva, PDF, PPTX or HTML, or handed off to Claude Code ^[1]. The export options cover a design platform, document formats and a web format, while the Claude Code handoff provides another route for the work ^[1].

Model and access

Claude Design is powered by Claude Opus 4.7 ^[1]. Access at launch is tied to the Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise subscription tiers ^[1]. For Enterprise organizations, an administrator must enable Claude Design in the organization's settings ^[2]. That makes organizational activation a separate step from an individual subscription ^[2].

Why it matters

Claude Design brings several kinds of visual output—designs, prototypes, slides and one-pagers—into a Claude product ^[1]. It also accepts multiple starting points, including prompts, images, documents and codebases, and offers several ways to refine the result ^[2]. Its outputs can leave the tool in Canva, PDF, PPTX or HTML, or move to Claude Code ^[1]. For subscribers with access, the research preview provides a way to use these capabilities before they are part of a wider release ^[1].