On Friday, Anthropic announced the launch of Claude Design, a new experimental tool that enables users to create visuals like prototypes, slides, and more using Claude. This product is designed to help individuals, such as founders and product managers without a design background, to easily share their ideas.
Claude Design allows users to describe their desired outcome, and Claude generates an initial version. Users can then refine the visuals with direct edits or requests.
For example, users can request Claude to design a “serene mobile meditation app with calming typography, nature-inspired colors, and a clean layout.” They can then adjust colors, fonts, or add features like a dark mode toggle.
While it might appear to compete with design app Canva, Anthropic told TechCrunch that Claude Design complements rather than replaces Canva. It’s created for those not starting with a design tool and needing quick visuals from an idea.
Teams can export presentation decks or prototypes as PDFs, URLs, PPTX files, or send them to Canva, where they are editable and collaborative. Claude Design also applies a consistent design system across projects by reading a company’s codebase and design files, allowing teams to maintain multiple design systems.
Powered by Claude Opus 4.7, the product is available in research preview for Claude Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise subscribers.
This launch emphasizes Anthropic’s venture into enterprise and prosumer markets amid growing competition in AI workplace tools. In January, they introduced Claude Cowork, a tool for complex tasks, and later added agentic plug-ins for automating specialized tasks in company departments.
The announcement follows a Bloomberg report of VC offers valuing Anthropic at $800 billion or more, nearing or surpassing OpenAI’s valuation. However, Anthropic reportedly remains uninterested in these offers.