When you want to show a Claude chat to someone who doesn't have a Claude account, the feature you need is public link sharing. Follow this guide and in about five minutes you'll be able to create a public link, know exactly what it does and doesn't include, and revoke it safely whenever you need to.
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What you need before you start
- A Claude account — signed in on the Free, Pro, or Max plan. Team and Enterprise plans only support sharing inside your organization, as explained below.
- A chat you're ready to share — a public link is a snapshot — a copy frozen at the moment you create it — so it's best to finish the conversation up to the point you want to show before generating the link.
- A web browser — any browser that can reach claude.ai works.
Quick terms
- Public link — a link that lets anyone who has it view the chat, without needing a Claude account.
- Snapshot — a copy of the chat frozen at the moment the link is created. Messages you add afterward are not included.
- noindex — a signal asking search engines not to include a page in search results. It's a request, not a guarantee.
How do you create and revoke a public link
You turn on a public link from the Share menu on the chat you want to share, and you can review and revoke every public link you've created from the Privacy section of your account settings at any time.
- With the chat you want to share open, open the Share menu on the screen. The exact icon or button position can change with updates, so look for a "Share" label on screen.
- Choose to create a public link, and a link containing the conversation up to that point is generated. Success looks like this — a copyable link address appears on screen.
- Send this link to anyone, and they can open it and view the chat without a Claude account. They can only view it — they can't continue the conversation from there.
- To stop sharing, go to Settings > Privacy and open your list of shared chats, then revoke the link you no longer want active. The link stops working the moment you revoke it.
What's included in the link, and what isn't
A public link contains only the chat text up to the moment you created it — files you attached to the conversation and any messages added after the link was created are not included.
How Free/Pro/Max differ from Team/Enterprise
Free, Pro, and Max plans can create public links that anyone with the link can view, while Team and Enterprise plans only support sharing within your organization and cannot create links visible to the outside world. If you use Claude under a company or school organization account, this difference determines which sharing option you should reach for.
| Plan | Public link (viewable without an account) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Yes | Anyone with the link can view it, no account needed |
| Pro | Yes | Anyone with the link can view it, no account needed |
| Max | Yes | Anyone with the link can view it, no account needed |
| Team | No | Sharing limited to members of your organization |
| Enterprise | No | Sharing limited to members of your organization |
Things to actually watch out for
- Revoking doesn't erase copies already made — once you revoke a link, no one can newly open it, but screenshots or saved copies someone made before you revoked it are not deleted.
- noindex isn't a full block — Claude asks search engines not to index shared chat pages, but that's only a request. The link itself is a publicly reachable address, so anyone who has it can open it, and there's no way to control whether a third-party archive service keeps a copy.
- Treat a public link as public — if the chat contains internal company information, personal data, or sensitive details, share a selected screenshot instead, or use organization-only sharing (Team/Enterprise) rather than a public link.
Frequently asked questions
Q. If I revoke a public link, does it disappear from screens of people who already viewed it?
No. Revoking only blocks future access. The moment you revoke it, no one can open it again, but screenshots or copies made before the revocation are not deleted.
Q. Are files I attached to the chat also shared through the link?
No. Even if you attached files to the conversation, they are not included in the public link. Only the chat text snapshot is shared.
Q. Can Team or Enterprise accounts create public links too?
No. Team and Enterprise plans only support sharing within your organization and cannot create public links viewable by outsiders without an account.
Q. Could a public link show up in search results?
Claude requests that search engines exclude shared chat pages using a noindex signal, but this is only a request and isn't guaranteed. Also, since the link itself is an openly reachable address, anyone who has it can access it regardless of search engines.
Next steps
If a conversation feels too sensitive to share as a full link, consider sharing a screenshot of just the relevant part instead. If you'd rather not leave a record at all, look into incognito chats. And if you're on an organization account, remember that organization-only sharing (Team/Enterprise) keeps the audience limited to your team instead of the open internet.
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