Glossary
An A–Z index of every Claude feature we track. Each entry has a one-line definition; the meta line shows whether it's available on desktop and web, plus the editorial status and the date the page was last verified. Click a letter to jump.
40 features 37 covered on desktop 35 covered on web
A
- Add files or photos
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Attach documents, PDFs, images and spreadsheets to a chat from the composer's + menu.
- Add from GitHub
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Pull a GitHub repository or file into a chat as context, once the GitHub connector is authorised.
- Artifacts
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Apps, documents, games and tools Claude builds in a side panel — plus a gallery of everything you've made.
B
- Beta and Research Preview
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What 'beta' and 'research preview' mean on Claude, and which features are currently in each state.
C
- Claude Code
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Claude's agentic coding product. One engine, several surfaces — desktop, web, the `claude` CLI, and your IDE.
- Claude Code (CLI)
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The terminal version of Claude Code — install, CLAUDE.md context files, slash commands, and power-user tips.
- Claude Code (desktop)
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Claude's GUI for agentic coding — sessions, panes, diffs, and a choice of where the work runs.
- Claude Code (web)
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Claude Code in the browser — agentic coding against GitHub repos on cloud infrastructure, no local install.
- Claude Design
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Describe what you want and Claude builds it on a canvas you can edit. In beta, on web and desktop.
- Claude for Office
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Claude's Microsoft 365 add-ins for Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
- Claude in Chrome
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Claude's Chrome extension — a side panel that reads, clicks, and navigates websites alongside you.
- Claude Mobile
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Claude's iOS and Android apps — install, widgets, dictation, and the system apps Claude can act with.
- Claude Security
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Claude's codebase security product — scans your repos for vulnerabilities and proposes fixes.
- Computer Use
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Let Claude drive your Mac directly when no connector or browser will do the job.
- Connectors
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The bridges from Claude to the tools you already use — Gmail, Calendar, Notion and plenty more.
- Cowork — an overview
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Claude running multi-step tasks for you — files, browser, code, connectors — in one cloud session.
- Cowork — home and task detail
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Start and resume multi-step tasks in Claude, with or without the older Cowork mode selector.
- Customize
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One page for the three things that shape what Claude can do: skills, connectors and plugins.
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E
- Extended Thinking
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The Effort control — how hard Claude works on a question before it answers.
F
- File Creation
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Ask for a spreadsheet, deck, document or PDF and get a real file back.
I
- Image Generation
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Whether and how Claude makes images — and what to reach for when it can't.
- Incognito mode
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A chat that isn't saved to your history, isn't added to memory and isn't used for training.
M
- Memory
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What Claude remembers about you between chats — and how to read, steer or import it.
P
- Pick a model
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Switch model, set how hard Claude works, or reach for an older release — all from the composer pill.
- Plugins
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Bundles of skills, connectors and sub-agents for a whole job — install one, get the toolkit.
- Projects
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A workspace for ongoing work: chats, tasks, files, instructions and memory Claude keeps in mind.
R
- Research
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Multi-minute research runs that explore a topic across many sources and come back with a cited report.
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- Scheduled tasks
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Work that runs on a schedule — daily, weekly, or whenever you need it. Cloud-run by default.
- Search across your chats
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A modal that finds a past chat or project by what was in it, not by scrolling your history.
- Settings
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One overlay for your account, privacy, billing, capabilities and app preferences.
- Sharing a chat
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Turn a conversation into a link you can send — public or to your team. Snapshots, not live views.
- Skills
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Packaged instructions that teach Claude to do one job properly — install one and it just knows.
T
- The chat composer
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Where you type to Claude — attachments, tools and model selection live here; task controls depend on the rollout.
U
- Use style
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Writing styles for Claude's replies. The composer entry point has gone and no replacement is confirmed.
V
- Visual and Interactive Content
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Inline visuals Claude renders in chat — weather cards, recipes, diagrams and the custom-visuals beta.
- Voice mode
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Talk to Claude out loud and hear it talk back. Beta, on all plans, and now on desktop too.
W
- Web Search
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Claude searches current web pages and cites them; the unified experience searches automatically.
- Which Research Tool to Use
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Which of Claude's three research tools — web search, extended thinking, or Research — to pick for a question.