Grok introduces canvas-like tool for simple document and app creation

The AI chatbot race is getting even more interesting. Grok, the chatbot from Elon Musk’s AI company, just launched a new feature called Grok Studio. It lets you work on documents, code, and even simple apps—right inside your chat with Grok.

Announced late Tuesday via X (formerly Twitter), Grok Studio is now live for both free and paying users on Grok.com. The feature allows users to create and edit documents, generate code, and even build browser games—all in a split-screen interface where both the user and Grok can collaborate in real time.

“Grok can now generate documents, code, reports and browser games,” the official Grok account posted on X. The interface opens a side window next to Grok’s responses, giving users a hands-on editing experience.

This move places Grok in direct competition with OpenAI’s Canvas for ChatGPT, Google's Canvas in Geminiall and Anthropic’s Artifacts for Claude—all of which were early entrants in offering a visual workspace alongside chatbot interactions. Functionally, Grok Studio doesn’t appear to break much new ground. Like its rivals, it supports running and previewing code in languages like Python, C++, and JavaScript, along with HTML snippets.

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But there are two additions that could make Grok Studio more compelling for everyday users: real-time collaboration and Google Drive integration. Real-time collaboration means you and Grok can work on the same document or code together, with Grok suggesting edits or generating content as you go. While, Google Drive integration lets you attach files like Docs, Slides, and Sheets directly to your chat, so Grok can help review, edit, or build on them—all in one place.

For users juggling multiple productivity tools, this could streamline how content gets created and managed across platforms. Still, questions remain about how well Grok performs in practice, especially compared to more established AI workspaces like ChatGPT Pro’s tools or Claude’s enterprise integrations.

With the generative AI space evolving rapidly, tools like Grok Studio hint at where things are headed: AI not just as a responder, but as a co-editor, co-developer, and even co-designer. Whether Grok can carve out a meaningful share of that future may depend on how intuitive, flexible, and useful the Studio proves over time.

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