# Claude

- Company: Anthropic
- Week: week of October 19, 2026 (2026-10-19)
- Page: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/claude
- Compare week by week: https://ai-portal-library.dev/#compare?view=canvas&mode=time&portal=claude&weeks=2026-10-19,2026-10-12&device=desktop

## Design analysis

This shows the desktop version of Claude for the week of 2026-10-19, before scrolling. A dark sidebar on the left takes up just under a quarter of the screen width. The large heading in the middle stands out most. The hint text inside the message box is much fainter than a common accessibility guideline recommends. The outline of the message box is hard to see against the background. You start in the message box just below the heading. There are no suggested prompts. There is no visible note that it can make mistakes. The hint text inside the message box is much fainter than in the week of 2026-10-12.

## Menu items

- Sidebar: an icon button (panel icon), an icon button (speech bubble icon), an icon button (angle bracket icon), New, Projects, Artifacts, Scheduled, Design, Customize, More
- Top bar: an icon button (ghost icon)
- Input area: Chat, Cowork, a model picker

## Menu changes

No menu changes compared with the week of October 12, 2026.

## How the Claude UI changed

No menu changes have been recorded for Claude yet.

## Screenshots

- Desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/claude.local.png?v=1792783734060
- Mobile: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/claude.mobile.local.png?v=1792783734060

## Compare with other products

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