Shareable vs sharing a Gemini Canvas
Gemini Canvas builds real, self-contained HTML you can preview and share — but the share is a bare public preview URL with no password, no invite list, no expiry, and no view analytics.
Shareable takes that HTML and gives you a link you actually control. Side-by-side:
| Shareable | Gemini Canvas | |
|---|---|---|
| Hosted page anyone can open | Canvas preview link | |
| Access control — password, invited people, verified email | ||
| Know who viewed it + view analytics | ||
| Link expiration / view limit / view-only | ||
| Custom domain | redirect; native soon | |
| Update in place (same link) | re-share | |
| Publish straight from the AI app (MCP) | Claude/ChatGPT today | Gemini app has no custom connectors yet |
| Price | Free · Pro $9/mo | included with Gemini |
Why Shareable
A controlled link, not a bare preview
Gemini Canvas’s share is public to anyone with the URL. Shareable adds password, invited-people, verified-email and domain-restricted access on top of the same page.
See who opened it
A Canvas link tells you nothing. Shareable gives you view counts, devices, locations, named viewers (on email-gated pages), and an email when it’s viewed.
Link controls
Expire the link on a date, cap the number of views, or make it view-only — none of which a Canvas preview offers.
When Gemini Canvas is the better choice
For a quick, throwaway public look at something you built in Canvas, Gemini’s built-in preview link is fine and free. For anything you need to control or measure, paste the HTML into Shareable.
FAQ
How do I share a Gemini Canvas with a password?
Ask Gemini for the full self-contained HTML of the Canvas, paste it into Shareable, and set a password (or invite specific people).
Can I see who viewed my Gemini Canvas?
Not with Gemini’s preview link. Share through Shareable for view counts, devices, locations, and named viewers on email-gated access.
Share it with control — without Gemini’s limits
Paste the HTML or publish from your AI — get a link with access control, analytics, and a heads-up when it’s opened.