TL;DR
Two real options. Use Gemini's built-in share to send a link to what you made: fastest, but view-only and tied to Gemini's interface. Or take the HTML out of the canvas and share the app as its own page: a couple more steps, but you get a normal web link that works for anyone, and it can be made commentable and editable. Choose by what the other person needs to do, look or work.
First: what Gemini actually made you
When Gemini builds something interactive in its canvas, a quiz, a tracker, a landing page, a small tool, the thing underneath is a web page: HTML, styling, and script in one document. That's the same format Claude artifacts and ChatGPT canvases produce, which is why the sharing logic here will feel familiar if you've read the tool-by-tool guide.
Knowing that changes how you think about sharing. You're not locked into Gemini's share button; you're holding a standard web page that can live anywhere.
Option 1: share it from Gemini
Gemini can produce a share link for what you've made in the canvas.
- Open the canvas with your app in it.
- Use the Share control and create a link.
- Send it.
What the other person gets: a quick look at the thing you made, without needing to have been in your chat. For "does this direction look right?" that's often enough.
The limits, honestly: it's view-only, and it's Gemini-flavored. The person is looking at your work through Google's interface, not using a page of yours. They can't leave a comment on the specific button that's wrong, they can't fix the typo themselves, and their feedback arrives as a message you then apply by hand. Google has also been iterating on Gemini's sharing quickly, so the exact controls and who-can-see rules shift; the shape of the trade-off doesn't.
Option 2: take the app out and give it its own link
If the app is meant to be used, by a client, your team, or the whole internet, get the HTML out:
- Export the code. Use the canvas's copy or download option for the code, or simply ask Gemini: "give me this as a single self-contained HTML file, all CSS and JavaScript inline."
- You now own a normal web page. (First time holding a loose HTML file? Start here.)
- Give it a home. A static host if people only need to see it; a collaboration tool if they need to respond. Either way you send one URL that opens on any device, no Google account involved.
The limits: more steps than pressing Share, and once the work leaves Gemini, updating it means exporting again, unless the place you host it keeps one stable link you republish to.
Which one, when
| The other person needs to... | Use |
|---|---|
| Glance at what you made | Gemini's share link |
| Use the app as intended, on any device | Export it, share its own link |
| Leave feedback on specific parts | A collaboration link |
| Edit it with you, without a Google account | A collaboration link |
Rule of thumb, same as for a ChatGPT canvas: the tool's link shares your process, its own link shares your product. Clients and teammates almost always want the product.
How Coedit fits
Coedit is the second option with the collaboration built in. Paste the HTML Gemini gave you and you get one live link that stays current as you republish. Viewers need no account, comments pin to the exact element they're about, non-coders can edit text and styling directly on the page, and every change, human or agent, lands in one version history with rollback. Gemini, Claude, ChatGPT, Lovable, v0, hand-written HTML: same flow, because Coedit collaborates on the page and never generates it.
FAQ
Q: Can someone edit my Gemini app from a share link? A: No. Gemini's share links are for viewing. If they have Gemini access they can riff on the idea in their own chat, but that's their copy, not shared editing. For actual collaboration, move the app to a tool built for it.
Q: Does the other person need a Google account to see my Gemini app? A: To view a shared link, generally no, though Google adjusts sharing rules over time. An exported page shared as its own link removes the question entirely: it's just a website.
Q: How do I get the HTML out of Gemini? A: Copy or download the code from the canvas, or ask Gemini directly for "a single self-contained HTML file." Self-contained matters: it keeps images and styling inside the one file so nothing breaks in transit.
Q: My exported app looks different from Gemini's preview. Why? A: The preview may have been loading fonts or libraries from the internet that a loose file can't always reach the same way. Ask Gemini to inline everything, or host the page so all its pieces are served together.