Chats vs. Projects - Replit

When you use Replit, you’re either working in a chat or building a Project. Chats are for questions, exploration, follow-ups, and Routines. Projects are for building applications and creating slides and designs. Learn how to turn a chat into a Project.

How they differ

Although they’re linked, chats and Projects serve different purposes. This is how they differ:

Area	Chats	Projects
Best for	Questions, exploration, and Routines	Deeper build and design work such as apps, slides, dashboards, and multiple artifacts
Structure	A single thread	A Project workspace with multiple artifacts
Background tasks	Not available	Can run in parallel
Routines	Available	Not available
Integrations	Available	Available
Can create	Assets, such as docs, images, and sheets	Assets, such as docs, images, and sheets, plus Artifacts, such as slides, apps, and websites
Publishing	Cannot be published	Can be published and made public

Replit sidebar showing the chat icon for a chat and the grid icon for a Project