Grok can build a working app right in the chat on any plan, from a calculator to a small game. Publishing it is another matter. On the free plan there is no way to publish the app to a link, so it stays in your conversation. Here is what the free plan gets, and how to publish your Grok app anyway with DocStash.
What the Grok free plan can and can't do
- Building apps works on every plan. xAI made app building available on all plans, so a free account can ask Grok for an app and use it in the chat.
- Publishing needs a paid plan. A published Grok app gets its own grok.me address, but the free plan can't publish, so the app never gets a link.
- So the app has nowhere to go. It runs inside the chat. To share it, you would have to copy the code out and host it yourself.
Publish it on DocStash
DocStash is a home for the pages and apps your AI makes. It gives a Grok app one link, private until you publish it, and the link updates in place whenever Grok changes the app. Bring the code you already have, or connect Grok and let it save the app for you.
Already have the HTML?
- Drop the file below. Drag it anywhere on this page, or choose it. It becomes a webpage with its own link, private until you publish it.htmlmdtextpdf
- Share it. Click Publish for a public link, or share it with specific people.
Publish straight from Grok, even on free
- and follow the quick setup. Grok adds DocStash as a custom connector. No code, no API keys.
- Ask Grok to build the app on DocStash. Say "build a budget tracker app and save it to DocStash". Grok saves the app and replies with its link.
- Open your link. You get a stable link like
docstash.ai/<slug>, private by default until you publish. - Publish or share. Click Publish for a public link, or share with specific people. Any change Grok makes updates at the same URL.
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FAQ
Can you publish a Grok app on the free plan?
Not from Grok itself. Publishing a Grok app to grok.me needs a paid plan. You can still publish it for free by connecting DocStash to Grok.
Can free Grok users build apps?
Yes. App building is on every Grok plan, so you can build and use an app in the chat. Only publishing it needs a paid plan.
Does the person I share with need a Grok account?
No. A published DocStash link opens as a normal web page, with no Grok account or sign-in needed.
Is DocStash free?
Yes. Creating, hosting, and sharing apps is free to start, and every one is private by default until you publish.
Publish from the free plan
Connect Grok to DocStash and get a link for whatever it builds next. No paid Grok plan required.
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