View & secure HTML and AI artifacts
Peony renders .html and .htm files natively in the viewer — with JavaScript executing — so a live Claude or GPT artifact actually runs for the person you share it with. Then Peony wraps it in the full control layer: per-viewer watermark, screenshot protection, NDA gate, granular permissions, analytics, and instant revoke.
Quick answer · Updated June 2026
Can a data room render a live HTML or AI artifact? Peony renders .html/.htm natively with JavaScript executing, so an interactive Claude or GPT artifact — a dashboard, calculator, model, or mini-app — runs live for the recipient instead of being flattened into a static PDF. The moat: everyone else either displays HTML without per-viewer control or converts it to a PDF (the app dies). Peony keeps the artifact live and wraps it in per-viewer dynamic watermarks (Data Room, $52/admin/month), screenshot protection (Business, $30/admin/month), NDA gating, granular permissions, page analytics, and one-click revoke. More than 5,900 customers share confidential material on Peony this way.
Why does rendering a live HTML artifact matter?
Because an AI artifact is an application, not a document. Its value is in the buttons, sliders, recalculating tables, and charts. Flatten it to a PDF and the app dies. Peony keeps it running — and still locks it down.
The artifact actually runs
Peony renders .html and .htm natively with JavaScript executing, so a Claude or GPT artifact — dashboard, calculator, model, or mini-app — runs live for your recipient. No flattening to a static image, no exporting to a dead PDF.
Per-viewer control on the live render
The running artifact carries a dynamic per-viewer watermark (name, email, timestamp) on Data Room and above, so every view is attributable. Screenshot protection, NDA gating, and granular permissions all apply to the live app itself.
Lock it down without killing it
Page-level analytics show who opened the artifact and for how long. One click revokes access instantly. SOC 2 Type II certified, AES-256 encrypted — the artifact stays interactive and stays inside your room.
The problem
Your interactive artifact dies the moment you share it
You spent an afternoon with Claude or GPT building a live ROI calculator, a valuation model, or an interactive dashboard. It works beautifully — buttons recalculate, charts redraw, scenarios flip in real time. Then you try to send it to an investor, a bidder, or a client, and every option betrays you. Email the raw .html file and you lose all control the instant it leaves your outbox. Drop it in a typical data room and the room converts it to a PDF — the calculator stops calculating, the dashboard stops filtering, the model stops computing. The app you built is now a dead screenshot.
That is the gap nobody talks about: legacy data rooms were built for PDFs and spreadsheets, not for the interactive artifacts that Claude and GPT now produce in seconds. They either refuse HTML or flatten it — and in both cases the recipient never experiences the thing you actually made.
The Peony solution
Keep it live. Lock it down.
Peony renders your .html and .htm files natively in the viewer with JavaScript executing. The recipient opens your link and the artifact runs — they click, toggle, recalculate, and explore the live app, exactly as you built it. Nothing is flattened, nothing is exported, nothing dies.
Then Peony does what the raw file never could: it wraps the live render in a full control layer. A dynamic per-viewer watermark (Data Room and above) stamps the running app with the viewer's name, email, and timestamp. Screenshot protection deters capture. An NDA gate can block access until terms are accepted. Granular per-file and link-level permissions decide who sees what. Page-level analytics show you who opened it and how long they stayed. And one click revokes access for good.
That combination — a live, running artifact under per-viewer granular control — is what no PDF-flattening tool can offer. To be fair, plenty of platforms can host or display an HTML file; the difference is that Peony keeps the JavaScript alive and applies deal-grade control to it at the same time.
How do I share a secure live HTML artifact?
Upload the artifact
Drop your .html or .htm file — including anything Claude or GPT generated — straight into a room or a single shared link. No conversion step, no plugin.
Peony renders it live
The viewer executes the JavaScript, so the dashboard, calculator, or model runs in the browser exactly as you built it — interactive, not flattened to a static image.
Wrap it in control
Turn on per-viewer dynamic watermarks (Data Room+), screenshot protection, an NDA gate, and granular permissions — all applied to the live render itself.
Track and revoke
Watch page-level analytics to see who opened the artifact and for how long, follow the full audit trail, and revoke access instantly whenever you need to.
How does HTML artifact support compare across sharing tools?
| Tool | Live HTML (JS runs) | Per-viewer control on the render | Typical behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peony | Yes — native, JavaScript executes | Per-viewer watermark, screenshot protection, NDA, permissions, revoke | Artifact stays live and locked down |
| Legacy VDRs (Datasite, Firmex, Ideals) | No — convert to PDF | Applies to the PDF, not the live app | Interactive elements stop working |
| Static hosts (Netlify, Vercel, GitHub Pages) | Yes — JavaScript runs | None — no per-viewer security layer | Public URL, no watermark or revoke |
| Doc-sharing tools (DocSend, Papermark) | Limited — typically rendered as a document | Varies — strong on PDFs, not on live apps | Built for decks and PDFs, not running artifacts |
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Frequently asked questions
Does Peony actually run a Claude or GPT HTML artifact, or does it just show a static preview?
Peony renders .html and .htm files natively in the in-browser viewer with JavaScript executing — so an interactive Claude or GPT artifact (a dashboard, a calculator, a financial model, a mini-app) actually runs for the person you share it with. They click, toggle, recalculate, and explore the live app, not a flattened screenshot or a printout. Most data rooms and sharing tools either reject HTML or convert it to a static PDF, which kills every interactive element. Peony is the rare option that keeps the artifact alive while still applying full per-viewer security on top of it.
Why not just export the artifact to PDF and share that instead?
Exporting to PDF is exactly the failure mode Peony avoids. A Claude or GPT artifact is an application — its value is in the buttons, sliders, recalculating tables, and charts that respond to input. Flatten it to PDF and you get a dead screenshot: the calculator no longer calculates, the dashboard no longer filters, the model no longer recomputes. Competitors that 'support' HTML almost always mean they convert it to PDF, so the app dies on arrival. Peony keeps the JavaScript running so the recipient experiences the artifact the way you built it, and still gives you watermarks, screenshot protection, NDA gating, and revoke around it.
Can I watermark and lock down a live HTML artifact the same way I would a PDF?
Yes — that is the whole point. On the Data Room plan ($52/admin/month) and above, Peony stamps a dynamic per-viewer watermark (name, email, timestamp) over the live render, so the artifact carries the identity of whoever is viewing it. Screenshot protection blocks desktop screen capture from the Business plan ($30/admin/month), and Screenshield adds mobile screen-capture blocking on Data Room. You can require an NDA before access, set granular per-file and link-level permissions, watch page-level analytics, and revoke access instantly. Note: dynamic watermarks are a Data Room+ feature and are not included on the Free or Business tiers.
Can I connect ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini directly to my Peony data room?
Connecting an external LLM (GPT, Claude, or Gemini) to your room — and auditing every query it runs and every document it touches — is an Enterprise capability. On Free, Business, and Data Room plans you get Peony's own self-contained AI instead: AI document Q&A from the Business plan, plus AI room generation and auto-indexing from the Data Room plan. Peony does not train on your documents; its AI Q&A and extraction call a third-party production LLM at query time with no training and no retention, while auto-indexing runs fully in-house.
Is sharing a live HTML artifact through Peony secure enough for a deal or a board?
Yes. Peony is SOC 2 Type II certified, encrypts documents with AES-256, and stores data on AWS in the US region (EU and custom data residency are available on Enterprise). When you share a live artifact, you control it the same way you control any sensitive deal file: per-viewer dynamic watermarks on Data Room, screenshot protection, NDA gating, granular permissions, full audit trail, and one-click revoke. Watermarks and screenshot protection are attribution and deterrence layers — they trace and discourage leaks rather than making capture physically impossible — which is exactly how serious diligence teams expect document security to work. More than 5,900 customers use Peony to share confidential material this way.
What kinds of HTML and AI artifacts work best in Peony?
Anything self-contained renders and runs: interactive dashboards, ROI and pricing calculators, scenario and valuation models, data-visualization pages, product prototypes and mini-apps, and reports with live charts — including the HTML artifacts Claude and GPT generate directly. Upload the .html or .htm file, share a secure link, and the recipient gets the running app inside your controlled room. It is the cleanest way to send a working interactive model to an investor, a bidder, or a client without emailing a raw file that loses all its security the moment it leaves your hands.
Learn more about sharing HTML and AI artifacts
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Supported file formats
The full list of file types Peony renders natively, including.html and .htm.
Pricing
Business at $30/admin/month and Data Room at $52/admin/month — compare what is included on each plan.
Related features
Watermarks
Stamp the live render with each viewer's name, email, and timestamp on the Data Room plan and above.
Screenshot Protection
Block desktop screen capture on the running artifact, with mobile Screenshield on Data Room.
NDA Gating
Require viewers to accept or sign an NDA before the artifact will load.
Page Analytics
See exactly who opened the artifact, when, and how long they engaged with it.
Revoke Access
Cut off access to any shared artifact with one click, anytime.
Share a live artifact without losing control of it
Upload your .html file, share a secure link, and the recipient gets the running app — wrapped in watermarks, screenshot protection, NDA gating, analytics, and revoke. Join the 5,900+ customers who share confidential material on Peony. No credit card required.
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