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Chats are for questions, exploration, follow-ups, and Routines. Projects are for building applications and creating slides and designs. You can also request a change to an existing project from a chat. The request starts in the chat; the task runs in the project. Learn how to work with projects from a chat.

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How they differ

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

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Update an existing project

You do not need to create a new project or open an existing one before requesting a change. Ask Replit to find your project and describe the update:
Find my budgeting app and create a task to add CSV export. Link me to the task.
Replit delegates the work as a background task in the project. Open the linked task to follow its progress, review changes, and continue work there. Your chat stays a chat. Use the project environment for focused building, collaboration, and visual iteration. Requesting an edit does not automatically publish your app. Follow the update an existing project walkthrough.
Replit sidebar showing the chat icon for a chat and the grid icon for a project