# Public Snapshots
The snapshot feature provides users with the ability to create a static, comprehensive view of a conversation and share it through a publicly accessible URL. It enhances collaboration by allowing users to disseminate their work quickly and efficiently to your colleagues and even external stakeholders.
### Create a Snapshot
When snapshot of a conversation is created, the system captures the current state of the conversation thread, including messages, timestamps, the LLMs that respond to the messages. Optionally, you can choose to include the participants' names or sharing anonymously. The snapshot is immutable, as it will not be updated when you continue your conversation. If you want to include the new messages, you have to create another snapshot.
To create a snapshot, choose a conversation that you want to share from the left sidebar and click the blue **Collaborate** button in the upper right corner.
Click the Collaborate button
A popup will appear. Choose the **Share publicly** tab and then click **Create new snapshot**. You have to options: **Share anonymously** or **Share with your name**. Choose the former if you do not want to include your name in the snapshot, and choose the latter if you are willing to share it.
Click Create new snapshot and choose a sharing option
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Once created, the snapshot will not include changes from the conversation, such as message addition or deletion.
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A unique URL is generated for each snapshot so that you can give it to anyone to allow access to the conversation snapshot. The URL generation process employs cryptographic hashing techniques to ensure the uniqueness and integrity of each link.
### Snapshot View
If you choose **Share anonymously**, the participants' names of the conversation will not appear. Instead, you will see User 1, User 2... as the owner of the messages.
Anonymized View
If you choose **Share with your name**, the participants' names will appear.
Unanonymized View
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If you wish to anonymize the participants later, you have to create another snapshot. You can [disable](#disable-a-snapshot) or [delete](#delete-a-snapshot) the current one later.
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### Continue from a Snapshot
When someone accesses your snapshot, they are able to continue the conversation from that point. Click **Continue this conversation** at the bottom of the page, and a popup will appear asking for your workspace account.
If you don't have one, you can sign up by entering your email address, and we will guide you through the process of [Setting up an account](https://docs.skydeck.ai/control-center/setup-guide). After that, you can continue the snapshot once signed up.
### Disable a Snapshot
Users have the ability to toggle the accessibility of a snapshot via the management interface. Disabling a snapshot renders the URL inactive, and any attempt to access the URL afterwards will be responded with not found resources. You can choose to re-enable it later.
Click the "Eye" icon to disable/enable a Snapshot
### Delete a Snapshot
You can choose to delete a snapshot if you don't want to share it anymore. Be cautious that this action is irreversible, which means that you cannot regain the deleted snapshot with the same URL. When clicking the "Trash" icon, you have to confirm the deletion to avoid unintended removal.
