7 free video courses to learn Claude

These are free, full-length courses on YouTube, from your first chat with Claude to building apps and agents with Claude Code. They're sorted by level, so start with the group that matches where you are.

You don't need all seven. Pick one per level, watch it with Claude open in another window, and try each step as it comes up.

Start here: Claude for beginners

1. Claude from zero (by Productive Dude)

A beginner course on settings, setting up your account, memory and a simple way to structure your prompts. It then walks through Artifacts, the Claude desktop app, and the basics of Cowork and Claude Code.

FULL Claude Tutorial For Beginners in 2026! (FULL COURSE)

2. Set Claude up to work for you (by AI Foundations)

Covers web search, reading images, Artifacts, and writing a personal set of instructions for Claude. It also shows how to use project files and custom instructions, and how to connect tools like Google Calendar.

FULL Claude Tutorial for Beginners in 2026! (Become a PRO!)

3. The next step after the basics (by Futurepedia)

For when you know the basics: moving your memory over from another AI, choosing how hard the model thinks, and giving a project its own knowledge base. It also shows how to turn a multi-step workflow into a skill you can reuse, and how to use Cowork.

Use Claude Better Than 99% of People (Beginner to Pro)

Claude Code

4. Claude Code without coding (by GenAI Unplugged)

Made for people who aren't technical. It covers installing Claude Code, setting its permissions, how to structure a request, and building workflows you can rely on.

Claude Code Full Course 2026 : Everything You Need to Know (No Coding Needed)

5. Claude Code in four hours (by Nick Saraev)

Four hours on setting up the terminal, the .claude folder, subagents and plan mode. Then it builds and deploys full apps with Supabase, Stripe and Modal, and uses agent teams and git worktrees.

CLAUDE CODE FULL COURSE 4 HOURS: Build & Sell (2026)

6. Build your own AI operating system (by Nate Herk)

A two and a half hour workshop built around four ideas: context, connections, capabilities and cadence. It shows how to connect tools like ClickUp and Google Workspace directly, and how to run tasks on a schedule.

Build & Sell Claude Code Operating Systems (2+ Hour Course)

AI agents

7. How AI agents work (by Open Residency)

A non-technical course on how agents work: they observe, think, then act, in a loop. It shows how to organise an agent's files in folders, uses tools like Composio, Apify and Firecrawl, and covers making your own skills.

AI Agents: The Most Valuable Skill You Can Learn in 2026 (Full Course)

Tip: Long courses are easy to start and hard to finish. Pick one, and put the time to watch it in your calendar like a meeting.

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