Anthropic Launches Claude Meetings, Whiteboards, and Sheets for Workplace Productivity

Anthropic announced new workplace features on Tuesday, including Claude Meetings, Claude Whiteboards, and Claude Sheets. The launch brings Claude into video calls to work on tasks in real time while participants are still talking, and enables teams to create collaborative visual workspaces and spreadsheets. The announcement comes weeks after OpenAI unveiled workplace tools for ChatGPT and as Meta introduces its Muse AI agent, with all three companies competing to transform their AI products into office productivity suites that challenge Microsoft and Google's market positions.

Claude Meetings Joins Video Calls as Real-Time Participant

Claude Meetings adds Claude to video calls as a visible participant that follows conversations and works on tasks in real time. As participants talk, Claude drafts plans being discussed, maps out timelines on whiteboards, answers questions in meeting chat, and accesses connected work apps to retrieve information such as last year's figures. After the call, meeting notes, action items, and materials Claude created are available in claude.ai. Claude identifies itself as a meeting participant and posts a notice in the meeting chat. It won't join calls with external guests unless authorized by an admin, and will automatically leave if an external guest joins. Claude Meetings is launching in beta on Team and Enterprise plans. At launch, it works with Google Meet, with support for additional plans expected to follow.

Claude Whiteboards Creates Collaborative Visual Workspaces

Claude Whiteboards provides a collaborative board where teams can talk through plans and have Claude turn them into organized visual workspaces with timelines and deadlines. Teams can work directly with Claude on the same board in real time. When the brainstorm is done, Claude can turn the board into a doc or a slide deck. Whiteboards also work inside Claude Meetings, so the board builds while people talk, according to Anthropic. Claude Whiteboards is available in beta on paid plans, on web, desktop, and mobile.

Claude Sheets Generates Editable Spreadsheets

Claude Sheets lets teams create and collaboratively edit spreadsheets with Claude. Teams can ask Claude to build a campaign tracker or hiring budget, and Claude generates a working spreadsheet. Claude handles the initial setup of trackers and budgets, while allowing teams to continue refining and updating the same spreadsheet. Each spreadsheet can include multiple tabs, formulas, formatting, and dropdown menus. Claude makes edits directly in cells alongside the team, and outlines each change so users can see what it did. Claude Sheets is available in beta on paid plans, on web, desktop and mobile.

Claude Data Becomes Generally Available

Anthropic announced that Claude Data, formerly known as Claude Dashboards, is now generally available. The feature connects Claude to systems that companies use to keep their numbers, like a data warehouse or CRM. Users can ask questions, and Claude responds with dashboards, written data stories, or narrated videos.

Interactive Connectors Open Full Apps Inside Claude

Anthropic announced interactive connectors that open the full version of apps like Adobe, Atlassian, and HubSpot inside Claude. Teams can now open these apps directly alongside their Claude conversations and ask the assistant to work within them, bringing existing workflows into the same workspace.

FAQ

What features did Anthropic announce on Tuesday? Anthropic announced Claude Meetings, Claude Whiteboards, and Claude Sheets on Tuesday. Claude Meetings brings Claude into video calls to work on tasks in real time, Claude Whiteboards creates collaborative visual workspaces with timelines and deadlines, and Claude Sheets generates editable spreadsheets.

How does Claude Meetings work in video calls? Claude Meetings adds Claude to video calls as a visible participant. Claude follows the conversation and drafts plans, maps out timelines on whiteboards, answers questions in meeting chat, and accesses connected work apps to retrieve information. Claude identifies itself as a meeting participant and posts a notice in the meeting chat. It won't join calls with external guests unless authorized by an admin.

What plans support the new Claude workplace features? Claude Meetings is launching in beta on Team and Enterprise plans with Google Meet support at launch. Claude Whiteboards and Claude Sheets are available in beta on paid plans, on web, desktop, and mobile.