Anthropic introduces Claude tools for office work

Anthropic designed the tools for non-technical workers who attend meetings, brainstorm and analyze metrics.[1] Claude Whiteboards is a shared space where a team can brainstorm with Claude, which can also turn material into a board with a timeline, owners and dates.[2] Claude Sheets can generate spreadsheets with tabs, formulas, formatting and drop-down menus.[2] It can edit cells and outline each new edit so users can track changes.[2] Bloomberg described Sheets as resembling Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets, with Anthropic AI built in.[5] These features give teams several workflows to assess, but Anthropic says Sheets currently offers simple spreadsheet functionality.[2]

Claude Data offers data stories, certified queries and live sharing, but certified queries and live sharing are in beta.[2] The tool requires a data connector, such as a data warehouse or CRM; Anthropic lists Amplitude, Mixpanel, Omni, PostHog and Sigma as partners.[2] Claude Meetings can join video calls as a visible participant, lay out a proposed plan and timeline, answer questions in call chat and handle tasks such as retrieving last year’s numbers.[3] It is in beta for Team and Enterprise plans and starts with Google Meet.[3] Anthropic says it will not join calls with outside guests unless an administrator allows it, and will leave if an outside guest joins.[4] Results appear in claude.ai after a call.[3]

Whiteboards, Sheets and Data work on web, desktop and mobile.[2] Anthropic says Team-plan admins have all three enabled by default; Enterprise admins have Whiteboards and Sheets off by default, while Data is set to turn on by default November 19, 2026.[2] Anthropic held a launch event in San Francisco on Tuesday, where chief product officer Ami Vora presented.[3] Fortune reported that the products aim to broaden Anthropic’s paying-customer base and boost revenue.[3] Anthropic has launched the roadshow for its proposed IPO.[6] For teams evaluating the tools, the immediate questions are whether the beta features fit their workflows and whether their administrators’ settings match their rollout plans.