Claude adds Google Docs, Sheets and Slides support

Anthropic introduced an add-on that brings Claude into Docs, Sheets and Slides, plus separate beta connectors for creating and editing Google files from a Claude chat.[2] In the add-on, Claude appears in a sidebar next to the file; users can install it from the Google Workspace Marketplace and open it from the app’s Extensions menu.[2] Users can also paste a Google file link or ask Claude for a document, spreadsheet or presentation.[2] The connectors can open supported files in a pane beside the Claude conversation, and their access follows the user’s existing Google sharing permissions.[2]

In Docs, Anthropic says Claude can revise text or restyle headings without changing the surrounding formatting.[2] For larger rewrites, it can propose edits in suggestion cards in the sidebar.[2] In Sheets, Claude can write formulas, create pivot tables and native charts, and add tabs.[2] Anthropic also says Claude can use Python to join or clean spreadsheet data and write the results back to Sheets.[2] In Slides, Claude can build slides using the presentation’s layouts and themes.[2]

The add-on’s default “Ask before edits” mode waits for user approval before applying each change.[2] In “Accept all edits” mode, Claude applies changes without pausing for approval.[2] However, the add-on still pauses for approval before inserting an image from a web address, adding a link or removing someone’s access, regardless of the selected mode.[4] It cannot share a file, grant access or change ownership.[4] Anthropic says its Enterprise controls—including the Compliance API, customer-managed encryption keys and OpenTelemetry audit export—also apply to the add-on.[2]

Anthropic says the add-on’s public beta is available on all paid Claude plans.[2] Google Workspace administrators can deploy it to a domain or selected groups through the Google Admin console.[2] On Team and Enterprise plans, an owner or primary owner must enable the Google file connectors before users can use them.[2] The connectors are separate from Google Drive, and their pane works in Claude’s web app in Chrome or in Claude Desktop when its built-in browser is enabled.[3] The add-on beta does not support Firefox, and Google stops a single add-on operation after six minutes.[4] Google already offers Gemini natively in Workspace apps.[5]