Anthropic adds spreadsheets, whiteboards and meeting tools to Claude

Anthropic has released a collection of workplace tools designed to keep everyday business tasks inside Claude rather than sending users back and forth to separate office software.

The additions include Claude Sheets, Claude Whiteboards, a rebranded data reporting tool called Claude Data, and a preview of Claude Meetings. The changes are available to subscribers on paid Claude plans across web, desktop and mobile apps.

Spreadsheets and brainstorming inside the chat

Claude Sheets allows users to create and edit spreadsheets directly within the Claude interface using plain text prompts. The software supports formulas, multiple tabs and standard table formatting, and files can be exported straight to Microsoft Excel. The tool is capped at 100,000 cells per sheet and is intended for structured tracking, light calculations and project budgeting without complex macros or pivot tables.

Alongside the spreadsheet tool, Claude Whiteboards gives teams an area to brainstorm. Staff can talk through ideas with Claude, which then groups points by theme, creates visual timelines, and drafts assigned tasks with dates. Users can select sections of a board to ask targeted questions, or push the resulting plan into external tools such as Miro or Lucid.

Anthropic also announced interactive connectors that open third-party software, including Adobe, Atlassian and Salesforce, directly inside Claude. Instead of switching tabs, team members can view full application interfaces and direct Claude to make edits inside those connected systems.

An assistant that attends video calls

Coming soon for Team and Enterprise subscribers is Claude Meetings, starting with Google Meet. Rather than only transcribing a conversation, the tool enters the call as a visible participant and can update shared documents and log action items while people talk.

To address privacy concerns, Anthropic has set strict meeting rules. Claude will not enter calls that include external participants unless an administrator explicitly grants permission. If an external guest joins an active internal meeting later, Claude automatically disconnects.

What this means for Australian businesses

Small and medium business owners often spend time copying information out of an AI chat window into separate spreadsheets, task boards or document editors. These new tools reduce that extra work by allowing teams to create working financial summaries and operational boards in one session.

The spreadsheet tool is best suited for quick rosters, cost breakdowns and marketing budgets, but businesses managing large datasets will still need dedicated accounting or database software.

For companies testing the meeting feature, the automatic lockout of external attendees offers a sensible safeguard for internal discussions. Even so, business owners should review their data retention settings and confirm staff understand when an AI assistant is recording or updating live business files.