AI startup Anthropic on November 10AnnounceLaunched three new office collaboration functions, including Claude Whiteboards (whiteboards), Claude Sheets (spreadsheets) and Claude Data (data analysis), allowing users to plan projects, create spreadsheets and analyze corporate data directly in Claude without having to repeatedly switch between different software. This update also supports real-time collaboration between multiple people and further integrates third-party applications such as Adobe, Atlassian, and Notion.
Claude Sheets: Not just generate Excel, but edit spreadsheets directly with AI
The Claude Sheets launched by Anthropic this time are different from the past that simply required AI to generate Excel files. Users can now create spreadsheets with multiple worksheets, formulas, formats, and drop-down menus directly through natural language and continuously modify them in the same interface.
The marketing team can ask Claude to create an activity tracking sheet, and the finance department can ask Claude to plan a recruitment budget and calculate expenditures under different scenarios. Users do not need to design a complete table structure in advance. As long as they describe their requirements, Claude can create a preliminary version and then adjust it according to subsequent instructions.
More importantly, Claude can directly modify the contents of the cells and mark each change, making it easier for team members to track what adjustments the AI has made. Other users can also join in and edit, making the spreadsheet a working document maintained by humans and AI.
However, Anthropic also admitted that currently Claude Sheets only provides basic spreadsheet functions and cannot completely replace Microsoft Excel. Users who require advanced features can still export to XLSX or CSV format, or forward the data to platforms such as Airtable, Asana, monday.com, Smartsheet, etc. for further processing.
Claude Whiteboards: Turn brainstorming into project progress and to-do lists
Claude Whiteboards extends AI from text conversations to visual collaboration.
In the past, users might discuss projects through Claude and then copy the results to Miro, Notion, or other project management tools. Now Claude can directly create a whiteboard shared by multiple people and organize scattered ideas into timelines, responsible persons, deadlines and specific tasks.
After the team has finished a product meeting, you can ask Claude to classify all members' opinions by topic, and then sort out the next steps and work allocation. Users can even directly select specific areas on the whiteboard and ask Claude to analyze or modify the content.
After the discussion is completed, the whiteboard content can be further converted into documents, presentations, or transferred to collaboration platforms such as Lucid, Miro, Zoho Vani, etc. AI is no longer just responsible for answering questions, but is directly involved in the team's workflow from ideation to execution.
Claude Data: Generate dashboards, analytical reports and videos directly from enterprise databases
The third function, Claude Data, is the official rename and expansion of Claude Dashboards launched in October this year, and has been transferred from the beta testing stage to officially providing services.
Claude Data allows enterprises to connect to databases such as Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery, ClickHouse, Snowflake, and enterprise management systems such as Salesforce to query data directly through natural language and generate dashboards.
Unlike general AI data analysis tools, Anthropic places special emphasis on corporate governance and collaboration capabilities this time. Data teams can create certified queries and metric definitions to prevent different departments from getting conflicting results on the same revenue, conversion rate, or customer data.
Claude Data also supports converting data into analysis reports with text explanations, and even generates short videos with narration, making business indicators that originally need to be compiled by analysts easier to be understood by other team members.
In addition, a new real-time sharing feature allows colleagues to view continuously updated dashboards, allowing viewers to obtain information through approved query results even if they do not have access to the original database. The system also adds cache, data update cycle settings and version tracking, allowing administrators to view modification records and restore old versions.
The partners announced by Anthropic include Amplitude, Mixpanel, Omni, PostHog and Sigma, showing that Claude Data's goal is not just to produce charts, but to further enter the enterprise business intelligence (BI) and data analysis market.
Not only does he build his own office software: Claude also brings Adobe, Atlassian and other applications directly into the conversation
In addition to three new features, Anthropic also announced an expansion of Interactive Connectors. Users can now open third-party applications directly next to Claude's conversation window, or operate them in full-screen mode without having to switch browser tabs. Partners that support integration include enterprise software services such as Adobe, Atlassian, Box, and Notion.
This feature not only allows Claude to read external data, but also allows users and Claude to operate applications in the same working environment. For example, users can modify the file themselves and then ask Claude to take over the editing, or use third-party tools while working on the project.
Anthropic said the Claude Marketplace already provides more than 9,000 connectors and plug-ins, and connects to external systems through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Business managers can set access permissions for each connector, such that only Claude is allowed to read Slack messages but not send messages on behalf of employees.
On the other hand, Anthropic also announced the upcoming launch of Claude Meetings, which will allow AI to directly join Google Meet meetings, organize discussions, create whiteboards and plan work during the meeting, instead of waiting for the meeting to end to provide a summary.
Claude vs. Google vs. Microsoft
Function
Anthropic Claude
Microsoft
whiteboard
Claude Whiteboards
FigJam, Miro, Lucidspark integration Workspace
Microsoft Whiteboard + Copilot
Spreadsheet
Claude Sheets
Google Sheets + Gemini
Excel + Copilot
data analysis
Claude Data
Looker, BigQuery + Gemini
Power BI + Copilot
Core AI
Claude
Gemini
Copilot
Product positioning
AI-led workflow
Cloud collaboration and data integration
Complete office software and enterprise data management
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