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Anthropic · 2026-11-10 · major

Claude Sheets and Whiteboards — Anthropic adds office apps inside Claude

Anthropic launched Claude Sheets and Claude Whiteboards in beta on all paid plans, made Claude Data (formerly Dashboards) generally available, and let partner apps like Notion and Atlassian open as full apps inside Claude.

Claude announcement card for Claude Whiteboards, Claude Sheets and Claude Data

Claude now builds spreadsheets, runs a shared whiteboard and hosts partner apps, so more office work happens without leaving the chat.

Quick facts

MakerAnthropic
Claude SheetsBeta
Claude WhiteboardsBeta
Claude DataGenerally available (formerly Claude Dashboards)
PlansAll paid plans
PlatformsWeb, desktop and mobile
Claude MeetingsComing soon, no date

What is it?

Claude Sheets and Claude Whiteboards are two new beta apps inside Claude, announced on 10 November 2026. Sheets generates spreadsheets with tabs, formulas, formatting and drop-downs from a prompt; Whiteboards is a shared board where a team brainstorms and Claude turns the notes into a timeline with owners and dates. Claude Data, the renamed Claude Dashboards, became generally available the same day.

How does it work?

Edits Claude makes in a sheet are outlined so a team can track them, and a whiteboard user can drag a box around part of the board and ask about just that area. Claude Data connects to a warehouse or CRM and can build charts on metric definitions the data team certifies, which get a 'certified' badge. Interactive connectors run on MCP Apps, an open extension to the Model Context Protocol, so an app such as Confluence or Notion opens in a side panel or full screen and Claude edits it directly after the user approves.

Why does it matter?

Anthropic is moving Claude from a chat window toward a work suite that competes with spreadsheet, whiteboard and dashboard tools. For teams, a plan made on a whiteboard or a budget built in a sheet stays next to the conversation that produced it. Anthropic is open that Sheets is basic for now: for full Excel features it points users to .xlsx or CSV export or Claude for Microsoft 365.

Who is it for?

teams on paid Claude plans

Frequently asked questions

Which Claude plans get Claude Sheets and Whiteboards, and are they on by default?
Anthropic says Claude Sheets, Claude Whiteboards and Claude Data are available on all paid plans, on web, desktop and mobile. On Team plans all three are on by default. On Enterprise plans Claude Whiteboards and Sheets start switched off, and Claude Data turns on by default on 19 November 2026. Admins change this under Organization settings > Artifacts.
Can Claude Sheets replace Excel?
Not yet. Anthropic says Claude Sheets has simple spreadsheet functionality for now and that more is being added. For full Excel features, Anthropic suggests exporting a Claude sheet to .xlsx or CSV, or using Claude for Microsoft 365. It also names Airtable, Asana, monday.com and Smartsheet as partner tools for heavier work.
Which apps can open inside Claude with interactive connectors?
Anthropic's launch post names Asana, Canva, Carta, Dropbox, monday.com, Smartsheet, Vercel and Webflow as interactive connector partners, and describes features from Adobe, Atlassian, Box, HubSpot and Notion. Figma, Harvey and Shopify are building integrations. The connectors roll out on web and desktop on all Claude plans as accounts move to the new Claude experience.
Is Claude Meetings available yet?
No. In Anthropic's 10 November 2026 announcement, Claude Meetings is listed as coming soon with no date. Anthropic says that once it is live, Claude will be able to join a call to take notes and update a team's documents during the conversation. Claude Sheets, Whiteboards and Data are the parts that shipped that day.
How do developers build an interactive connector for Claude?
Claude's interactive connectors run on MCP Apps, an open extension to the Model Context Protocol in which an MCP server supplies its own interface. Anthropic says Claude now supports app tools and embedded sites, so a full app can run inside Claude, and that developer support is in public preview, with a getting-started guide in Claude's connector docs.

Try it

https://claude.ai

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  • claude-whiteboards
  • claude-data
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