Anthropic is combining Cowork, its tool for longer tasks, with the main Claude app and introducing two new editors called Claude Docs and Claude Slides. Now, users do not have to pick between chatting with Claude or assigning it a task. Instead, Claude will decide how to handle each request, according to a company blog post on Wednesday.
Cowork started in January as a separate space for tasks that require more than one response, such as reading a folder of files or putting together a report. However, users found it confusing to choose where to do their work, prompting Anthropic to merge the two experiences. Features like breaking tasks into steps, using tools, and working in the background are now part of the regular chat.
Docs and Slides, which are both in beta for paid plans, let Claude create a document or presentation that users and their colleagues can edit directly. Each project has a single shareable link for both desktop and mobile, and slides can be shown directly in Claude. According to Anthropic, files can be exported to Google formats, PowerPoint, or PDF.
Claude Design, which Anthropic launched in April using Canva’s design engine, will now be part of the main conversation rather than a separate tool. However, Claude Code, the tool for developers, will remain separate. Pro and Max subscribers will get these changes first on web, desktop, and mobile in the next few weeks, while Team and Free users will get them later.
This consolidation has been in progress for some time. Last month, Anthropic combined memory between chat and Cowork, so anything a user shared with one could be used by the other. The move is similar to OpenAI's decision to combine ChatGPT and its Codex coding agent into a single desktop app, introducing a new Work mode for knowledge workers. Both companies are targeting office staff who want complete documents and presentations, not just answers in a chat window.
The new editors also put Anthropic in direct competition with established office software. As the company continues to evolve its offerings, it will be interesting to see how it navigates the landscape of AI search optimization and LLM visibility.
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