TL;DR
What are Claude Sheets, Whiteboards and Data?
Anthropic started rolling out Claude Sheets and Claude Whiteboards in beta on Tuesday, and Claude Data is now out of beta. If you pay for Claude, you can build a shared tracker, plan board or dashboard without opening another app. Try one small job this week, like a monthly budget sheet.
What did Anthropic announce?
On Tuesday, November 10, 2026, Anthropic launched Claude Whiteboards and Claude Sheets in beta and made Claude Dashboards generally available under a new name, Claude Data. Claude posted the news on X at 12:26pm ET. All three are artifacts, the things Claude builds for you beside the chat, like documents and slide decks.
Anthropic also upgraded interactive connectors, so some partner apps now open in full inside Claude. And it says Claude Meetings, which will let you add Claude to a call to take notes and update your team's documents during the conversation, is coming soon.
What each one does
- Claude Sheets. Ask for something like a campaign tracker or a hiring budget, and Claude builds a spreadsheet with tabs, formulas, formatting and drop-downs. It can edit cells and outlines each change so you can track it. Share the sheet and your team can keep building it with Claude.
- Claude Whiteboards. Talk through a messy plan and Claude turns it into a board, with a timeline, owners and dates, that your team edits in real time. In a team catch-up, everyone can add notes and Claude can group them by theme and draft action items for each person. Drag a box around any part of the board to ask Claude about it.
- Claude Data. Formerly Claude Dashboards, which launched in beta in October. It builds dashboards from your company's data and can now draft data stories and narrated short videos from your metrics, for you to review before sharing. It also adds tracked changes with roll-back, caching for faster loading, and support for your own design system (your brand's colors and styles).
Ideas can move between them. Anthropic says Claude carries the same context through each step, so a plan on a whiteboard can become a spreadsheet and then a dashboard without you repeating the details.
Who can get it, and where
| Feature | Status | Plans | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Sheets | Beta, rolling out | All paid plans | Web, desktop, mobile |
| Claude Whiteboards | Beta, rolling out | All paid plans | Web, desktop, mobile |
| Claude Data | Generally available (certified queries and live sharing in beta) | All paid plans | Web, desktop, mobile |
| Interactive connectors, full app view | Rolling out | All plans | Web and desktop app |
| Claude Meetings | Coming soon | Not stated | Not stated |
Because it's rolling out, some paid users won't see these yet. On Team plans, all three are on by default. On Enterprise plans, Whiteboards and Sheets start switched off, and Claude Data turns on by default on November 19, 2026. Admins can change this in Organization settings > Artifacts. Claude Data also needs a data connector, such as a data warehouse (a company's central store of business data) or a CRM (customer records software).
What Sheets can't do yet
Anthropic says sheets have "simple spreadsheet functionality" for now, with more on the way. When you need the full power of Excel or another spreadsheet tool, you can export to .xlsx or CSV, or use Claude for Excel. You can also carry on in partner tools such as Airtable, Asana, monday.com and Smartsheet. Whiteboards can become a doc or deck, or move to Lucid, Miro or Vani by Zoho.
Apps that open inside Claude
Connectors are the links that let Claude reach your other apps, built on MCP (Model Context Protocol), the open standard Anthropic introduced for connecting AI to tools. With the upgrade, a supported app can open beside your chat or full screen, and you can ask Claude to make changes in it, approving each action the same way you approve a connector's actions.
Anthropic is starting with a small group that includes Asana, Canva, Carta, Dropbox, monday.com, Smartsheet, Vercel and Webflow. Its examples: retouch photos and edit PDFs in Adobe, edit a Confluence page from Atlassian, revise a Box file and compare versions, and build a Notion doc or database without leaving Claude. Figma, Harvey and Shopify are building integrations too.
Anthropic says Claude Marketplace now lists more than 9,000 connectors and plugins, including community-built ones. New plugins come from Salesforce (beta), NetSuite and Workday (beta). For bigger teams, Claude auto-connect, now in beta on eligible Team and Enterprise plans, lets an admin set up an app like Notion or Dropbox once so staff are connected the first time they use it.
The jargon, in one line each
| Term | What it means |
|---|---|
| Artifact | Something Claude builds beside the chat, like a doc, deck, sheet or board |
| Beta | Early release that may change; generally available means fully launched |
| Certified queries | Data questions your data team approves, so everyone uses the same numbers |
| Live sharing | Colleagues see up-to-date numbers on a shared dashboard without their own data access |
| Interactive connector | A link to another app that can open the whole app inside Claude |
| MCP | Model Context Protocol, the open standard for connecting AI to your tools |
X reactions
Claude announced the rollout in a short thread.
Starting to roll out today: Claude Whiteboards, Claude Sheets and Claude Data.
— Claude (@claudeai) November 10, 2026
Think a plan through on a board, build a tracker in a sheet, and tell a story with your data. https://t.co/S8M32FMrce
With Claude Whiteboards, talk through a messy plan and Claude lays it out on a board your team can edit. With Claude Sheets, ask for a tracker or a budget and you get a working spreadsheet you can all keep building.
— Claude (@claudeai) November 10, 2026
In beta on paid plans. https://t.co/9gKDcMUspB
Our take
For a solo creator or a small team already paying for Claude, Sheets is the one to try first. Most small businesses run on a handful of simple spreadsheets, like a content calendar, a price list or a monthly budget, and asking for one in plain words beats building it cell by cell. Anthropic is upfront that the formulas are basic for now, so keep the heavy accounting in Excel or Google Sheets and export when you need to.
Whiteboards make the most sense if you plan with other people. Talking a plan out and getting a board with owners and dates is handy, but a one-person shop may get the same from a plain to-do list. Claude Data is for businesses with data in a warehouse or CRM to connect, which leaves out many of our readers for now.
Before your team moves anything important into Claude, remember these files live in Claude. Check that the export to .xlsx or CSV gives you what you need, so your records aren't stuck in one app.
— Artificially Nerdy
What to do this week
- On a paid Claude plan? Ask Claude for one small sheet, like a monthly budget or content tracker, and see how far it gets.
- Export that sheet to .xlsx or CSV once, so you know your way out before you rely on it.
- Planning with a team? Run your next planning call through a whiteboard and let Claude draft the action items.
- Team admin? Sheets, Whiteboards and Data are on by default on Team plans. Enterprise admins should decide before Claude Data switches on by default on November 19.
- Still choosing a spreadsheet tool? Compare your options in our spreadsheets and data tools guide.
- Free plan and not sure it's worth paying? See our Claude Pro alternatives before you upgrade.
FAQ
Is Claude Sheets free?
No. Anthropic says Sheets, Whiteboards and Data are on paid plans. Free users don't get them, though the upgraded interactive connectors are rolling out on all plans.
Can Claude Sheets replace Excel?
Not yet for heavy work. Anthropic says sheets have simple spreadsheet functionality for now and suggests exporting to .xlsx or using Claude for Excel when you need the full feature set.
Why can't I see Claude Whiteboards yet?
It's still rolling out, so some paid accounts get it later. On Enterprise plans, Whiteboards and Sheets are off by default until an admin turns them on.
What happened to Claude Dashboards?
It's now called Claude Data. Anthropic renamed it as it left beta because the product now covers more than dashboards, including data stories and narrated videos.
Do Claude Sheets work on my phone?
Yes. Anthropic says Whiteboards, Sheets and Data work on web, desktop and mobile.
Sources
- Anthropic: Introducing Claude Whiteboards, Claude Sheets, and Claude Data — November 10, 2026. Beta and GA status, all paid plans, what each does, export options, partner tools, web/desktop/mobile, Team and Enterprise defaults, November 19 date.
- Anthropic: More ways to work with Claude: Sheets, Whiteboards, and Interactive Connectors — November 10, 2026. Overview, Claude Meetings coming soon, 9,000+ connectors and plugins, Salesforce, NetSuite and Workday plugins, Claude auto-connect, shared context across artifacts.
- Anthropic: Your apps can now open in Claude, and Claude can work in them — November 10, 2026. Interactive connectors rolling out on web and desktop on all plans, launch partners, Adobe, Atlassian, Box and Notion examples.
- Claude on X — November 10, 2026, 12:26pm ET. Thread replies: Sheets and Whiteboards in beta on paid plans and Claude Data generally available; certified queries and live sharing in beta.
