Claude now works with Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides
Short summary
Anthropic released Claude as an add-on for Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, letting you work with Claude in a sidebar without switching apps. You can also edit Google files directly from Claude using new connectors that pull in data from other sources like Salesforce.
- Claude can read, edit, and propose changes to Google Docs (with suggestion cards), build formulas and pivot tables in Sheets, and create matching slides in Slides — all without leaving the file
- You control how Claude operates: "Ask before edits" mode requires approval for each change, while "Accept all edits" mode lets Claude work autonomously
- Enterprise plans get full feature parity including Compliance API, customer-managed encryption keys, and audit export; connectors respect your existing Google sharing permissions
Full summary
Claude now integrates directly into Google Workspace apps through a new add-on and set of connectors. The add-on opens Claude in a sidebar within Docs, Sheets, and Slides, so you can work with the AI without switching tabs. In Docs, Claude can edit text in place, fix formatting, or propose rewrites as suggestion cards you approve one by one. In Sheets, it writes formulas, builds pivot tables and charts, creates new tabs, and can run Python for data cleaning—useful for tasks like generating budget reports with per-team breakdowns. In Slides, it generates new slides that match your existing layouts and themes, then flags overlapping elements or unreadable text. You control the pace: either approve each change individually or let Claude apply edits automatically.
The add-on brings your full Claude setup into Google Workspace. Your connectors work the same way—so if you've connected Salesforce or Google Drive, Claude can pull data from those sources while working in a presentation or spreadsheet. Skills you've saved transfer over too, meaning your team can reuse formats and workflows. Enterprise customers get the same security controls they already have: compliance APIs, customer-managed encryption, and audit exports all apply to the add-on as well.
You can also work the other direction: start in Claude and have it create or edit Google files from the chat. Link to an existing file or ask Claude to build a new doc, sheet, or deck, and it opens in a side panel so you can refine it without leaving the conversation. This works best when you need multiple files or are building something from scratch. The add-on is in public beta on all paid Claude plans and installs from the Google Workspace Marketplace; admins can roll it out to their entire domain if they want.