Claude Release Notes

Last updated: Apr 18, 2026

  • Apr 17, 2026
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    Claude by Anthropic

    April 17, 2026

    Claude launches Claude Design for collaborating with Claude to create designs, prototypes, slides, and one-pagers.

    Claude Design by Anthropic Labs

    With Opus 4.7, we also launched Claude Design, a new Anthropic Labs product that lets you collaborate with Claude to create visual outputs like designs, prototypes, slides, and one-pagers. For more information, see Get started with Claude Design .

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  • Apr 16, 2026
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    Claude by Anthropic

    April 16, 2026

    Claude launches Opus 4.7, with stronger coding, better long-running software tasks and higher-resolution vision.

    Claude Opus 4.7 launch

    Our latest model, Claude Opus 4.7, is now generally available. Opus 4.7 shows improvements in software engineering and complex, long-running coding tasks, as well as better vision, allowing it to see images in higher resolution. For more information, see our blog post: Introducing Claude Opus 4.7 .

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  • Apr 9, 2026
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    Claude by Anthropic

    April 9, 2026

    Claude Cowork is now generally available on macOS and Windows in the Claude Desktop app, with expanded analytics, OpenTelemetry support, and role-based access controls for Enterprise plans to help admins tailor access by team and department.

    Claude Cowork generally available

    Claude Cowork is now generally available on macOS and Windows through the Claude Desktop app. With this, we’re expanding Claude Cowork with new capabilities:

    • Claude Cowork in the Analytics API. For more information, see Claude Enterprise Analytics API: Access engagement and adoption data.
    • Usage analytics for Claude Cowork. For more information, see View usage analytics for Team and Enterprise plans.
    • Claude Cowork OpenTelemetry support. For more information, see Monitor Claude Cowork activity with OpenTelemetry.

    Role-based access controls for Enterprise plans

    Admins can now organize users into groups, manually or via SCIM from your identity provider, and assign each group a custom role defining which Claude capabilities its members can use. Turn Claude Cowork on for specific teams, restrict features by department and adjust as adoption grows. Learn more about setting up role-based permissions, managing group spend limits, and managing custom roles.

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  • Mar 25, 2026
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      Mar 26, 2026
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    Claude by Anthropic

    March 25, 2026

    Claude adds interactive apps in its iOS and Android mobile app for live charts, diagrams, and shareable visuals.

    Interactive apps in Claude for iOS and Android

    The Claude mobile app can now connect to fully interactive apps. Pull up live charts, sketch diagrams, and build shareable assets, all rendered visually right in your conversation. For more information, see Use interactive connectors in Claude.

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  • Mar 23, 2026
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      Mar 25, 2026
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    Claude by Anthropic

    March 23, 2026

    Claude adds computer use in Cowork and Claude Code, plus Dispatch improvements for Pro and Max users.

    Computer use research preview in Cowork and Claude Code + Dispatch improvements

    Users on Pro and Max plans can give Claude access to computer use. Claude can open files, run dev tools, point, click, and navigate to what’s on your screen to perform tasks itself—with no setup required. Claude’s new computer use capability makes Dispatch even more helpful by allowing it to use your computer on your behalf while you’re away. For more information, see Let Claude use your computer in Cowork or our blog post: Put Claude to work on your computer.

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  • Mar 17, 2026
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      Mar 18, 2026
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    Claude by Anthropic

    March 17, 2026

    Claude releases a persistent agent thread for Pro and Max plans to manage tasks in Cowork from mobile and desktop.

    Control Cowork from your phone with a persistent thread (research preview for Pro/Max)

    Users on Pro and Max plans can access a persistent agent thread via Claude Desktop or Claude for iOS/Android to manage tasks in Cowork. We're rolling this out to Max plans starting today, and Pro plans over the next two days. For more information, see Assign tasks to Claude from anywhere in Cowork.

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  • Mar 12, 2026
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      Mar 13, 2026
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    Claude by Anthropic

    March 12, 2026

    Anthropic announces Claude can now create custom charts and inline visualizations in responses.

    Claude creates interactive charts, diagrams and visualizations

    Claude can now create custom charts, diagrams and other visualizations in-line in its responses. For more information, see Custom visuals in chat.

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  • Mar 11, 2026
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      Mar 12, 2026
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    Claude by Anthropic

    March 11, 2026

    Anthropic updates Claude for Excel and PowerPoint add-ins to share full context, add skills, and connect via an LLM gateway with major clouds.

    Work across Excel and PowerPoint

    We’ve improved our Claude for Excel and Claude for PowerPoint add-ins. They can now share the full context of your conversation, so every action Claude takes in one application is informed by everything that’s happened in the other. We also added support for skills in the add-ins, and the ability for Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud’s Vertex AI, or Microsoft Foundry users to connect to them via an LLM gateway. For more information, refer to the following articles:

    • Work across Excel and PowerPoint

    • Use Claude for Excel and PowerPoint with an LLM gateway

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  • Mar 2, 2026
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      Mar 2, 2026
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    Claude by Anthropic

    March 2, 2026

    Memory for free users

    Memory from chat history is now available for all Claude users, including free users. For more information, refer to the following articles:

    • Use Claude’s chat search and memory to build on previous context
    • Import and export your memory from Claude
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  • Feb 25, 2026
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      Feb 25, 2026
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    Claude by Anthropic

    February 25, 2026

    Scheduled tasks in Cowork

    We introduced the ability to create and schedule both recurring and on-demand tasks in Cowork, as well as a new Customize section in Claude Desktop that groups skills, plugins, and connectors in one place. For more information, see Schedule recurring tasks in Cowork.

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  • Feb 24, 2026
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    February 24, 2026

    Cowork plugins and admin controls

    We launched a new plugin marketplace and admin controls for Team and Enterprise plans. For more information, refer to these articles:

    • Manage Cowork plugins for your organization
    • Use plugins in Cowork
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  • Feb 17, 2026
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      Feb 18, 2026
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    Claude by Anthropic

    February 17, 2026

    Claude Sonnet 4.6 launch

    We launched our most capable Sonnet model yet, with a full upgrade of the model’s skills across coding, computer use, long-context reasoning, agent planning, knowledge work, and design. Sonnet 4.6 also features a 1M token context window in beta. Read our blog post for more information: Introducing Claude Sonnet 4.6 .

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  • Feb 13, 2026
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      Feb 14, 2026
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    February 13, 2026

    Analytics API for Enterprise plans

    The Enterprise Analytics API provides programmatic access to usage and engagement data for Claude and Claude Code Remote usage within your organization. Data is aggregated per organization, per day, and each endpoint returns a snapshot for a single date that you specify. For more information, see Access usage data with the Analytics API.

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  • Feb 12, 2026
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    February 12, 2026

    Self-serve Enterprise plans

    Previously, Enterprise plans were only available to customers working with our Sales team. Now, any organization can purchase an Enterprise plan directly on our website with no Sales conversation required. Self-serve Enterprise plans have a single seat type that includes access to Claude, Claude Code, and Cowork. For more information, refer to our blog post or What is the Enterprise plan?

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  • Feb 5, 2026
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      Feb 6, 2026
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    February 5, 2026

    Claude Opus 4.6 launch

    We’ve upgraded our smartest model and improved its coding skills. Read our blog post for more information: Introducing Claude Opus 4.6 .

    Introducing Claude in PowerPoint

    Claude is now available as an add-in for PowerPoint. Read more here: Using Claude in PowerPoint .

    Claude in Excel improvements

    We’ve updated Claude in Excel so it uses Opus 4.6 and supports native Excel operations such as pivot table editing and conditional formatting. See our updated article for more information: Using Claude in Excel .

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