Anthropic Unveils Claude Office Tools, Microsoft Shares Drop 3%

Anthropic on Tuesday unveiled a set of workplace tools for Claude that compete directly with Microsoft Office, and Microsoft (MSFT) shares fell 3% in midday trading, according to CNBC.

At a San Francisco event, Anthropic introduced Claude Meetings, Claude Sheets and Claude Whiteboards. The tools let Claude join meetings, take notes, lay out ideas on a shared whiteboard and edit spreadsheets alongside employees, and turn a presentation into a one-minute explainer video. Claude Data, formerly Claude Dashboards when it debuted in beta in October, is now generally available to all paid plans. Claude Whiteboards, Sheets and Meetings are in beta, with the first two open to all paid plans and Meetings limited to Teams and Enterprise subscriptions.

Microsoft (MSFT) shares dropped 3% in a sudden move after the announcement, CNBC reported. In delayed trading the stock was at $530.70, down 2.66%.

Anthropic also announced interactive connectors that let users open apps from partners such as HubSpot, Adobe and Atlassian inside Claude. Its Model Context Protocol marketplace has grown to more than 9,000 plugin options, product lead Nicholas Lin told The Verge.

The tools are among Anthropic's first native products for non-technical knowledge workers, as the company pushes to grow revenue ahead of its initial public offering, which could be the most valuable public debut of all time, The Verge reported. Lin said Claude Code changed how engineers work a year ago, and the company is now trying to close the gap for non-developers.

Anthropic's move follows similar offerings from rivals: Google's Gemini can join meetings and take notes, and OpenAI has pushed integrated apps and connectors.

It is not yet clear how much revenue the new tools will generate or whether Microsoft's Office business will be affected. No next earnings date was given in the sources.