Claude for Excel beta release
Claude for Excel is now available in beta to all Max, Team, and Enterprise users. We’ve added some additional capabilities, such as support for pivot tables, charts and file uploads, plus a shortcut to quickly open the full Claude app from Excel (ctrl+option+c). We've also made overall improvements to performance, speed, context management, and the general user experience. See Use Claude for Excel.
Context window compaction
We’ve changed our context window functionality to enable infinite-length conversations (with some exceptions) and significantly reduce length limit errors by summarizing earlier messages when a chat approaches its context limit. Read more here: Understanding Usage and Length Limits.
Claude in Chrome updates
Claude in Chrome is now available in beta to all Max plan subscribers. After months of testing, we're expanding access with the following updates:
Scheduled tasks: Set recurring browser tasks to run automatically on your schedule. Set it once and Claude handles it from there.
Follow a plan: Approve Claude's plan, then let it execute the entire workflow independently within those approved boundaries, without asking for permission until it's done. …