Anthropic expands Claude Cowork to web and mobile for Max users

In short: Anthropic says Claude Cowork is now available on the web and on mobile for Claude Max subscribers.

What happened

Anthropic launched Claude Cowork earlier this year as a desktop app. Now the company is expanding it so people can use it in a browser and on a phone, as long as they pay for the Max plan.

Anthropic says this lets someone start a task at their desk, get progress updates on their phone, and come back later for the finished result, even if their laptop is closed. It is meant to make Cowork feel more like an office helper that runs in the background and checks in when it needs a human decision.

The desktop app will still be the place for deeper work, because it can access local files stored on your computer and your browser. Anthropic also says its regular chat and Cowork features will be more connected across web and desktop, so projects and saved outputs can live together.

Anthropic shared early usage data based on 1.2 million anonymized, aggregated Cowork sessions from more than 600,000 organizations over two weeks in May. The biggest use was business process work at 33.4%, like pulling scattered updates into a report, building onboarding checklists, and reconciling spreadsheets. Content creation was next at 16.4%, while software development was 8.7%.

Why it matters

Many people do not write code, but they still spend a lot of time on routine office tasks. Tools like Cowork are being positioned as a second set of hands, like an assistant who can draft, organize, and prepare materials while you focus on decisions and final review.

Source: TechCrunch AI