# Claude for Google Workspace

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Claude for Google Workspace is an [Anthropic](https://aiwiki.ai/wiki/anthropic) add-on that puts [Claude](https://aiwiki.ai/wiki/claude) in a sidebar inside Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. It entered public beta on October 6, 2026, for all paid Claude plans. The add-on reads and edits the open file; separate Google connectors let Claude create and edit files from its own chat interface.[1]

## File editing

The Marketplace app covers the following tasks.[4]

| Application | Supported work |
| --- | --- |
| Google Docs | Drafting, rewriting, summarizing, and restructuring documents. |
| Google Sheets | Building spreadsheet models, writing and debugging formulas, cleaning data, and analyzing datasets. |
| Google Slides | Creating slides and decks, shortening crowded slides, and restyling an existing presentation. |

The sidebar can use selected text, cells, or slides as context. Sheets tasks can include pivot tables, native charts, and Python-assisted data processing. Slides can follow the deck's existing layouts and themes. The sidebar also carries the account's models, connectors, and [skills](https://aiwiki.ai/wiki/claude_skills).[1]

Install Claude from the Google Workspace Marketplace, open a file, and choose **Extensions > Claude > Open Claude**. Google Workspace administrators can deploy it to a domain or selected groups.[1] The Marketplace lists permissions to manage files where the app is installed and display web content in sidebars.[4]

## Approval and access controls

"Ask before edits" is the default: Claude waits for approval. "Accept all edits" permits ordinary changes without repeated prompts, but adding links or external images and removing access still require approval. The add-on cannot grant access, share files, or change ownership. Edits appear under the user's name in Google's version history and can be undone or restored.[2]

## Beta limitations

The beta has app-specific restrictions.[2]

| Area | Limitation |
| --- | --- |
| Sidebar | Closing it stops the task. Firefox is unsupported. |
| Docs | Edits are direct changes, not native suggestions; comments are unsupported. |
| Sheets | Connected Sheets tabs backed by BigQuery cannot be read or edited. |
| Slides | Generated charts are images, not live linked charts. |

The sidebar cannot open or create other Drive files. Enabled connectors provide additional access. The extension does not offer Zero Data Retention or cover protected health information under HIPAA-ready arrangements. Anthropic says extension content is not used for training; inputs and outputs are normally deleted within 30 days, subject to documented exceptions. It advises reviewing proposed actions in externally supplied files, which may contain hidden instructions.[2]

## Editing from Claude through connectors

Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides connectors are separate from the sidebar add-on and from the Google Drive connector. They can create files and edit them in a pane beside the conversation. The Docs connector can work with comments and suggestions, unlike the sidebar. Google Drive handles functions such as searching, uploading, and sharing.[3]

To request a Google file rather than a downloadable local document, specify Google Docs, Google Sheets, or Google Slides, or paste an existing file link. Live panes work in Chrome on Claude's website and in [Claude Desktop](https://aiwiki.ai/wiki/claude_desktop) with its built-in browser enabled. Otherwise, the file card offers "Open in Google." The Google session showing the pane must match the connected account.[3]

Existing Google sharing permissions apply. On [Team and Enterprise plans](https://aiwiki.ai/wiki/claude_for_work), an Owner or Primary Owner must enable connectors before members authenticate. Connector-based Slides editing cannot add charts, and changes may not appear live in the pane. These restrictions differ from the add-on's capabilities.[3]

## References

1. Anthropic. ["Claude now works with Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides"](https://claude.com/resources/articles/claude-now-works-in-google-docs-sheets-and-slides). October 6, 2026.
2. Claude Help Center. ["Use Claude in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides"](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/16951679-use-claude-in-google-docs-sheets-and-slides). Accessed October 10, 2026.
3. Claude Help Center. ["Use Google Workspace connectors"](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/10166901-use-google-workspace-connectors). Accessed October 10, 2026.
4. Google Workspace Marketplace, Anthropic. ["Claude"](https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/claude/12459801340). Listing updated October 7, 2026.