Adobe, Canva, Figma tools in Claude: Anthropic lets users edit photos, PDFs and designs without switching apps

Anthropic is making it easier for users to edit photos, work on PDFs and create designs using its AI assistant Claude, bringing third-party applications such as Adobe and Canva directly into its interface through an upgrade to interactive connectors.

The update allows users to open supported applications alongside their Claude conversations or expand them to full screen, while asking the AI assistant to make changes directly within those tools. Instead of switching between applications to complete a task, users can now work with Claude and review its edits as they happen.

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For instance, users can ask Claude to retouch photographs, add effects or edit and redact PDFs through Adobe. They can also work with Canva, while integrations being developed by Figma, Harvey and Shopify are expected to expand the range of applications available within Claude.

The upgraded interactive connectors allow Claude to work within an application that a user has opened, rather than simply displaying a limited preview of the connected tool.

Canva is among the applications being brought into Claude's interactive connector ecosystem. Other integrations include Atlassian, Box, HubSpot and Notion. Users can open Confluence pages, ask Claude to write or edit content and review changes live. With Box, they can revise files and compare versions before accepting changes. In Notion, Claude can create documents and databases while users work on them.

Claude can now make changes directly inside connected applications

A key change is that Claude can now interact with the page, row or file a user has open in a supported application.

Users can instruct Claude to make edits and approve its actions in the same way they approve other connector actions. The changes appear within the application as Claude makes them, allowing users to monitor the work and continue collaborating with the AI assistant.

The applications also open in a dedicated view beside the conversation. Users can hide the chat or expand the application to full screen when they need more working space.

For tools such as Notion and Confluence, this means users can access the full editor while signed into their own accounts, rather than being restricted to a smaller preview.

Users can also open a connected application directly without first entering a prompt. If they need AI assistance, they can call on Claude from within the same screen.

How to access interactive connectors in Claude

The upgraded experience is rolling out on the web and Claude's desktop app across all plans, as part of the new Claude experience that brings chat and Cowork together. Availability depends on whether an account has received the update or an organisation has enabled it, and whether the individual connector supports the functionality.

The initial selection of integrations includes Asana, Canva, Carta, Dropbox, Monday.com, Smartsheet, Vercel and Webflow. Users can pin frequently used applications alongside their Claude-created artefacts and access them through the sidebar or the '+' menu.

Figma, Harvey and Shopify are also developing integrations, while Anthropic has invited other developers to build applications for the platform.