AnthropicfeatureBackground Computer Use in Claude Cowork and Claude Code
Claude can operate your desktop in the background while you keep working on something else.
Details
- Claude clicks, types, and opens applications the way a person would, and now does it in the background instead of taking over your screen
- Works in Claude Cowork and in the Claude Code desktop app
- In beta on Pro and Max plans, in the desktop app on macOS only
- Turned on under Settings, General, Computer use
Best for
handing off a desktop task that needs real clicking and typing across apps, then getting on with your own work
When to use it
a job runs through apps with no API or shared workflow, and you don't want to sit and watch it happen
Who benefits
Pro and Max subscribers on a Mac who already run Cowork or the Claude Code desktop app
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