Anthropic expands Claude’s Chrome side panel into a full “Cowork” session, letting users run browser-based tasks and continue related conversations in the side panel. The update aims to make the feature more than a quick chat view, turning it into an ongoing workspace while using the browser.
Both outlets report that the change also supports cross-app continuity. As users move between Claude features in other Anthropic apps, the browser-based work and discussions can follow them, linking the Chrome experience with the rest of Claude’s tools.
While both sources agree on the rollout and expanded functionality, their emphasis differs. 9to5Mac focuses on the side panel becoming a “full Cowork session” and the ability for tasks and conversations to carry over across Claude’s other apps. TechRadar highlights that Cowork is coming directly to the Chrome browser’s side panel, framing the update as a reason users may adopt the feature more readily.
Both reports describe the same product change: Claude Cowork now integrates into Chrome’s side panel, expanding how users interact with Claude while browsing.
