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Claude App Update Tracker

Similar to OpenAI Codex, Claude also has a dedicated app on all major platforms. The app brings Chat, Claude Code, and Skills together into a single interface, allowing users to access all of them from one place. It also frequently receives updates with new feature additions and bug fixes.

If you are using the Claude app, staying updated with the latest releases can be helpful to access new features and know what is changing. In this post, we track all the latest updates to the Claude app on all major platforms.

Bookmark this page to keep up with every new release across the Claude desktop app on Mac and Windows, the web client, and the mobile apps on iOS and Android.

Official release notes: Claude release notes.

Claude app

Claude App Releases & Updates

Plugin evals, output styles & cache repairs (Claude Code 2.1.265–2.1.269)

September 11, 2026
  • NEW
    Plugins:New claude plugin eval command runs a plugin's eval suite and returns scored, reproducible results as JSON and an HTML report
  • NEW
    Workflow:/output-style [name] lists and switches output styles, including over Remote Control and in cloud and headless sessions
  • NEW
    Models:New maxEffortLevel setting caps the effort level on every provider, including Bedrock, Vertex AI, and Foundry, alongside extended context support
  • NEW
    Enterprise:Added managed MCP servers, gateway pricing passthrough so /cost and telemetry match the spend meter, and a gatewayInternalNetworks managed setting
  • FIX
    Performance:A long run of prompt-cache repairs covering model switches, resumed sessions, mid-session MCP tool changes, and interrupted turns
  • SECURITY
    Permissions:Deny rules now apply to symlinked paths and to files written by a Bash tee command, and a rule starting with ! no longer applies beyond the settings source that wrote it
  • NEW
    IDE:VS Code gained an agent map, plus Hooks and Permission rules dialogs for editing those settings from the command menu

Smart Reports (Beta)

September 10, 2026
  • NEW
    Enterprise:Smart Reports launched in beta for Enterprise plans, analyzing team usage patterns, costs, and friction points
  • FEATURE
    Skills:Reports surface repeated workflows that are worth packaging as shared skills

Claude Fable 5.1, /diff panel & /skill-doctor (Claude Code 2.1.257–2.1.261)

September 4, 2026
  • NEW
    Model:Claude Fable 5.1 arrives as the default Fable model, with a 1M token context window and $0.25 per million cache reads
  • NEW
    Workflow:New /diff panel opens beside the conversation in fullscreen mode and shows your uncommitted changes as Claude edits
  • NEW
    Skills:New /skill-doctor shows which loaded skills go unused and what they cost in context, so you can prune them
  • NEW
    Usage:/cost and the status line now name the likely cause of a prompt-cache miss, such as changed tool definitions or an idle session past the TTL
  • UPDATE
    Safety:Auto mode added a Containment Escape rule, stopped auto-approving links that pack content into public diagram renderers, and now prompts once before the first file read outside the working directories
  • UPDATE
    Workflow:Prompt word-editing keys now match Bash, and ctrl+l or cmd+k clears the fullscreen transcript view like a terminal clear
  • NEW
    Enterprise:Added managedMcpServers, --permission-prompts none for unattended headless hosts, and new timeFormat and timeZone settings

Claude Code 2.1.251

August 28, 2026
  • NEW
    Hooks:Added PreModelSwitch and PostModelSwitch hooks for model-change workflows
  • IMPROVED
    Remote Control:Foreground subagent tools and results now stream to Remote Control sessions
  • NEW
    Usage:Added spend-limit and prompt-cache metrics
  • SECURITY
    Security:Includes fixes for symlink, path-traversal, and settings-security issues
  • FIX
    Reliability:Additional performance, stability, and reliability fixes

Memory across chat and Cowork

August 25, 2026
  • UPDATE
    Memory:Memory now works the same way across chat and Cowork in the cloud
  • NEW
    Memory:A Topics view in Settings lets you review, edit, or delete what Claude has remembered
  • FEATURE
    Privacy:A new setting controls whether Claude retains sensitive personal information

Security scanning for skills and plugins (Beta)

August 6, 2026
  • NEW
    Enterprise:Enterprise organizations can turn on automated security scanning for third-party skills and plugins
  • SECURITY
    Security:Scans run when a skill or plugin is uploaded or edited and check it for malicious content

Manual default mode & Claude in Chrome GA (Claude Code 2.1.200–2.1.201)

July 3, 2026
  • UPDATE
    Permissions:The default permission mode is now "Manual" across the CLI, --help, VS Code, and JetBrains, so Claude Code asks before acting unless you opt into a more autonomous mode
  • UPDATE
    Workflow:AskUserQuestion dialogs no longer auto-continue by default, so a prompt waits for your choice instead of proceeding on its own
  • NEW
    Extensions:Claude in Chrome is now generally available, letting Claude read and act on the current browser tab
  • NEW
    Skills:New /dataviz skill provides guidance for designing charts and dashboards
  • FIX
    Models:Claude Sonnet 5 sessions no longer use the mid-conversation system role for harness reminders
  • FIX
    Stability:Various crash, session, plugin, accessibility, voice-dictation, and terminal-rendering fixes, plus CLI and background-agent reliability improvements

Auto-mode safety & model guardrails (Claude Code 2.1.18x)

June 17, 2026
  • UPDATE
    Safety:Auto mode now blocks destructive git commands (git reset --hard, git checkout -- ., git clean -fd, git stash drop) unless you asked to discard local work, and blocks git commit --amend when the commit was not made by the agent this session
  • UPDATE
    Safety:terraform destroy, pulumi destroy, and cdk destroy are now blocked in auto mode unless you ask for the specific stack
  • NEW
    Models:Added a warning when a requested model is deprecated or auto-upgraded to a newer one, shown in print mode (-p) and for models set in agent frontmatter
  • FEATURE
    Attribution:New attribution.sessionUrl setting can omit the claude.ai session link from commits and PRs in web and Remote Control sessions
  • FIX
    IDE:Fixed JetBrains IDE terminal flickering, Shift plus non-ASCII character handling, and PowerShell command validation, plus other stability fixes

Claude Fable 5 & nested sub-agents (Claude Code 2.1.172)

June 10, 2026
  • NEW
    Model:Claude Fable 5, a Mythos-class model made safe for general use, arrives in Claude Code with capabilities beyond any model previously released for general availability
  • NEW
    Claude Code:Sub-agents can now spawn their own sub-agents, nested up to 5 levels deep, for larger multi-step orchestration
  • NEW
    Plugins:Plugin marketplace gains a search bar to find and install plugins faster
  • IMPROVED
    Cloud:Amazon Bedrock now auto-detects the AWS region, plus background-agent improvements and numerous bug fixes
  • FIX
    IDE:Fixed transcript saving in the VS Code integrated terminal

Plugin tooling, fallback models & hardening (Claude Code 2.1.163–2.1.166)

June 5, 2026
  • NEW
    Plugins:New /plugin list command shows installed plugins; plugin version guardrails added via requiredMinimumVersion and requiredMaximumVersion
  • NEW
    Reliability:Fallback model configuration keeps a session running by switching models if the primary one is unavailable
  • NEW
    Permissions:Glob pattern support in deny rules for finer-grained control over which tools and paths Claude can touch
  • FEATURE
    Hooks:Hook outputs can now inject additionalContext into the session for richer automation
  • UPDATE
    Security:Hardened cross-session messaging to prevent untrusted message injection between sessions

ultracode workflows & terminal speed (Claude Code 2.1.160)

June 3, 2026
  • IMPROVED
    Dynamic Workflows:The Dynamic Workflows trigger was renamed from 'workflow' to 'ultracode', which sets the effort level to xhigh for codebase-scale tasks
  • IMPROVED
    Performance:Terminal rendering performance improvements and reduced auto-mode classifier latency
  • IMPROVED
    WSL:Better clipboard handling and image paste on Windows Subsystem for Linux

Claude Opus 4.8 + Dynamic Workflows

May 28, 2026
  • NEW
    Model:Claude Opus 4.8 available across the app, with sharper judgement, more honesty about its progress, and longer independent work
  • NEW
    Claude Code:Dynamic Workflows research preview runs hundreds of parallel subagents in one session for codebase-scale migrations, capped at 1,000 subagents
  • FEATURE
    Effort Control:New control lets users choose how much computational effort Claude applies, trading speed for depth on all plans
  • FEATURE
    API:Messages API now accepts system entries inside the messages array for mid-task instruction updates without breaking the cache

Compliance API integrations

May 21, 2026
  • NEW
    Compliance:Claude now works with more security and compliance tools via Compliance API integrations for IT and security governance

Claude Design

April 17, 2026
  • NEW
    Labs:New Anthropic Labs product enabling visual collaboration for designs, prototypes, slides, and one-pagers

Claude Opus 4.7

April 16, 2026
  • NEW
    Model:Latest model generally available with improvements in software engineering and complex, long-running coding tasks
  • IMPROVED
    Vision:Enhanced vision capabilities enabling higher resolution image viewing

Claude Cowork GA (Desktop)

April 9, 2026
  • NEW
    macOS / Windows:Claude Cowork is generally available on Claude Desktop for both platforms
  • FEATURE
    Analytics API:Analytics API expansion for engagement and adoption metrics
  • NEW
    Dashboard:Usage analytics dashboard for Team and Enterprise plans
  • FEATURE
    OpenTelemetry:OpenTelemetry support for activity monitoring

Enterprise admin controls

April 9, 2026
  • NEW
    Access:Role-based access controls let admins organize groups and assign custom permissions
  • FEATURE
    Billing:Group spend limit management capabilities
  • FEATURE
    Permissions:Feature restriction by department with flexible adoption scaling

Interactive app connectors (Mobile)

March 25, 2026
  • NEW
    iOS / Android:Pull up live charts, sketch diagrams, and build shareable assets via interactive app connectors

Cowork computer use preview

March 23, 2026
  • NEW
    Computer Use:Computer use research preview available for Pro and Max plan subscribers
  • IMPROVED
    Dispatch:Dispatch improvements enable task automation via computer access

Persistent Cowork agent thread

March 17, 2026
  • NEW
    iOS / Android / Desktop:Persistent agent thread for Pro and Max users to manage tasks in Cowork from mobile or desktop

Inline charts & diagrams

March 12, 2026
  • NEW
    Visualizations:Create custom charts, diagrams, and visualizations inline in responses

Claude for Excel & PowerPoint

March 11, 2026
  • NEW
    Cross-app:Cross-application context sharing between the Excel and PowerPoint add-ins
  • FEATURE
    Skills:Skills support added in both add-ins
  • FEATURE
    LLM Gateway:LLM gateway connectivity for Bedrock, Vertex AI, and Microsoft Foundry users

Memory for all users

March 2, 2026
  • NEW
    Memory:Memory from chat history is now available for all users including free tier subscribers

Cowork task scheduling

February 25, 2026
  • NEW
    Scheduling:Recurring and on-demand task scheduling capabilities in Cowork
  • NEW
    Customize:New Customize section groups skills, plugins, and connectors in one place

Plugin marketplace (Cowork)

February 24, 2026
  • NEW
    Marketplace:Plugin marketplace launch with admin controls for organizational management
  • FEATURE
    Admin:Enable or disable extensions org-wide with allowlist/blocklist configuration

Claude Sonnet 4.6

February 17, 2026
  • NEW
    Model:Most capable Sonnet model with upgrades across coding, computer use, long-context reasoning, and agent planning
  • FEATURE
    Context:1M token context window available in beta

Enterprise Analytics API

February 13, 2026
  • NEW
    API:Programmatic access to usage and engagement data aggregated per organization, with daily snapshots

Self-serve Enterprise plans

February 12, 2026
  • NEW
    Enterprise:Self-serve Enterprise plan purchasing available directly without sales consultation

Claude Opus 4.6

February 5, 2026
  • NEW
    Model:Upgraded frontier model with improved coding capabilities

Claude for PowerPoint

February 5, 2026
  • NEW
    Windows / macOS:New add-in providing Claude integration within PowerPoint

Claude for Excel (Opus 4.6)

February 5, 2026
  • UPDATE
    Excel:Updated to Opus 4.6 with native operations support including pivot table editing and conditional formatting

Cowork research preview (Pro)

January 16, 2026
  • UPDATE
    macOS:Cowork research preview expanded to Pro plan subscribers on Claude Desktop

Claude Code in Team plans

January 16, 2026
  • NEW
    Team:Claude Code access now included with every Team plan standard seat

Opus 4 / 4.1 deprecation

January 16, 2026
  • UPDATE
    Deprecation:Opus 4 and 4.1 model selectors removed from Claude and Claude Code

Cowork on Claude Desktop (Max)

January 12, 2026
  • NEW
    macOS:Research preview launch for Max plan users with direct access to local files and MCP integrations

Health & fitness data (Mobile)

January 12, 2026
  • NEW
    iOS / Android:Health and fitness data integration for analyzing activity patterns, workout trends, and sleep quality
  • UPDATE
    Availability:Limited to US users; Android requires Health Connect and Android 14+

HIPAA-ready Enterprise

January 12, 2026
  • NEW
    Compliance:HIPAA-ready version available for organizations processing protected health information (PHI)

Skills for organizations

December 18, 2025
  • NEW
    Team / Enterprise:Organization-wide skill management for Team and Enterprise plans
  • NEW
    Directory:Partner-built skills directory launched
  • FEATURE
    Open Standard:Agent Skills open standard enabling cross-platform compatibility

Claude in Chrome (Beta)

December 18, 2025
  • NEW
    Browser:Beta expansion to all paid plan subscribers (Pro, Team, Enterprise)
  • FEATURE
    Claude Code:Claude Code integration for terminal-to-browser testing and verification
  • FEATURE
    Desktop:Ability to control browser actions from Claude Desktop
  • FEATURE
    Workflows:Workflow recording capability for task repetition learning
  • FEATURE
    Debugging:Console log access for error identification and debugging

Claude Opus 4.5

November 24, 2025
  • NEW
    Model:Released most powerful frontier model to date at the time

Claude for Excel (Beta)

November 24, 2025
  • NEW
    Windows / macOS:Beta release with support for pivot tables, charts, and file uploads (Max, Team, Enterprise)
  • FEATURE
    Shortcut:Added shortcut for quick Claude app access (ctrl+option+c)

Context window compaction

November 24, 2025
  • NEW
    Context:Context window compaction enables infinite-length conversations and reduces length limit errors via message summarization

Chrome scheduling & planning

November 24, 2025
  • NEW
    Scheduling:Scheduled tasks for recurring browser operations (Max)
  • FEATURE
    Planning:Plan approval workflow with independent execution boundaries
  • FEATURE
    Models:Model selection switching between Haiku, Sonnet, or Opus variants

Memory for Max & Pro

October 23, 2025
  • NEW
    Memory:Memory capabilities accessible for Max plan users with gradual Pro plan rollout

Claude Haiku 4.5

October 15, 2025
  • NEW
    Model:Fastest, most cost-efficient model matching Sonnet 4 performance on coding and agent tasks

Chrome upgrades (Haiku 4.5)

October 15, 2025
  • UPDATE
    Default Model:Default model switched to Haiku 4.5 for faster response times
  • FEATURE
    Uploads:Image upload handling for forms and attachments
  • FEATURE
    Screenshots:Screenshot and highlight capability for precise visual context

Claude Sonnet 4.5

September 29, 2025
  • NEW
    Model:Best model in the world for real-world agents, coding, and computer use at release

File editing for Pro & Mobile

September 29, 2025
  • NEW
    Files:File creation and editing for Pro plan users on web and mobile

Chrome multi-tab & integrations

September 29, 2025
  • UPDATE
    Model:Model upgraded to Sonnet 4.5 for improved reasoning and multi-step workflow reliability
  • FEATURE
    Multi-tab:Multi-tab capability enabling simultaneous work across browser tabs
  • FEATURE
    Apps:Site-specific optimization for Slack, Google Calendar, Gmail, Docs, and GitHub
  • FEATURE
    Notifications:Notification system for permission requests and task completion
  • FEATURE
    Uploads:Image and screenshot upload for precise visual context

Memory for Enterprise

September 18, 2025
  • NEW
    Memory:Memory functionality with memory summary generation for Enterprise plans
  • FEATURE
    Incognito:Incognito chat mode excludes conversations from memory records

Chrome workflow upgrades

September 16, 2025
  • FEATURE
    Background:Long-running workflow capability with background continuation when switching tabs
  • FEATURE
    Slash Commands:Slash command shortcuts for prompt reuse and workflow automation
  • FEATURE
    Prompts:Contextual prompt suggestions based on website context

Memory for Team plans

September 11, 2025
  • NEW
    Memory:Memory capability retains relevant context from your chats for Team plans
  • FEATURE
    Incognito:Incognito chat mode available across free, Pro, Max, and Team plans

Files in Claude apps

September 9, 2025
  • NEW
    Files:Create and edit Excel, PowerPoint, documents, and PDFs directly within the app

Mobile integrations

September 3, 2025
  • NEW
    Maps:Location and maps integration for finding locations
  • NEW
    Calendar:Calendar event drafting capability
  • NEW
    Reminders:Reminder management on iOS

Code Execution Tool (API)

August 27, 2025
  • NEW
    API:Code Execution Tool enables Python code in a secure, sandboxed environment

Claude in Chrome (Experimental)

August 26, 2025
  • NEW
    Browser:Experimental browser extension allowing Claude to read, click, and navigate websites

Desktop extension admin controls

August 21, 2025
  • NEW
    Team / Enterprise:Admin controls for enabling/disabling public desktop extensions and uploading custom extensions

Artifact embed codes

August 21, 2025
  • NEW
    Artifacts:Embed code generation for published artifacts across Free, Pro, and Max plans

Premium seats

August 20, 2025
  • NEW
    Team / Enterprise:Premium seat tier offering increased usage and Claude Code access

Extra usage purchase

August 20, 2025
  • NEW
    Billing:Extra usage purchase option to continue chat and Claude Code after usage limits

Monthly to annual conversion (Team)

August 15, 2025
  • UPDATE
    Billing:Monthly billing conversion option enabling upgrade to annual billing

1M token context (API beta)

August 12, 2025
  • NEW
    API:1M token context window in beta for API organizations at usage tier 4 or with custom rate limits

Past conversation search

August 11, 2025
  • NEW
    Max / Team / Enterprise:Past conversation search enables finer-grained context continuation across topics

Security review in Claude Code

August 6, 2025
  • NEW
    Security:/security-review command for cybersecurity analysis
  • FEATURE
    CI:GitHub Actions integration for automated security reviews

Claude Opus 4.1

August 5, 2025
  • NEW
    Model:Incremental update bringing enhanced performance in reasoning, analysis, and creative tasks

Project permissions & sharing

August 1, 2025
  • NEW
    Team / Enterprise:Project permissions and sharing enabling organization-wide collaboration

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