Claude Can Now Use Your Computer in the Background via Cowork and Claude Code
ClaudeOfficial · reddit · 2026-09-03
Anthropic announced that Claude can now use your computer in the background: hand it a desktop task in Claude Cowork or Claude Code and it clicks, types, and opens apps like a human while you keep working in another window.
Key points:
- Beta now live in the macOS Claude Desktop app for Pro and Max subscribers
- Enable via Settings → General → Computer use; already on for prior computer-use users
- Claude asks permission before first use of each app; sensitive apps can be blocked in advance
- Official safety guide published alongside the launch
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