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Apr 28, 2026
By Teun
Anthropic adds Claude connectors for creative software workflows
Anthropic is releasing new connectors that let Claude work with creative tools from Blender, Autodesk, Adobe, Ableton, Splice, SketchUp, Resolume, and Affinity by Canva. The company says the aim is to speed up ideation, automate repetitive work, and help creatives move between apps more easily.
Anthropic is expanding Claude into creative software with a new set of connectors built alongside partners including Blender, Autodesk, Adobe, Ableton, and Splice. The company said the goal is to help creative professionals work faster, take on larger projects, and reduce repetitive manual tasks without replacing taste or imagination.
The connectors let Claude access external tools directly. Anthropic said Ableton integration grounds answers in official documentation for Live and Push, while Adobe support is designed to help users bring images, video, and designs to life across more than 50 tools in Creative Cloud, including Photoshop, Premiere, and Express.
Other connectors target more specialized workflows. Affinity by Canva automates production work such as batch image adjustments, layer renaming, and file export, and can generate custom features inside the app. Autodesk Fusion lets users with a Fusion subscription create and modify 3D models through conversation with Claude.
Blender is also getting an MCP connector, which the company said gives users a natural-language interface to its Python API. That can help artists inspect and debug Blender scenes, build scripts to apply changes across objects, and access documentation more easily. Anthropic said it has also joined the Blender Development Fund as a patron to support the project’s Python API work.
The Blender connector is based on MCP, or Model Context Protocol, which means it is not limited to Claude. Anthropic said that makes the integration accessible to other large language models as well, aligning with Blender’s focus on open source and interoperability.
For live performance and audio production, Resolume Arena and Resolume Wire let VJs and visual artists control Arena, Avenue, and Wire in real time using natural language. Splice integration allows music producers to search its catalog of royalty-free samples from within Claude, according to Anthropic.
SketchUp users can also describe a room, piece of furniture, or site concept in conversation with Claude and then open the result in SketchUp for further refinement. Anthropic said that approach is meant to turn early ideas into a starting point for 3D modeling rather than a finished design.
The company also outlined several broader ways Claude can be used in creative work. It can act as an on-demand tutor for complex software, explain techniques, and walk users through unfamiliar features. Claude Code can write scripts, plugins, and generative systems, while Claude can also translate formats, restructure data, and keep assets in sync across multi-app pipelines.
Anthropic said Claude Design, a new product from Anthropic Labs, is aimed at exploring ideas for software experiences and exporting them to other tools, starting with Canva. The company also said Claude can handle multi-step production work such as batch processing assets, setting up scaffolding, and applying procedural changes across a scene.
Anthropic said the first schools in a new education program are Rhode Island School of Design, Ringling College of Art and Design, and Goldsmiths, University of London. Students and faculty there will get access to Claude and the new connectors, and their feedback will help shape future work on creative tools.
