These are real Claude Cowork use cases from users sharing their experiences on X, blogs, and other platforms, with original source links.
23 cases
Author had Claude organize 611 desktop files (mostly screenshots) accumulated over months, sorted by year and month in 2 minutes
Automatically categorize footage from SD card by camera position and file type, and prepend date to filenames
Auto-organize 611 desktop screenshots into folders by year and month in 2 minutes
Lydia Hallie used Cowork to organize desktop, clean up downloads, and rename files based on content
Lenny Rachitsky had Claude analyze transcripts from his 320 podcast episodes, extracting the 10 most important skills for the AI age in just 15 minutes
Dan Shipper had Claude browse PostHog directly without API or engineering support to query button clicks, returning 4,000 clicks
Organize chaotic receipt/invoice folder into structured CSV and rename files by date-vendor-amount format
Query click data from PostHog without API or engineering support
Dan Shipper had Claude run for 1 hour analyzing his calendar, discovering he had too many standups, 1-on-1s, and 'a suspicious amount of podcast recordings'
Dan Shipper had Cowork analyze a month of calendar to categorize time spent and compare against goals
Auto-analyze project deadlines and calendar to reserve focus work time in optimal slots
Have Claude scan 500+ Markdown files, identify posts mentioning old years, and draft new intros for the top 5 most detailed posts
Scan inbox to identify urgent emails, analyze communication style and draft personalized responses
Vibhu used Claude Cowork to complete 14 job descriptions, Q1 marketing strategy doc, 47 partner emails, and website copy in just 2 hours
Simon Willison had Claude scan 46 draft files, run 44 web searches, to find the most ready-to-publish unpublished blog posts
Raiza Martin shares how she uses Claude Cowork as a research partner, data analyst, and 'second brain'
Simon Willison used Cowork to analyze 46 blog drafts and auto-check publication status
Raiza Martin uses Cowork as a research partner, data analyst, and 'second brain'
Research vacation destinations, compare options and generate detailed travel recommendation reports
Have Claude scan a Next.js project, find all old prices and update them, while ensuring README documentation matches actual file structure
Lydia Hallie uses natural language to execute ffmpeg video processing without coding experience
John Wittle's mother successfully uses Cowork, demonstrating the tool's accessibility for non-technical users
Auto-navigate to subscription service websites and complete cancellation processes
