The problem

You're working on a document, an email, or a to-do list, and you want Claude's help — but switching apps means losing sight of the thing you're actually working on. Flip back and forth enough times and you lose your place, or forget exactly what you were about to ask.

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People assume a tablet is too small for "real" multitasking, so they just tab-switch and hope for the best.

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The solution

Most tablets let you snap two apps side by side on screen at once — this is a feature of the tablet's operating system, not something Claude adds. Put your notes app, browser, or document on one side and Claude on the other, and reference one while typing in the other without switching screens.

Great pairings:

• Notes app + Claude, to turn rough notes into something polished
• Browser with a source article + Claude, to summarize or ask questions about it
• Email draft + Claude, to get suggestions while you keep editing

How it looks on a tablet

1. Open Claude, then open your second app (notes, browser, docs)
2. Use your tablet's split-screen or multitasking gesture (usually a swipe up and hold, or a drag-to-edge motion — varies by device)
3. Resize the divider so both apps are comfortably readable, then work across both at once

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Example: Keep a messy notes app open on one side, and ask Claude in the other side to "turn this into three clear bullet points" — read, copy, paste, done, no app-switching.

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The trick

Exact split-screen steps vary by tablet brand and OS version — check your device's multitasking settings if the gesture above doesn't match. Once it's set up the first time, it becomes muscle memory.

The takeaway

You don't need a laptop to work "with" Claude instead of just "in" Claude — your tablet already supports it.

🔗 More free-plan tablet workflows in this series on claude.free.tips