Granola
Granola is an AI notepad from Granola, Inc. that transcribes meetings from your computer's audio and combines the transcript with your own rough notes into a clean summary. No bot joins the call, and audio is not saved. It runs on macOS, Windows, iOS and Android, and suits people in back-to-back meetings.
Quick facts
Best for
- People in back-to-back meetings
- Sales and product teams
- Anyone who dislikes meeting bots
Key features
Listens through your microphone and system audio, so it works with Zoom, Google Meet, Teams and any app that plays sound.
Type sparse notes during the call and Granola expands them with details from the transcript once the meeting ends.
Ask questions within one meeting or across many, and run Recipes, prompts that combine with your notes and can be shared with colleagues.
Syncs with your calendar and prepares a Brief before external meetings covering attendees, past discussions and open points.
Organize notes in folders shared with teammates and apply customized templates to shape how summaries are written.
Business connects Attio, Notion, Slack, HubSpot, Affinity and Zapier and adds API access and MCP integration for other apps.
Use cases
- Take quick shorthand during an investor call and get a structured summary with next steps afterwards.
- Review a Brief on a client's last three conversations before joining a renewal meeting.
- Capture an in-person meeting on your iPhone or Android phone and share the notes with your team.
- Push account notes into HubSpot or Attio after sales calls on the Business plan.
Pricing
Current deals
What is Granola?
Granola works like a notepad that listens. You open it when a meeting starts, jot down whatever matters to you, and after the call it merges those notes with the transcript into a tidy document. Nothing appears in the participant list, and an optional feature can send participants an automated consent message when a meeting starts.
What stands out
- The notes read like yours, because your own jottings steer what the AI keeps.
- Chat and Recipes turn a pile of meetings into answers, such as the open action items across a week.
- New companion apps extend it beyond the desktop, including mobile phone calls and an Apple Watch app.
Limitations
- Granola cannot transcribe pre-recorded files, and it can’t isolate audio from a single app.
- Without a bot, speaker names are missing on many platforms.
- Consent is your responsibility: Granola recommends asking permission, and org-wide notification that the app is in use is an Enterprise control.
- Basic hides notes older than 30 days, and monthly billing is the only option below Enterprise.
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