Granola

Granola is an AI-powered meeting notes tool built for a discreet use case: it listens to your computer's audio without joining the call as a visible bot. You jot down a few rough notes, and Granola combines them with the transcript to produce a clear summary.

What is Granola for?

During the meeting, you jot down whatever matters; afterward, Granola merges those notes with the audio transcript to generate a structured summary, action items, and decisions. You can then query your meetings via chat, apply summary templates, and share the result. Since it captures audio locally without a bot in the call, it works with any video conferencing software and stays discreet in front of participants.

Granola or a classic notetaker?

Compared to assistants that drop a visible bot into the meeting, Granola is more low-key and respects the flow of the conversation. It bets on the quality of the summary built from your own notes, where others settle for a raw transcript. It integrates with Notion, Slack, and CRMs to distribute summaries.

What are the limits of Granola?

The free plan caps how far back you can browse meeting history. The tool processes audio in the cloud, which can be a concern for very sensitive conversations, and mobile availability remains more limited than on desktop.