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Granola

AI meeting notepad that enhances your notes without a meeting bot

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4.6(1,089 reviews)
freemiumFree plan (25 meetings). Pro $18/mo, Business $25/user/mo.View full pricing →

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About Granola

Granola is an AI meeting notepad for Mac that listens to your meetings in the background and enhances your rough notes with full context, follow-up actions, and summaries using AI — without a meeting bot joining the call. It works with any conferencing tool by capturing system audio directly.

Key Features

No meeting bot — captures system audio directly
AI enhancement of rough notes with full context
Automatic action items and follow-up extraction
Meeting summary templates (standup, 1:1, sales call)
Integrations with Notion, Linear, Slack
Works with Zoom, Meet, Teams, Loom, any app
Searchable meeting history
Private — audio processed locally by default

Granola Pros & Cons

Pros

  • +No awkward bot joining the call — invisible to other participants
  • +Enhances YOUR notes rather than replacing them — hybrid approach
  • +Works with every conferencing tool via system audio
  • +Privacy-first: no cloud recording required
  • +Action item extraction is accurate and immediately useful

⚠️ Cons

  • Mac only — no Windows version
  • Requires system audio permission to work
  • No live transcription view during the meeting
  • Less useful if you take zero notes manually

Who Is Granola Best For?

👤Executives and managers who take rough notes in meetings
👤Sales teams needing CRM-ready follow-up summaries
👤Consultants with confidential client meetings (no bot policy)
👤Mac users wanting privacy-first meeting notes

Granola Use Cases

💡Confidential Client Meetings

A management consultant works with clients who have no-bot policies on calls. Using Granola, they take rough notes during client calls while the AI captures the full context via system audio. After each meeting, Granola delivers a polished summary with action items — helping the consultant appear fully engaged while still capturing everything.

💡Sales Call Documentation

A sales rep uses Granola to document discovery calls. After each call, the AI identifies follow-up actions (send pricing, schedule demo, connect on LinkedIn) and formats them into a CRM note ready to paste into Salesforce. Their follow-up response time drops from 2 hours to 10 minutes.

💡Engineering Standups and Sprint Reviews

An engineering manager uses Granola for all sprint ceremonies. The AI generates structured standup summaries (blockers, progress, next steps per developer) and sprint retrospective notes in the team's preferred format, which are automatically shared in the team Slack channel after the meeting ends.

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meeting notesai notesmacmeeting assistanttranscriptionfollow-upsno bot
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