Granola

Granola is an AI notepad for meetings that captures computer audio locally instead of joining calls as a meeting bot. It combines the transcript with the rough notes you type, then produces editable, structured notes, summaries, action items, and searchable context. Granola runs on macOS, Windows, iOS and Android, with an Apple Watch app, works across meeting platforms, with private-by-default notes.

✨ Key Features

• Bot-free local capture — Manually start Granola to capture microphone and system audio from Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Slack huddles, phone calls, or other audio played through the device.
• Human-guided AI enhancement — Type rough bullets during a meeting or leave the notepad blank; after the call, Granola uses the transcript, calendar context, and your notes to create structured documentation.
• Live transcription — View, pause, resume, copy, delete, and search transcript chunks while a meeting is in progress; desktop transcription shows “Me” and “Them” rather than live speaker diarization.
• AI notes and summaries — Generate recaps, key points, decisions, and next steps, then edit the enhanced notes before sharing.
• Granola Chat — Ask questions about a note or meeting, investigate the source behind a generated point, and request a different organization or level of detail.
• Templates and formatting — Use built-in or custom templates, headings, bullets, and profile settings to shape recurring notes for sales, research, recruiting, or internal meetings.
• Meeting knowledge search — Search past notes and transcripts, retrieve relevant quotes, and use context from earlier conversations when preparing for a follow-up.
• AI and workflow connections — Send notes to Notion, Slack, HubSpot, Affinity, Attio, Zapier, ChatGPT, or Claude where supported; MCP/API options make meeting data available to connected agents.
• Sharing and privacy controls — Notes are private by default and can be shared selectively; Granola does not store meeting audio after transcription, but users remain responsible for participant consent.

💳 Pricing

• Basic — $0/user/month — AI notes, 30-day meeting history, AI chat, shared folders, templates and languages. Slack is included; MCP accesses personal notes from the last 30 days.
• Business — $14/user/month as displayed — Unlimited notes and history, advanced AI, expanded CRM/workflow integrations, centralized billing, API access and MCP for personal plus public workspace notes.
• Enterprise — $35/user/month as displayed — Organization controls, workspace-wide retention/auto-deletion and integration administration; confirm contract and billing conditions.
• Retention — Audio is deleted after transcription. Transcript retention and auto-deletion are configurable per user on Basic/Business and by workspace administrators on Enterprise. Notes and transcript availability depend on plan, deletion and applicable policies; it is not an unconditional promise to keep everything until manually deleted.

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🎯 Use Cases

• Sales and customer calls — Capture the conversation without adding a bot, guide the output with rough notes, and send follow-up context to a CRM.
• Product and user research — Mark important observations, retrieve supporting quotes, and turn interviews into structured notes.
• Hiring and reference calls — Keep attention on the conversation while creating a repeatable template for evidence and next steps.
• Remote team meetings — Share editable recaps and action items while keeping personal notes private until you choose to share them.
• Executive or investor conversations — Preserve nuanced context and ask follow-up questions across the meeting record.
• AI knowledge workflows — Let connected AI tools search meeting history or use exported notes to draft briefs, plans, and updates.
• In-person and phone conversations — Use the iOS or Android app to transcribe supported conversations without relying on a video-conferencing bot.