Granola
The AI notepad for back-to-back meetings, without a meeting bot
1/4Granola is an AI notepad for meetings that transcribes your computer's audio rather than sending a bot to join the call, then expands the few words you type during the conversation into structured notes with action items and follow-ups. It is built for people in back-to-back meetings, and works alongside Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and in-person conversations rather than replacing them. It syncs with Google Calendar and Outlook to detect upcoming meetings and prepare a brief beforehand, and connects to tools including Slack, Notion, HubSpot, Salesforce, Attio, Affinity, Linear, Jira and Zapier, with an MCP connector and API access on paid plans.
- Transcribes your computer's audio, so no bot joins the call
- Works with Zoom, Google Meet, Teams and other meeting apps
- Expands the few words you type in a call into structured notes
- Syncs your calendar and writes a brief before external meetings
- Notes, action items and follow-ups ready when the meeting ends
- Ask Granola answers questions across a meeting or a whole folder
- Shared folders, custom note templates and multi-language support
- iPhone, Android and Apple Watch apps for in-person meetings
Based on what people have said
Every answer links back to the mentions it came fromHow does Granola function during meetings?
Users describe Granola as a tool that runs in the background to record and transcribe meetings, allowing for aided note-taking. It is designed to help users take basic notes during a conversation, which the software then augments shortly after the meeting concludes. Additionally, users can ask the tool real-time questions and request recaps while the meeting is in progress.
3 mentions · @happy_scribe · r/PLAUDAI · @rubenhassid · Aug 2026
How do users feel about Granola compared to other meeting tools?
Opinions are mixed. Some users find Granola to be superior to alternatives like Microsoft Copilot, Zoom, or Google Meet. Others express a preference for different hardware or software solutions, such as Plaud for hands-free recording or Wispr Notes for tool consolidation.
4 mentions · r/projectmanagement · r/PLAUDAI · @cplangfo · Aug 2026
What is the pricing structure for Granola?
Several users note that the free tier is generous, though a paid subscription is required for advanced features such as the MCP integration.
2 mentions · r/ObsidianMD · r/PLAUDAI · Aug 2026
How can Granola be integrated into a broader workflow?
Users report incorporating Granola into larger setups by exporting transcripts or notes into other platforms. Examples include feeding meeting data into Claude for analysis or syncing information into CRM systems like HubSpot.
2 mentions · r/projectmanagement · r/CustomerSuccess · Aug 2026
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What people are saying about Granola
45% positive“I love Granola (no shade at them directly) but I'm old enough to remember the story of https://Boo.com during the dot com boom + the lavish spending. See book here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Boo-Hoo-Dot-Com-Story/dp/0099418371.”
“I suppose any note taking tool with AI meeting notes + Vector search such as Notion or AppFlowy could be used as a Granola alternative. Maybe the cost would differ but you will get more features as well.”
“A few of us independently started using Granola, and it is very nice. We have also created three private accounts containing notes from the same company meetings.”
“I have tried a few AI meeting tools so far, Granola, Otter, and others, and none of them really worked for me. I also tried letting a bot join online meetings, but when an NDA is involved some clients don't really like that.”
“Very useful insight from a portfolio founder: VCs are using Granola and feeding notes into a poorly prompted version of Claude to evaluate and pick apart what founders are saying mid-pitch. The frustrating thing is that AI tends toward groupthink...so "trends" on the internet”
“Do you love @meetgranola for taking meeting notes? Me too!”
“Jev + Granola + ThruWire ... mind blown”
“Granola's been solid for me. Notes and action items show up on their own after the call.”
“I'm ready to move off Granola to a video notes taker, but it seems like none of them will pass the video over API.”
“We paired it with this app, Kalypta, which makes you unintelligible to AI notetakers like Granola and Wisprflow.”
“I’m not too familiar with addys or granola.”
“botless tools like addys ai or granola feel safer and i might give them a try but not sure yet.”
“Beats Granola for me, and Granola is already very good.”
“Granola works really well.”
“Similar to apps like Granola, this feature brings ambient AI intelligence into”
“We’ve recently started using Granola for transcription. I was skeptical at first but now I find it extremely useful - with the caveat you have to double check ALL notes after meetings as it does misattribute at times or just plain get things wrong.”
“honest question - what's the one thing that keeps you paying for otter/fireflies/granola instead of using something free and local?”
“I installed granola on my phone and add my phone to the meeting with audio on.”
“Google meet, zoom, granola, gong? Or something else? I want to go check through my calls now”
“Install it on a personal machine and start it up for every meeting? I believe Granola just uses mic input to transcribe”
“One of my jobs don’t let me install Granola in their computer. Has anyone worked out a way to still use Granola if you can’t install this app on company device?”
“We keep getting requests for note taking Ai (granola or otter like apps), but none of the current service offerings meet our compliance requirements.”
“Meeting notes are similar. Otter, Notta, Granola on the software side. Plaud, Sony, Zoom etc.”
“Granola + obsidian seems to be the right way of doing this. Currently still just using granola and Claude”
“I just use granola.”