Granola
Granola captures meeting audio and turns user notes and meeting context into enhanced notes, action items, and follow-ups. It is for professionals with frequent online or in-person meetings who want meeting context before and after calls without a bot joining.
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Who it's for
- Professionals with back-to-back online meetings who want notes and action items without a meeting bot joining calls.
- Sales teams preparing for external meetings who want calendar-based briefs with prior discussion and attendee context.
- People using iPhone or Android to capture phone calls or in-person conversations such as walking meetings and coffee catchups.
Not the right fit if…
- Free users who need to view and work with notes older than 30 days: the site says an upgrade is required for those notes.
How it fits your workflow
Download the app for macOS, Windows, iOS, or Android. Granola can sync with a calendar to detect upcoming meetings and prepare briefs for external meetings, including attendees and previous discussion.
During a meeting, Granola captures computer audio without joining as a bot. Users can write their own notes while Granola uses the meeting context to enhance them.
After the meeting, review notes and action items, ask Granola Chat questions, or draft follow-ups. Notes can be searched, polished, analyzed, and shared if the user chooses.
Pricing
Free: Unlimited meeting notes are available for free. Viewing and working with notes older than 30 days requires an upgrade; upgrade pricing is not stated on the supplied page content.
Free
Free
- · Unlimited meeting notes
- · Upgrade required to view and work with notes older than 30 days
Prices checked on Oct 16, 2026 from the vendor's site. They can change; confirm before you buy.
Key features
- Bot-free meeting capture
- Granola transcribes in the background using computer audio, so it does not join meetings as a bot.
- AI-enhanced notes
- Users can take their own notes during a meeting, and Granola uses the meeting context to turn them into clear notes personalized to the user.
- Meeting briefs
- Calendar sync helps prepare a brief before external meetings, including attendees, prior discussion, and relevant context.
- Post-meeting actions
- Notes and action items are ready after the meeting, and Granola can help draft follow-up emails and project plans.
- Granola Chat
- Users can ask questions about their meeting notes and use meeting context in their work.
- Mobile and in-person capture
- The iPhone and Android apps support notes for phone calls, walking meetings, conferences, and coffee catchups.
Works with
- Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams
- Calendar
- Granola MCP Connector
Limitations to know
- Free users can take unlimited notes, but must upgrade to view and work with notes older than 30 days.
- The supplied page content does not state the price of the upgrade.
Alternatives to consider
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Meetnote
Choose it if you want a Chrome extension and web workspace with speaker-labeled transcripts; Granola describes downloadable apps for macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android.
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Sorinai
Choose it if you need existing note templates and recurring-theme extraction; Granola emphasizes calendar briefs, meeting chat, and notes across desktop and mobile apps.
Getting started
- Download Granola for macOS, Windows, iOS, or Android.
- Sync your calendar to enable meeting detection and briefs for external meetings.
- Start a meeting and take as many or as few personal notes as you like.
- Review the enhanced notes and action items after the meeting.