What is Granola?
Granola is an AI meeting notepad for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that transcribes calls from your device audio instead of sending a bot into the meeting. You jot rough notes, and it enhances them into structured summaries with action items. It is built for people in back-to-back meetings.
Most AI note takers join calls as a visible bot, which can make guests uneasy and fails on apps it does not support. This notepad records your computer audio locally, so it works with Zoom, Google Meet, Teams and any other meeting app without joining. Your own jotted notes steer the summary, and a calendar-synced Brief preps you before external meetings.
Main Features
- Transcribes meetings from your computer audio, so no bot joins the call.
- Works with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and other meeting apps.
- Enhances your rough notes into structured summaries using the meeting transcript.
- Syncs with your calendar and prepares a Brief before external meetings on the Business plan.
- AI chat answers questions within one meeting or across your meeting history.
- Drafts follow-up emails and lists action items when the meeting ends.
- Connects to Notion, HubSpot, Attio, Affinity, Zapier and Slack, with MCP and API access.
- Deletes audio after transcription and is SOC 2 Type II certified.
How to Get Started with Granola
- Download the desktop app for Mac or Windows from granola.ai and sign in.
- Connect your calendar so upcoming meetings appear in the app.
- Open a note when a call starts and type as much or as little as you like.
- When the meeting ends, click to enhance notes, then share them or ask the AI chat for follow-ups.
Granola Pricing
Basic is $0 per user per month with AI notes and 30 days of meeting history. Business is $14 per user per month with unlimited history, integrations and API access, and Enterprise is $35 per user per month with SSO and admin controls.
Who Should Use It?
- Founders and executives who spend most of the day in meetings.
- Sales and customer success reps logging calls to HubSpot or Attio.
- Investors taking notes across many founder calls.
- Consultants who want notes without a recording bot in client meetings.
- Teams sharing meeting notes in common folders and Slack.
Granola Alternatives
- Reflect: a general note app rather than a meeting capture tool
- Loom: replaces meetings with recorded video updates
- Lindy AI: broader AI assistant that also automates follow-up tasks
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Granola join my meetings as a bot?
No. It captures audio from your own device, so nothing joins the call and other participants see no extra attendee. Settings let you notify people that you are using it, and Enterprise admins can enforce that notice.
Is Granola free?
The Basic plan costs nothing and includes AI meeting notes, templates, shared folders and chat, but keeps only 30 days of history. Unlimited history, integrations and pre-meeting briefs start at $14 per user per month.
Does Granola train AI on my meetings?
You can opt out of model training at any time, audio is deleted after transcription, and the company is SOC 2 Type II certified. Enterprise adds workspace-wide opt-out, SSO and HIPAA-compliant workspaces.