Granola

Granola is an AI meeting notepad designed for product and sales teams, selected by Time magazine as one of the best AI note-taking tools. Unlike other meeting tools, Granola doesn't require a bot to join your video calls — it transcribes your computer's audio output directly, completely invisible to other participants. After the meeting, Granola combines your raw in-meeting notes with the full transcript and uses AI to generate structured, professional meeting notes. It supports custom templates (customer discovery, 1-on-1, user interviews, pitch, standup), built-in AI chat across meetings, and deep integrations with Notion, Slack, HubSpot, Attio, Affinity, and Zapier.

Bot-Free Audio Transcription

Granola transcribes your computer's audio output directly — no bot joins your Zoom, Google Meet, or Teams calls. Other participants receive no notifications, making it ideal for sensitive meetings like client calls and investor conversations.

AI Note Enhancement

Just jot down keywords and key points during the meeting. Afterward, Granola automatically combines your raw notes with the full transcript to generate complete, well-structured meeting notes — preserving your insights while filling in the details.

Custom Meeting Templates

Pre-built templates for customer discovery, 1-on-1s, user interviews, pitch meetings, standups, and more. Create custom templates to ensure every meeting type follows your team's format.

Cross-Meeting AI Chat

Built-in AI chat lets you ask questions about individual meetings (e.g., "list action items," "write a follow-up email") or analyze across multiple meetings (e.g., "what pain points has this customer mentioned?").

Shared Folders & Team Collaboration

Create shared folders so team members can access and search meeting notes from shared meetings, building a collective knowledge base.

Multi-Language Support

Supports transcription and note generation in multiple languages, suitable for international teams.

Rich Third-Party Integrations

Business plan includes deep integrations with Attio, Notion, Slack, HubSpot, Affinity, Zapier, and MCP integration to access Granola data across all your apps.

1. Visit Granola's website to download the macOS app and create an account.
2. After installation, Granola automatically detects meetings from your calendar.
3. Before a meeting starts, open it in Granola and select an appropriate note template.
4. During the meeting, jot down keywords, key points, and thoughts in Granola — no need for complete notes.
5. After the meeting, Granola automatically combines your notes with the transcript to generate AI-enhanced meeting notes.
6. Use AI chat to extract action items, draft follow-up emails, or analyze across meetings.
7. Use integrations to automatically sync meeting notes to Notion, HubSpot, and other tools.

Invisible Transcription

No bot joins the meeting, so participants receive no recording notifications — ideal for sensitive client meetings, investor conversations, and other scenarios requiring discretion.

Human Notes + AI Transcription

The unique "your notes + transcript" enhancement model preserves your subjective judgment and highlights while AI fills in the complete meeting content — more valuable than pure AI transcription.

Cross-Meeting Knowledge Building

AI chat across multiple meetings helps teams extract insights from historical meetings and build complete knowledge maps for clients and projects.

Deep Tool Integrations

Deep integrations with Notion, Slack, HubSpot, and Attio automatically flow meeting notes into your workflow, eliminating manual data entry.

Fully Functional Free Tier

The Basic free plan includes core AI meeting note features, suitable for individual users long-term without needing to pay immediately.

See pricing page for current rates.

• Official website: www.granola.ai
• Help documentation: Visit the Help link at the bottom of the official website
• Business/Enterprise plans receive priority support
• Recognition: Selected by Time magazine as one of the best AI note-taking tools

Download

• macOS App: Visit Granola's official website to download the latest version

Granola currently provides a macOS desktop app. Visit the official website for the latest download links and platform support.

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