Granola is a bot-free AI meeting notepad, positioned as an AI note-taking tool for back-to-back meeting scenarios. It provides notes, action items, and meeting memory features, and works without a meeting bot joining.
[Main Capabilities] Granola records calls by capturing device audio rather than inviting a bot to join the meeting, so no bot appears in the participant list. It supports macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, and can also be used on Apple Watch. According to the official description, it works with Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, and almost all other meeting apps, and is also suitable for in-person meetings, walking meetings, conference events, and coffee meetups, among other scenarios.
Before a meeting, Granola can sync calendars and automatically detect upcoming meetings, preparing a Brief for each external meeting that includes participants, what was discussed last time, and what is important now.
During a meeting, users do not have to choose between listening and taking notes, and can record as much or as little as they want on demand; Granola uses the meeting context to generate clear, personalized notes. It is private by default, and users can choose to share.
After a meeting, notes, action items, and follow-ups are ready as soon as the meeting ends. Users can also ask their meeting records questions in natural language, such as "What did I commit to in meetings this week?"
In addition, Granola provides an MCP Connector, which users can connect in just a few clicks, allowing AI apps to be aware of meeting notes, so work can move forward based on meeting content without having to copy and paste meeting transcripts into AI tools.
[How to Use and Platforms] Users can use Granola on macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android, and the official description also mentions Apple Watch. It works through device audio and does not invite a bot to join. Calendar integration can automatically detect meetings, and capture can be started with one click. Notes are private by default, searchable, polishable, analyzable, and can be sent as needed.
[Pricing] Official information shows: the free plan allows unlimited meeting note recording, upgrading lets users view and work with notes older than 30 days; the Business version is $14 per user per month.
[Limitations] More detailed technical limitations, privacy compliance explanations, language support scope, or refund policies are not provided in the user data, and are not available at this time.
