Granola

AI notepad that writes clear meeting notes without a bot joining your call

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Granola is an AI notepad for back-to-back meetings that transcribes your computer audio in the background — no meeting bot joins the call. It preps briefs from your calendar, turns rough notes into clear notes and action items, and answers questions across meetings with Granola Chat.

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Updated

2026-10-21

Platforms

macOS / Windows / iOS / Android

Freemium

Freemium: Basic is free to start with AI meeting notes, AI chat, and personal notes from the last 30 days. Business adds unlimited notes and history, advanced integrations (Attio, Notion, HubSpot, Affinity, Zapier), MCP, and API access. Enterprise adds SSO, enterprise-grade security, and admin controls. Per-user pricing amounts are not listed on the pricing page; confirm current prices on the official site.

* Pricing is for reference only; see the official site for current pricing.

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Granola Key Features

Bot-free Transcription
Granola transcribes your computer audio in the background, works with Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, and in-person conversations.
Meeting Briefs
Syncs with your calendar and preps a brief before every external meeting: attendees, history, and what matters now.
Action Items
Post-meeting admin is ready the moment the meeting ends, so you can move things forward.
MCP Connector
Ask questions across meetings and connect Granola so your AI apps are aware of your meeting notes.

Granola Best For

Founders and executives

Stay present in back-to-back meetings while notes, briefs, and follow-ups handle themselves.

Sales and account managers

Capture every customer call with meeting context and pick up each deal where it left off.

Product managers

Keep user research and team syncs searchable, and feed notes into other AI apps via MCP.

Pros

No meeting bot joins the call, so meetings feel natural and private
Works with every meeting app plus in-person and mobile notes
Free tier covers unlimited meeting notes with 30-day history
MCP and API connect meeting notes to the rest of your AI stack

Considerations

Full note history beyond 30 days requires a paid plan
Advanced integrations and API access are gated to Business
SSO and enterprise controls only appear in the Enterprise tier

Granola Quick Start and Practical Tips

Quick start

1
Connect your calendar first and let it prepare the brief before the meeting, so you start from context instead of a blank note.
2
Type a few rough notes during the call rather than relying on transcription alone: marking the moments that matter is what turns a transcript into usable notes.
3
End each meeting by skimming the action items and assigning owners immediately, while you still remember who agreed to what.

Pro tip

The transcript is not the deliverable, the action items are. Keep a consistent convention for how you flag decisions during a call, because that signal is what later note generation and cross-meeting search rely on. Since no bot joins the call, remember it records computer audio: check once per device that the right output is being captured, especially on hybrid calls with external speakers.