Granola is a bot-free AI meeting notepad for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android. Free plan available, paid plans from $14 per user per month.
Researched and fact-checked by Bartu Cavusoglu · Updated October 26, 2026
Granola is an AI notepad built for people who spend their day in back-to-back meetings. Instead of sending a recording bot into the call, it uses the audio from your computer to transcribe the conversation in the background. Once the meeting ends, it turns your own rough notes into a structured, readable summary. It is available for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.
The product is positioned as a notepad rather than a conventional notetaker. You can type as much or as little as you like during the call, and Granola uses meeting context to write notes that are personal to you. Beyond notes, it offers AI chat across your meeting history, pre-meeting briefs, follow-up drafts and an Apple Watch app.
Granola connects to your calendar and detects upcoming meetings. Before an external meeting, it prepares a Brief covering who is attending, what you discussed last time and what matters now. During the call it transcribes in the background while you take notes, and it works with Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Huddles and in-person conversations, so no bot or extra integration needs to be set up.
When the meeting ends, the notes are enhanced and action items and follow-ups are ready. From there you can ask questions in chat, list actions, write a follow-up email or draft a project plan. Notes are private by default and can be shared when you choose. Granola states that audio is deleted after transcription and that recordings are not stored.
The core feature is bot-free capture with enhanced notes. Speaker tagging, customized note templates, multi-language support and Recipes are included on every plan, as are the desktop, iOS, Android and Apple Watch apps. Shared folders and a Slack integration are also part of the free Basic plan, so basic collaboration does not require a paid upgrade.
Paid tiers add pre-meeting briefs, follow-up emails, a workspace-wide dictionary, unlimited history and model selection for AI chat. The Granola MCP connector lets AI apps such as Claude and ChatGPT read your meeting notes, which removes the need to copy transcripts between tools. Business adds API access, and Enterprise adds SSO, SCIM provisioning, an Audit API and HIPAA-compliant workspaces.
Granola is an AI notepad for meetings. It transcribes through your computer audio without a bot, then enhances your notes into structured summaries with action items. It is available for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.
Basic is free, Business is $14 per user per month and Enterprise is $35 per user per month. Basic limits meeting history to 30 days, while Business and Enterprise offer unlimited history.
Yes. The Basic plan is $0 per user per month and includes AI meeting notes, AI chat, shared folders, templates and multi-language support. Notes older than 30 days require an upgrade.
No. Granola uses your computer audio to transcribe in the background, so it does not invite a bot. It works with Zoom, Google Meet, Teams and other meeting apps.
Direct integrations include Slack, Notion, HubSpot, Attio, Affinity, Gmail, Google Calendar and Outlook. Zapier connects many more tools, and the MCP connector links AI apps like Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Gemini.
Granola states that it is SOC 2 Type II certified, deletes audio after transcription and does not allow third parties to train on your data. Enterprise adds SSO, SCIM, an Audit API and HIPAA-compliant workspaces.
It suits people in many meetings, such as product managers, UX researchers, sales teams and leaders. Business is aimed at individuals and small teams, and Enterprise at larger companies.
Yes. The iPhone and Android apps capture walking meetings, conferences and coffee catchups, and there is also an Apple Watch app.