Granola

What is Granola?

Granola is an AI note-taking application that transcribes and structures meeting notes directly from a user's computer microphone, without requiring a meeting bot to join calls. Built for professionals managing back-to-back meetings, it operates locally on macOS and across all platforms, capturing audio directly from the user's system rather than through participant-facing software.

The tool functions as an AI-enhanced notepad that combines manual note-taking with automatic transcription and post-meeting enhancement. Users write notes during meetings as they normally would, and Granola simultaneously transcribes the meeting audio. Once the meeting ends, the application uses AI models to structure, summarize, and extract actionable insights from the combined notes and transcript. Granola includes customizable templates for common meeting types—customer discovery calls, user interviews, one-on-ones, and standups—allowing teams to standardize note formats. The chat feature provides context-aware assistance, accessing information from notes already captured to help with follow-up tasks like drafting emails, listing action items, identifying objections, and generating summaries or blog posts.

The platform integrates with Slack and Notion, supporting one-way and two-way data sharing depending on organizational requirements. A mobile app for iPhone enables note-taking during phone calls and on-the-go meetings. Granola operates on a subscription pricing model, positioning itself as a lower-cost alternative to competitors like Tuesday.ai, with enterprise adoption from product teams and venture capital firms.

The company raised $125 million in funding and maintains offices in San Francisco and Austin. Security and compliance are core features, addressing enterprise requirements for secure information handling. The application's design philosophy emphasizes ease of use for non-technical team members, contrasting with tools requiring manual data input or technical