Overview

Granola AI — AI that improves your meeting notes

Granola is a macOS AI notepad designed for meetings. Take rough notes during a call, and Granola automatically enhances them into comprehensive, structured notes using meeting audio. Works with any video conferencing tool.

Any meeting tool compatible

Sparse note enhancement

AI-generated meeting summary

Custom summary templates

Features & capabilities

Everything it does, in plain English.

FeatureAny meeting tool compatibleIncluded

FeatureSparse note enhancementIncluded

FeatureAI-generated meeting summaryIncluded

FeatureCustom summary templatesIncluded

FeatureWorks offline for notesIncluded

PlatformsmacOS

The honest take

Where it shines, where it stumbles.

✓ Pros

✓Works with any meeting tool
✓Natural note-taking feel
✓Excellent output quality

! Watch-outs

!macOS only
!Subscription required for AI features

Who it's for

Where Granola AI pays for itself fast.

— Use case

Meeting documentation

— Use case

Client call follow-ups

— Use case

Interview notes

Community reviews

Share your take on Granola AI

3.8

★★★★★

24 reviews

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Sofia P. ✓ Verified

Engineering Manager · GitHub

★★★★★

1 months ago

Disappointing experience

Had high hopes, fell short. The ROI was clear within the first week of using it. The outputs require minimal editing — saves so much back-and-forth. Occasional slowdowns during peak hours.

Nathan J. ✓ Verified

Consultant

★★★★★

8 months ago

Happy with my subscription

Genuinely useful — glad I tried it. The output quality surprised me — it actually sounds human. I've recommended this to at least 10 colleagues already. The collaboration features are genuinely well thought-out. Some features feel half-baked — hopefully they'll improve.

Amanda A. ✓ Verified

Copywriter · Meta

★★★★★

9 months ago

Exceptional quality and value

Seriously impressive. The interface is intuitive enough that I didn't need to read any docs. Customer support responded within hours and solved my issue. Keep up the great work, team.

Kai H. ✓ Verified

Product Designer · an e-commerce company

★★★★★

10 months ago

Not worth it for me

Customer support left a lot to be desired. It integrates well with VS Code / Slack / Notion — my daily drivers. I use this daily and it's become essential to how I work. Wish the free tier had slightly higher limits.

Ananya P. ✓ Verified

Frontend Engineer · an e-commerce company

★★★★★

1 years ago

Useful and reliable

Does what it promises and does it well. I've tried 5 similar tools and this one is clearly the best in class. Performance is fast — no noticeable latency even on large inputs.

Brittany L. ✓ Verified

Researcher · Amazon

★★★★★

1 years ago

Solid product, recommended

Does what it promises and does it well. The free tier is genuinely generous compared to competitors. The output quality surprised me — it actually sounds human. My team is very happy with the results.

Matthew B. ✓ Verified

Engineering Manager · Airbnb

★★★★★

1 years ago

Strong product overall

Pleasantly surprised by the quality. The onboarding flow was smooth and I was productive from day one. My team adopted this immediately after I shared it with them. The learning curve was steeper than expected.

Adam J. ✓ Verified

Senior PM · my own agency

★★★★★

1 years ago

The best product I've used

Game changer for my workflow. I've recommended this to at least 10 colleagues already.

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