Granola: meeting notes on your computer, with no bot in the call
Archive · 11 September 2026
Verdict: Granola suits anyone who runs many client or team calls on Zoom, Teams or Google Meet and wants clean notes without a bot joining. It works on Mac and Windows, with a Google or Microsoft account. Because nobody sees it running, you must ask for consent out loud every time.
How we assessed this: vendor documentation, help pages and published pricing. Not hands-on tested.
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