Granola is an AI meeting notetaker for Mac (with Windows now in beta) that records your computer's audio without joining meetings as a bot. It combines your raw notes with the transcript to produce polished summaries. By 2026 it is the fastest-growing notetaker in tech, with investors Lightspeed publicly backing a $43M Series B in late 2025.
Granola is a desktop app that records system audio in the background during any meeting — Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, in-person. You jot a few bullet notes during the call, and after it ends, Granola transforms your notes + transcript into a clean, templated summary in seconds.
Granola's 2026 user survey showed 83% of users work at tech companies. The Information profiled Granola in March 2026, reporting it is used at OpenAI, Notion, Linear, Figma, and Stripe. Co-founder Chris Pedregal shared on X that by January 2026, Granola was processing over 2 million meetings per week. Unlike Otter or Fireflies, Granola does not join meetings as a bot, avoiding the awkwardness that has caused many companies to ban bot-based notetakers.
| Integration | Purpose | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Zoom / Meet / Teams | Audio source | No bot required |
| Slack | Share summary | Native |
| Notion | Export destination | Native |
| Linear | Create issues from notes | Recent addition |
| HubSpot / Salesforce | CRM sync | Business plan |
Does Granola record video? No — audio-only, which reduces privacy risk.
Is Granola SOC2 compliant? Yes for Business and Enterprise plans.
Do other people know I'm using Granola? Since no bot joins, they often don't — always disclose per local laws.
Can Granola handle multiple languages? Yes, it supports 40+ languages for transcription.
Does Granola work in person? Yes — just leave your laptop mic on in the room.
Granola fixed the notetaker experience by removing the bot. For meeting-heavy roles in 2026, it is the least intrusive, highest-quality tool in the category.
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