Granola
AI meeting notepad that takes notes without a bot joining
About Granola
## Intro Granola is an AI notepad for people in back-to-back meetings. Instead of sending a bot into your calls, it captures audio from your device and combines it with the notes you type to produce clean, structured meeting notes. That bot-free approach is the main reason it has built a strong following among founders and investors, who often find a visible notetaker awkward in sensitive conversations. It feels more like a smart notebook than a recording tool, which is exactly the point. ## Key features - **Bot-free capture.** Granola records from your device, so nobody sees a notetaker join the call. The mobile apps also handle notes on the go and for phone calls. - **Your notes, enhanced.** Jot rough notes during the meeting and Granola fills in the details afterward. Customizable templates let you shape notes for sales calls, interviews or one-on-ones. - **Chat across meetings.** Ask questions about a single meeting or across all of them, such as what customers said about pricing this month. Paid plans let you choose the AI model. Organize notes in shared folders so your team can find past conversations, even on the free plan. - **Integrations, MCP and security.** Paid plans connect to Attio, Notion, HubSpot, Affinity and Zapier, offer API and MCP access to your notes, and add pre-meeting briefs and follow-up emails. Basic and Business include SOC 2 Type II certification and a DPA, and Enterprise adds SSO, SCIM, admin controls and HIPAA-compliant workspaces. ## Best for Granola is best for founders, investors, consultants and sales leads who take a lot of calls and want useful notes without making guests uncomfortable. It runs on desktop, iOS and Android, with an Apple Watch app. Teams that need full call recordings, video playback or sales coaching metrics will be better served by a tool like Fathom. It is also useful for recruiters and researchers who want searchable notes across many similar conversations. Rollout is simple, since there is nothing to install in your meeting platform. ## Pricing summary The Basic plan is free but limits meeting history to 30 days and integrations to Slack. Business costs $14 per user per month and adds unlimited history, more integrations, API and MCP access. Enterprise is $35 per user per month. Business also adds centralized billing and user management for teams. ## Quick verdict Granola is one of the most pleasant AI notetakers to use, and its bot-free approach is a real advantage in founder and investor meetings. The 30-day history limit on the free plan means most regular users will end up paying for Business. If you mainly want great notes rather than recordings, start here.
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