Granola

Granola is a meeting notes application designed for professionals attending multiple meetings daily. The tool records and transcribes meeting audio automatically without requiring a bot participant, generating organised notes and extracting action items. The key differentiator is background operation: Granola accesses local computer audio without adding a visible participant to the call, reducing meeting awkwardness and compliance questions. The platform includes calendar integration to fetch meeting context, attendee information, and previous discussion history automatically. Pre-meeting briefs summarise relevant information before the call begins. Post-meeting, Granola generates action items and can auto-draft follow-up emails. The mobile application allows transcription of in-person and phone meetings. Notes are searchable and synced across devices. Granola integrates with Claude, ChatGPT, Figma, and Cursor via MCP Connector, enabling AI agents to query meeting context for automated workflows. The platform emphasises privacy-first design with optional sharing controls. Notes default to 30-day retention on the free plan; premium access extends retention indefinitely. The tool competes with Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai, tl;dv, and Fathom in the meeting notes category.