Granola

Overview Granola is the AI notepad that decided the bot in the meeting model is wrong. Instead of a recording bot joining your Zoom or Meet call, you type sparse notes during the meeting the way you always did, and Granola listens through your device audio and enriches those notes afterward. The output is a structured, readable meeting summary that reflects both what was said and what you thought was important enough to jot down. It is a different product philosophy from Fireflies, Otter, and tl;dv — and for a specific kind of buyer it is the only notetaker that feels right. The one line positioning: Granola is the notetaker for people who dislike bots. Founders, executives, product managers, designers, and anyone whose meetings are conversational rather than performative tend to gravitate here. There is no visible participant labeled "Notetaker" or "Fred" or "tl;dv" that clients ask about. The recording happens on your device, from your microphone and system audio, and the transcript is private to you unless you choose to share it. This posture is a real feature, and it is the reason Granola has taken meaningful market share from the incumbents in 2025 and 2026. Granola launched in 2024 as a Mac first app and has spent the last two years building out Windows support, a mobile app, and workspace features for teams. The product feels lightweight in the best sense — it is a native app rather than a browser tab, it opens fast, and it does…