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Granola

Granola

AI notepad that enhances your meeting notes

Granola listens to your meetings and enhances the notes you take in real-time. Unlike transcription tools, it combines YOUR notes with AI context — so you keep the human element while AI fills in the details.

Panel Reviews

The Creator

The Creator

Content & Design

Ship

The hybrid approach is genius — I take rough notes during the meeting and Granola fills in everything I missed. Way more useful than a raw transcript.

The Skeptic

The Skeptic

Reality Check

Ship

Differentiated from Fireflies/Otter by keeping you engaged in the meeting. You still take notes, AI just enhances them. That's a better model for retention.

The Builder

The Builder

Developer Perspective

Ship

Clean Mac app, works with any meeting platform, and the notes are actually useful after the meeting. Simple concept, excellent execution.

Community Sentiment

Overall1,796 mentions
75% positive17% neutral8% negative
Hacker News276 mentions

The hybrid notes approach is smart — it doesn't replace your thinking, it amplifies it

Reddit489 mentions

Tried every meeting tool and Granola is the first one where the output actually reflects what was discussed

Twitter/X834 mentions

Mac-only is the main complaint but for those of us on Mac it's become indispensable for back-to-back meetings

Product Hunt197 mentions

The real-time enhancement as you type your notes is magical — it fills in context without overwriting your words