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Granola — The AI notepad for people in back-to-back meetings
Granola is an AI-powered notepad that makes taking & using meeting notes a breeze. It blends your own notes with smart transcription to capture every detail. With its simple design, advanced AI, Granola ensures your notes are not just recorded, but useful.
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Been testing Granola (and a few other similar apps) and have been really impressed with the quality of notes that get generated by Granola. They are noticeably better than anything else I have used. Great work!
@bradbarrish this means a lot, thank you Brad! Cajoling the LLMs is tough and we have a long way to go on that front, but I'm happy with where our notes are at today!
This is the best productivity tool I've used in a long time - it has been my secret weapon with back to back founder meetings, and it just gets better and better every week.
Best part - throw this at your colleague(s) that are terrible note takers and you get instant value, they like it too!
Big fan of Granola. Unlike other meeting note takers, Granola uses your system audio (on Mac) so you can use it regardless of whether you use Zoom, Google Meet, or even Facetime! And the quality of the notes are much better than I've seen elsewhere.
Very impressed so far!
@chrismessina Means a lot to have you using Granola! This was certainly the goal when designing it - how do we take away all of the gotchas that usually come with these tools, so you can just pick it up and use it whenever you like
@samstephenson1 there are so many nice touches — and it "just works" but also goes above and beyond with features that I would expect to ask for! Truly an anticipatory computing experience!
Asks me to sign in with my work calendar. Is it only google calendar for now? If my work calendar is on outlook can I still use it?
This is a freaking awesome concept. I rarely take the time to write PH comments, but this is so helpful it makes me want to go out of my way to help it win.
I love Granola because the user interface is extremely intuitive and it runs seamlessly in the background. This app is a game-changer for my workflow. It's saving me so much time and actually making me more productive, efficient, and effective.
The team behind Granola, Sam, Jo, Chris, and Vas, are fantastic. They're thoughtful about how they build the product and always keep the consumer in mind. I'm really excited to see where they take it. Can't wait to see the future updates!
@tanisacolor Thank you Tan! Feel very lucky having you rooting for us and helping us make it better
👋 Hello Product Hunt Community!
We’re thrilled to introduce Granola: the AI-powered notepad for meetings.
What is Granola?❓
Granola is a deceptively simple notepad for meetings. It works like a regular notepad, except it also listens to your meeting.
When the meeting ends, it uses your notes and what it’s heard to write fantastic notes for you.
Granola analyzes who is in the meeting, their roles, and what you’re trying to achieve. It understands the different contexts of job interviews, sales calls, and investor pitches and structures your notes accordingly.
Why Granola? 🤔
Unlike AI meeting bots, Granola notes are still your notes. Granola starts with what you’ve written, cleans it up, and fleshes it out. This means you end up with notes that you can trust and others can understand, with a fraction of the effort.
Using Granola drastically reduces the time you spend writing and cleaning up notes, freeing you to be more present and focused on what matters.
Key Features ⭐️
📝 Your notes + AI = beautiful notes: Jot down key points and let Granola handle the details, so you can stay pay attention to the meeting, not the keyboard.
💼 Context-Aware Summaries: Granola tailors your notes based on the type of meeting—whether it’s a job interview, sales call, or investor pitch.
🔍 Clear Differentiation: Your input is shown in black, while AI-generated content is in gray for easy distinction.
📋 Structured Notes: Granola automatically adds hierarchy and structure, with the flexibility to format notes as you prefer.
🔎 Transparency: Use the “Zoom In” feature to see the exact quotes your notes are based on.
🌐 GPT-4 Integration: Built-in OpenAI’s GPT-4o for additional context-aware assistance and tasks.
Our Mission
At Granola, our mission is to build tools that elevate you to do your best work. We want your relationship with AI to be that of a conductor conducting an orchestra. We see a future where AI augments your abilities in incredible ways, while always keeping you in control.
We’re excited to hear what you think and are here to answer any questions you might have. Your feedback is invaluable as we continue to improve and evolve.
Thank you for your support!
https://granola.so
The Granola Team
Granola is the only product in this category that *just works*.
No random bot in your call and instead of a huge transcript you get notes as if you had taken them. It works like a dream. The design is thoughtful and it loads up lightning fast. Once I'd got used to it I was relying on it in every meeting.
The two slight drawbacks are (1) it's Mac-only (2) it takes getting used to. I initially used it with my old approach (writing all the notes myself). It was when I allowed Granola to do most of the work, and only wrote down what was important myself, that it started to flow. After that point, it was indispensable.
Granola’s context-aware assistance with GPT-4 integration is like having a smart assistant during every meeting. Congrats on this impressive launch, Sam!
It's been amazing to see Granola grow organically @zinc. It's become a verb here: "are you Granolaing this?"
Huge Granola fan! The product has changed my work life and made me infinitely more productive - it's the best AI Notepad / Notetaker I've used and the team are epic at taking onboard feedback and helping out.
A few people asking if it's Google only, another one here. I have fudged it by linking my work O365 to Google but not ideal.
We've been early adopters of Granola at @zinc_work, and it has revolutionized how we take and utilize meeting notes. Unlike other tools that churn out generic summaries, Granola provides incredibly tailored notes that capture the essence of each meeting, perfectly aligning with the context and purpose.
From interviews to catch-ups with direct reports and alignment calls with multiple teams, Granola has been a game-changer for us. It doesn’t just record what was said; it understands the nuances and delivers concise, relevant insights that are actionable and incredibly useful.
If you’re looking for an AI note-taker that goes beyond the basics, I highly recommend giving Granola a try. It’s transformed our workflow, and I’m confident it will do the same for you. Don't miss out on this innovative tool – it's a must-have for anyone looking to streamline their meetings and enhance productivity!
Love the work Sam, Chris and the team have been working on! I will 100% take it wherever I go!
@bonvisions Thanks Bon, let me know how you find it! The name was a happy accident (eating granola while setting up the git repo 😂) that’s ended up fitting very well. We’ve become a verb among some of our users
Granola has a great conceptual approach and also great UX. Are there any plans to support languages for transcription other than English? This is the one thing which prevents me from using it in 90% of my meetings.
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