I’m a virtual executive assistant and administrative coordinator working solo with several nonprofit and small business clients in Quebec. I’ve been using Granola on the free plan for several months for my client meetings: board and committee meetings, project follow-ups, training coordination calls and one-on-ones with my clients. Onboarding was the easiest part: I installed it, connected my Outlook calendar and recorded my first meeting the same day, without reading any documentation. My meetings now show up on their own, which matters when I juggle several client calendars. Two things stand out. First, the transcription quality in Canadian French is good enough that I trust it for meeting minutes, which was not the case with other tools I tested. Second, no bot joins the call. With board members and clients who aren’t used to AI tools, recording feels discreet and natural. The app has been reliable on my end: the enhanced notes are ready within a minute or two after the meeting ends, and I haven’t lost a recording so far. After a meeting, I ask the AI to pull out decisions, action items and open questions, then enter those tasks in my clients’ task managers with their deadlines so I can track timelines from one meeting to the next. For follow-up emails, I question the AI about a specific point and it gives me exactly what was said, so I write from the actual discussion rather than from memory. I file each meeting in a folder per client and share the notes link only with the people I choose. The Recipes are where it gets interesting. There’s a whole library created by other users, with Board meeting and Project sync among them, and I can edit an existing Recipe to structure the output the way I want, or build my own. I’m also testing the new voice-to-text beta function. It allows me to dictate anywhere I put the cursor, which is great for quickly taking down notes and pasting them anywhere I want. I also discovered that Granola can now connect with Claude, which should make task-tracking even easier. That’s what I’ll try next. Lastly, I’m pleased that the “Use my data to improve models for everyone” switch is now set to “off” by default when handling other organizations’ data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I can’t download a full transcript as is. Copying and pasting it out of the app is awkward, and I need complete transcripts because I write formal minutes for boards and committees. A one-click export per meeting would fix it. On the pricing side, Save to Notion is locked behind the paid plan, and that’s exactly where my summaries need to land. For a solo user on the free plan, that one integration is the main thing pushing me toward paying 14$ per month, and I’d have liked at least a limited version of it included in the free tier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are so many different note-taking AI apps tools. Whatever you want to call them out there. The first one that showed up originally was read.ai and I thought it was just absolute trash. Someone had suggested granola which works very well with MS Teams which is what we use and I was a little hesitant to try another one, but it does a really good job of note-taking for our meetings and it doesn't show up as a user in the meeting which helps with everyone being natural throughout the meeting. And also ties with other AI agents like anthropics sonnet to refine the meeting notes. However, I would like them. I can create skills for specific ways. I like the output after it has taken the notes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The mobile app does not work quite the same as the desktop app, especially since it does not record the other side of a call for Android users while using Bluetooth headsets. But this is the same for any voice recording application Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I’ve tried many note-taking products, but this one stands out the most. What I appreciate most is that the bot doesn’t get added to our calls; it simply runs on my device without using too much memory or CPU. The notes come out clean and are ready in a very short time. The UI is also clean and clutter-free, which makes everything easier to follow. Overall, the app is simple to use, and I found the onboarding tour genuinely helpful for getting started. The cost is comparatively good, too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing to dislike overall. It comes with some solid integration connectors out of the box, but if you need to connect it to something internal, it can be tricky. Also, sometimes the AI mixes up who said what when multiple people are talking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I rely on Granola as an intelligent, frictionless meeting assistant during client pitches, project check-ins, and internal team syncs. Because it captures the full conversation in the background, I never have to worry about missing critical details, technical specifications, or nuanced client feedback while actively engaged in the discussion. One of its greatest strengths is how quickly it can be set up and integrated into my daily workflow—there’s virtually no learning curve. Once a call wraps up, Granola automatically transforms raw transcripts into clean, structured, and easy-to-read summaries. This not only saves me hours of manual note-taking after every meeting, but it also ensures that key takeaways, decisions, and action items are crystal clear for everyone involved, making follow-ups seamless and efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While Granola is a powerful assistant, fast-paced and overlapping conversations can occasionally lead to blind spots or minor inaccuracies in the notes. When a call moves quickly with multiple participants talking over each other or rapidly shifting topics, it can sometimes be difficult for the AI to parse exact context, attribute specific comments to the right speaker, or catch subtle nuances. In high-stakes meetings where technical specifications, pricing figures, or specific action items are debated back and forth, these small misinterpretations mean I still have to double-check the raw transcript or manually fine-tune the notes to ensure everything is 100% accurate before sharing them with clients or the internal team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like best about Granola is how effortlessly it captures meeting notes and summarizes important discussions into clear, well-organized points. It saves time, helps me focus on conversations instead of taking notes, and makes it easy to review key decisions and action items later. The simple interface and AI-powered summaries make it a very useful productivity tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes the AI-generated notes may miss important details or misunderstand the context of a discussion, so reviewing them is necessary. I would also like to see more customization options and better integrations with other productivity tools. Overall, Granola is useful, but there is still room for improvement in accuracy and flexibility. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Granola’s notetaker capabilities allow me to capture valuable notes without having to join the meeting. The notes come out well structured, including attendees, action items, and next steps. I also really value the option to use AI to ask questions about something I missed, or to expand the notes on a specific subject that was covered during the meeting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I dislike most about Granola is that I can’t run it on two parallel meetings on the same laptop, so I have to pick one and lose the other. The iPhone app also doesn’t feel as good as the desktop version. It’s harder to review and edit notes on the go, so I end up doing that work later on my computer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use Granola to consolidate ideas and transcribe my notes. I like that it listens in on the call, so I can combine my ideas with what was actually said. It runs in the background and doesn’t ping everyone on a Zoom call to say I’m taking AI notes. Setup was super streamlined and took zero effort. I love that the software pushes directly into my G-Suite and that I am able to ush notes into a document to edit. Also mad cheap for what I get from it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes Granola has trouble transcribing what people are saying, especially when I talk to people with Southern US accents. I think it could use a bigger knowledge base and focus more on unique voice types and dialects that are harder to transcribe. It would also be cool to maybe see a live translation feature or something kind of similar to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that it works behind the scenes without showing as a participant in meetings and also works on your phone. Everyone knows meetings are being transcribed now, there is no need to take up a box on the screen. We'd rather see each other's faces. This saves me a lot of time writing meeting follow up emails to the team and lets me stay in the meeting instead of trying to write notes, which takes me out of the conversation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I get used to the way Granola summarizes meetings, then changes to the underlying models can make the output considerably different. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like most about Granola is how flexible it is, along with its sleek interface. The customizable templates make it easy for me to tailor meeting summaries to different contexts, whether it’s client calls, internal 1:1s, or technical syncs. It saves me at least 30 to 45 minutes every day on administrative follow-up, which lets me stay focused on the conversation itself instead of getting pulled into note-taking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Granola works really well on desktop, but I’d love to see more integration options—especially with additional task management systems—and a more robust mobile experience for those times when I’m taking calls on the go. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use Granola every single day across all my calls, and it has completely transformed my daily workflow. What I love most is how effortlessly it captures key details and action items without getting in the way. Instead of scrambling to take manual notes, I can stay fully present in the conversation while trusting Granola to deliver clear, structured, and accurate summaries every time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There isn't much to dislike because it handles meetings so well. If anything, I would love to see deeper native integrations with project management tools and Slack, so action items and summaries could automatically sync directly into existing task boards without manual copying. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.