Granola Alternatives

Granola is described as 'AI-powered notepad captures meeting notes by transcribing computer audio, refines notes post-meeting, supports all platforms, and offers customizable templates' and is a audio transcription tool in the ai tools & services category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Granola for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Mac, iPhone, SaaS and Windows apps. The best Granola alternative is anarlog, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Granola are BB Recorder, Offscript, Trace: Meeting Transcripts and Meeting Mind.

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  1. TranscribeIt (SoftOrbits) is offline transcription software for Windows that turns audio and video files into accurate text on your own PC. This local AI transcription tool runs a speech to text model right on your machine, so nothing is uploaded to the cloud.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  2. TranscrIA icon
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    Self-hosted meeting transcription portal — speech-to-text, speaker diarization, LLM-corrected transcripts, structured summaries and Word minutes, on your own GPUs. Flask + PostgreSQL, GDPR audit trail, distributed GPU topologies, docker.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Linux
    • Docker
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  3. Buddi AI icon
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    Buddi is an AI wearable that captures real-world conversations and turns them into structured, actionable data. It syncs with your CRM, ERP, Docs, and Slack. Built for field teams who live in conversations but hate paperwork. Hands-free, always on, nothing forgotten.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Android
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  4. Kopia.ai icon
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    Kopia.ai is an AI transcription platform for audio and video files. It creates transcripts in minutes, includes a transcript editor synced to the source media for precise corrections, supports subtitle export and translation, and offers AI chat for summaries, analysis, and...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  5. Loofah icon
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    Free, open-source meeting recorder and Markdown knowledge vault for macOS. Private on-device transcription, BYO AI, plus CLI and read-only MCP access for agents. No accounts, subscriptions, telemetry, or cloud backend.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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  6. Online AI platform offering high-accuracy speech-to-text conversion from uploaded audio or video, supporting multiple languages, auto-translation, and AI summaries with quick download. Features a simple interface, instant processing, and easy repurposing of content.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  7. AI legal transcription at $0.25/minute with speaker diarization and court-ready formatting. Upload depositions, interviews, and hearings — get accurate, speaker-identified transcripts in minutes. HIPAA compliant. Built for law firms that need admissible transcripts.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  8. Transcrio icon
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    Transcrio is a macOS menu bar app that records microphone and system audio for calls, lectures, voice notes and browser audio, saves the source files locally, and creates transcripts and summaries without adding a meeting bot.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  9. Wisprs icon
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    Wisprs is AI transcription software for audio and video — made easy and fast. Upload a file (client calls, interviews, podcast episodes, voice memos) and get speech-to-text you can edit, with excellent accuracy on clear audio.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  10. Call Copilot icon
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    Live transcription and AI summaries for Google Meet, Zoom and Teams calls, captured from the browser tab so no bot joins the meeting.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Google Chrome
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  11. Jotted icon
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    Windows desktop app capturing online meetings from your screen, without bots or integrations. Provides full HD video, local transcripts with speaker labels, shareable links, AI-powered summaries, action items, unlimited recording, and privacy-focused features.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  12. Bonfiyah icon
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    In-person conversation recorder with voice-based speaker memory, per-speaker consent management, and cross-recording AI for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
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