Meetily
A meeting note taker that records mic and system audio, transcribes it locally and writes AI summaries.GetMIT
Free, open-source alternatives to Granola
An AI notepad for meetings that transcribes your computer's audio without a bot joining the call and turns your notes into summaries.
Granola is a notepad for meetings. It listens to your computer's audio rather than sending a bot into the call, so it works with Zoom, Google Meet, Teams and other apps, and afterwards it combines your own notes with the transcript into a written summary and list of actions. Its code is not open source, and it uses Granola's cloud service and an account.
The apps below also record a call from your Mac without a bot and turn it into notes. Meetily, Muesli and Shiyin transcribe on your Mac and then write meeting notes with AI; Meetily and Shiyin let you choose the model, and Shiyin also tells speakers apart. OpenOats transcribes both sides of a call on the Mac and brings up points from your own notes while you talk. Oats lives in the menu bar and can work in the cloud or entirely on-device.
Apps That Replace Granola
5 free, open-source alternatives
Muesli
On-device dictation and bot-free meeting transcription for Apple silicon Macs, with optional AI meeting notes.GetMIT
oats
A menu bar meeting recorder that produces transcripts and notes in the cloud or fully on-device.GetMIT
OpenOats
A meeting companion that transcribes both sides of a call on the Mac and surfaces talking points from your notes.GetMIT
Shiyin
Records meetings, transcribes them and identifies speakers on your Mac, then drafts timestamped notes with an AI of your choice.GetMIT
