AI meeting notepad · comparison
00 vs Granola
Granola is the best-loved AI meeting notepad — bot-free capture, beautifully polished notes. 00 records meetings the same bot-free way, but transcribes them entirely on your Mac, free and unlimited — and the transcript lands in an agent that can act on it.
| 00 | Granola | |
|---|---|---|
| Bot-free capture | Yes — any window, tab, or microphone | Yes — system audio via the desktop app |
| Where audio is processed | On your Mac — Whisper / Parakeet, audio never leaves the machine | In the cloud |
| Price for meetings | Free, unlimited | Free plan capped at 25 meetings; paid per user/month |
| Languages | Dozens, on-device | Multiple, cloud-transcribed |
| Attention words | Say an agent's name in a meeting and it pings you at the notch with context | — |
| After the meeting | An agent turns the transcript into minutes and action items — and can send the follow-ups on your channels | Polished notes, sharing, integrations |
| Reply with transcript | ⌃⌥R attaches the live transcript to your next dispatch | — |
| Note polish & collaboration | Doc generation by your agent | Best-in-class notes, templates, team Spaces |
| Platforms | macOS (plus browser capture from other devices on your LAN) | macOS, Windows, iPhone |
Why choose 00
- Private by architecture: transcription runs on your Mac with Whisper or Parakeet — the audio never leaves your machine.
- Free and unlimited — no meeting caps, no per-user pricing.
- The transcript doesn't just sit in notes: your agent generates minutes and action items, and can draft the follow-up email or WhatsApp message — held for your approval.
- Attention words: an agent pings you at the notch the moment your name (or any trigger word) comes up, with the surrounding context.
- In-person too — record from any microphone, not just calls.
When Granola may fit better
- Meetings are the whole job and you want the most polished collaborative notes with zero setup — Granola's summaries, templates, and team Spaces are ahead, and it has an iPhone app.
- Cloud processing of your meeting audio is acceptable to you and your organisation.
Try 00 — it's free.
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Frequently asked
Is 00 a Granola alternative?
For private, unlimited, free meeting transcription on a Mac — yes. Granola remains stronger on polished collaborative notes; 00 is stronger on privacy and on doing something with the meeting afterwards.
Does 00's meeting audio go to the cloud?
No. Transcription runs on-device with Whisper or Parakeet. If you then ask a cloud-brained agent to summarise, only the text you choose to send goes out — with a local model, nothing does.
Does 00 join my calls with a bot?
No — like Granola, capture is bot-free. 00 records the meeting's window or tab audio, or any microphone for in-person meetings.
Can 00 make meeting notes like Granola?
Yes — when a meeting ends, the transcript rides your next dispatch automatically, and the agent can produce minutes, action items, or any document you ask for.
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