Memory Notch
Connected meeting tools
Memory Notch vs Granola
A bot-free notepad with cloud transcription and enhanced notes.
| Consideration | Memory Notch | Granola |
|---|---|---|
| Processing | On your Mac | Cloud transcription and summaries, with local capture |
| Audio | Kept locally by the app | Sent to a transcription provider; not stored |
| Capture | Microphone and system audio; no bot | No |
| Platform | Apple Silicon · macOS 26 or later | Mac and Windows; iPhone, Android and Apple Watch apps |
| Price | Trial: up to 5 minutes per recording; US$79 once for unlimited length on covered versions, on up to five Macs, with a year of updates | Basic free with 30 days of meeting history; Business US$14 and Enterprise US$35 per user per month |
Reviewed September 28, 2026. Read Granola’s documentation for current features, plans, and terms. See also privacy and processing documentation.
What it offers
- Bot-free capture paired with a personal notepad: your typed notes and the transcript become enhanced notes.
- More than 30 languages on the desktop app, plus phone apps for calls away from the computer.
- AI chat about your meetings and note templates; Business adds integrations, API and MCP access.
- Audio is passed to the transcription provider and not saved, so there is no recording archive to look after.
What to check
- Local capture does not mean on-device transcription: Granola says audio goes to its transcription provider, and outside AI providers write the summaries.
- Notes and transcripts are kept in Granola’s cloud; the free plan keeps 30 days of history.
- With no audio kept, you cannot replay a quote or check the transcript against the recording.
- Want transcription on the Mac and summaries too? Goodmeet, launched September 23, 2026, is a closer on-device alternative; its summaries are generated off the Mac.
A small space on your Mac.
Memory Notch opens from the notch, follows the conversation with a live transcript, and folds away while recording continues. An optional glow keeps the collapsed recording visible. Search library titles and metadata, replay speaker turns, copy a transcript, or open the files.
No account is needed to record. There is no automatic summary generation. Recordings and transcription stay on-device; licence and update checks are described in our privacy policy. Choose a team or clinical tool if you need those specialized workflows.