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Granola does 3 jobs: meeting transcription, AI meeting notes, chat across meetings. Most projects replace one or two of them, so pick the job you actually need.
We track one open-source alternative to Granola, but it doesn't have confirmed commercial use, local running and no paid services together. The one project we track doesn't cover all 3 Granola jobs, so you may need another tool alongside it.
On-device voice dictation app for macOS that also records meetings (FluidMeet) with live captions, speaker labels and transcripts.
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Yes. FluidVoice is free to download and run on your own computer without paid API keys. It covers only part of what Granola does, so check which job you need.
Yes, with FluidVoice (GPL-3.0). Check the hardware notes and licence conditions on each page before you start.
Yes, with FluidVoice (GPL-3.0). Check the hardware notes and licence conditions on each page before you start.
With conditions: FluidVoice. This is not legal advice; read each licence.
Not as of 2026-10-15. No project we track covers every job we list for Granola.