Granola transcribes computer audio locally

Local-first transcription is a significant step forward for meeting privacy and etiquette, effectively addressing the growing backlash against intrusive call-recorder bots.

• –Eliminating external bots respects participant privacy and maintains a professional call atmosphere.
• –Combining AI-generated transcripts with active user note-taking preserves personal context that fully automated summaries often miss.
• –Restricting processing to local devices may limit cross-team collaboration and real-time shared editing compared to cloud-first alternatives.