Compare Retext and Granola side-by-side. See which AI note taker is the best fit for your workflow.
Choose Retext if you want bot-free notes transcribed on your Mac that turn into snippets, alongside dictation and autocomplete in one app.
Choose Granola if you need people in back-to-back calls who want notes from both sides.
Granola is a full meeting notetaker: it hears both sides of a call without a bot, starts from your calendar, labels speakers and sends notes to Slack, Notion and your CRM. Retext Notes records only your Mac's microphone, but transcribes and summarizes on the device and keeps no audio by default. Pick Granola for team meeting notes, and Retext if you want private voice notes next to your snippets.
Native Mac app that records a note, transcribes it on your Mac, writes a summary and action items, and turns the useful parts into snippets. No bot joins your call.
Pricing:
Recording, on-device transcription and summaries come with every plan. See the pricing page.
Free tier: Notes on your Mac, plus 5 snippets
Runs on: Mac
Best for:
AI notepad for meetings that listens to your computer's audio, with no bot, and turns your rough notes into full meeting notes
Pricing:
Business $14/user/month; Enterprise $35/user/month
Free tier: Basic plan with 30 days of meeting history, Slack integration and shared folders
Runs on: Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and Apple Watch
Best for:
| Feature | Retext | Granola |
|---|---|---|
| Transcripts & Summaries | ||
| Bot-Free Recording | ||
| Both Sides of a Call | ||
| Calendar & Auto-Start | Not available | |
| Speaker Labels | Not available | |
| CRM & App Integrations | ||
| Privacy & Local Storage | ||
| Snippet Expansion | Not available | |
| Cross-Platform |
| Product | Pricing Model | Price | Free Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retext | Freemium | Recording, on-device transcription and summaries come with every plan. See the pricing page. | Notes on your Mac, plus 5 snippets |
| Granola | Freemium | Business $14/user/month; Enterprise $35/user/month | Basic plan with 30 days of meeting history, Slack integration and shared folders |
Granola exports your notes as a CSV by email, once a day, and only notes that have a summary. Retext doesn't import notes, so keep that export as your archive and start fresh in Retext. Save the summaries and replies you reuse as snippets.
Export format: CSV
Granola is a full meeting notetaker: it hears both sides of a call without a bot, starts from your calendar, labels speakers and sends notes to Slack, Notion and your CRM. Retext Notes records only your Mac's microphone, but transcribes and summarizes on the device and keeps no audio by default. Pick Granola for team meeting notes, and Retext if you want private voice notes next to your snippets.
Yes. Granola's free option: basic plan with 30 days of meeting history, Slack integration and shared folders. Paid: Business $14/user/month; Enterprise $35/user/month.
Yes. Retext's free plan includes notes on your Mac, plus 5 snippets. Recording, on-device transcription and summaries come with every plan. See the pricing page.
Granola runs on Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and Apple Watch. Retext runs on Mac.
Granola is the better fit for people in back-to-back calls who want notes from both sides, teams that share meeting notes and push them to a CRM and notes that start from your calendar. Choose Retext if you want notes transcribed and summarized on your Mac.
Granola exports your notes as a CSV by email, once a day, and only notes that have a summary. Retext doesn't import notes, so keep that export as your archive and start fresh in Retext. Save the summaries and replies you reuse as snippets.
Download Retext, turn on Notes in Settings, and click Record Note. Your transcript and summary are written on your Mac.
Sources
Granola, checked October 28, 2026: Granola pricing · Granola security · Granola: exporting notes · Granola: syncing your calendars
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