Taking notes during meetings
Use Granola’s note editor and formatting to get the best final notes
Granola captures the transcript automatically, but your own notes can guide the AI. Here’s how.
1. Open the note editor
Once your meeting starts in Granola, you’ll see the Note Editor pane. It’s a blank canvas. Use it to type:
- Key points: “Project deadlines: next Tuesday”
- Headers: Type
# Agenda,# Key Moments, etc. - Bullet points: Use
-or*for bullets. - Bold:
**important** - Italic:
*emphasis*
2. Why add your own notes?
- Highlight big moments or decisions.
- Headers help Granola structure the final “enhanced” notes.
- Bullets help Granola capture key important details that matter to you
3. Formatting tips
- Keyboard shortcuts: cmd + B for bold, cmd + I for italics.
- Headers:
#to create a header (these will be carried through to your enhanced notes) - Typos and abbreviations: Granola will understand and fix them - think of it like an even better autocorrect!
You do not have to write any notes for Granola to work. The transcript alone will produce a great summary. But typed notes can significantly improve final results!
4. Adding images
If you screenshot something relevant, drag it into the Granola note editor. We won’t embed the image in your final text, but the AI will see it for context. That means your enhanced notes can reflect that screenshot’s content. (We only support JPG or PNG for now.)
Check out Generating Your Notes to see how your typed notes get blended with the transcript.
Viewing Previous Notes During a Live Meeting
Currently, Granola supports one active meeting note window at a time, which means you can’t open a second window to reference older notes without ending or pausing your current transcription. As a workaround, you can:
- Copy/paste relevant excerpts from old notes into the current note if you need context.
- Use the “Related Meetings” section (scroll down) to see quick references, though opening them fully will pause your current transcription.
We know multiple simultaneous note windows is a popular request and we’re actively exploring it.
1. Open the note editor
Once your meeting starts in Granola, you’ll see the Note Editor pane. It’s a blank canvas. Use it to type:
- Key points: “Project deadlines: next Tuesday”
- Headers: Type
# Agenda,# Key Moments, etc. - Bullet points: Use
-or*for bullets. - Bold:
**important** - Italic:
*emphasis*
2. Why add your own notes?
- Highlight big moments or decisions.
- Headers help Granola structure the final “enhanced” notes.
- Bullets help Granola capture key important details that matter to you
3. Formatting tips
- Keyboard shortcuts: cmd + B for bold, cmd + I for italics.
- Headers:
#to create a header (these will be carried through to your enhanced notes) - Typos and abbreviations: Granola will understand and fix them - think of it like an even better autocorrect!
You do not have to write any notes for Granola to work. The transcript alone will produce a great summary. But typed notes can significantly improve final results!
4. Adding images
If you screenshot something relevant, drag it into the Granola note editor. We won’t embed the image in your final text, but the AI will see it for context. That means your enhanced notes can reflect that screenshot’s content. (We only support JPG or PNG for now.)
Check out Generating Your Notes to see how your typed notes get blended with the transcript.
Viewing Previous Notes During a Live Meeting
Currently, Granola supports one active meeting note window at a time, which means you can’t open a second window to reference older notes without ending or pausing your current transcription. As a workaround, you can:
- Copy/paste relevant excerpts from old notes into the current note if you need context.
- Use the “Related Meetings” section (scroll down) to see quick references, though opening them fully will pause your current transcription.
We know multiple simultaneous note windows is a popular request and we’re actively exploring it.
1. Accessing the note editor
When you start a new meeting or notes on iPhone, a note in progress card will appear at the bottom of your screen.
Simply swipe up to access the note editor during transcription, and you can add your own context and thoughts during the meeting, which Granola will use as context when generating enhanced notes.
2. Why add your own notes?
- Highlight big moments or decisions.
- Headers help Granola structure the final “enhanced” notes.
- Bullets help Granola capture key important details that matter to you
3. Formatting tips
- Headers: Use
###to create a header (these will usually be carried through to your enhanced notes) - Bullet points: Use
*or-for simple bullet points - Typos and abbreviations: Granola will understand and fix them - think of it like an even better autocorrect!
You do not have to write any notes for Granola to work. The transcript alone will produce a great summary. But typed notes can significantly improve final results!