Installation & quickstart

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Step 1: Download and install

1. Go to the Granola website
   Click Download Granola for Mac.
2. Open the Granola.dmg
   In your Downloads folder, double-click Granola.dmg. You’ll see a new window with the Granola icon and the Applications folder.
3. Drag to Applications
   Drag the Granola icon into your Applications folder.

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Step 2: Launch Granola

Open Granola from Applications. You may see a warning:

“Granola is from the internet. Are you sure you want to open it?”

Click Open. Then follow any prompts to grant microphone or screen permissions if requested.

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Step 3: Sign in & connect calendar

Granola will prompt you to Sign in with Google.

1. Accept terms & privacy policy.
2. Choose the Google account you’ll use for your meeting notes.
3. Grant Granola the requested permissions so it can read your calendar and prep your notes.

We currently only fully support Google Workspace for frictionless calendar integration. If you’ve got multiple calendars you want to connect with, head over to our calendar integration guide.

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Step 4: Test it out

Pro Tip: Schedule a low-stakes meeting on your calendar or start an impromptu Slack/Zoom call to see how Granola captures notes in real-time.

• Check your Mac’s system audio settings to make sure Granola is set to use your microphone, and that mic input is set to max volume.
• Open Granola and choose the meeting (or click on the notification that pops up before it starts)
• Wait for Granola’s live transcript to appear (you might get a pop-up asking for microphone permissions).
• See your transcript appear line by line in Granola’s interface or note editor.

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Step 5: Explore the key features

• Taking Notes: You can type notes in the editor while the transcript runs.
• Enhance: When the meeting ends, Granola automatically generates a polished set of notes.
• Share: Generate a shareable link or copy to Slack/Email.
• Ask Granola: Catch up on what you’ve missed during live meetings, or generate summaries, action items, or follow-up emails from your transcript once the meeting is over..

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Step 1: Download, install and launch

1. Find Granola in the app store
2. Install and open Granola

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Step 2: Sign in & connect calendar

Granola will prompt you to Sign in with Google.

1. Accept terms & privacy policy.
2. Choose the Google account you’ll use for your meeting notes.
3. Grant Granola the requested permissions so it can read your calendar and prep your notes.

We currently only fully support Google Workspace for frictionless calendar integration. If you’ve got multiple calendars you want to connect with, you’ll need to do this on Granola for macOS - head over to our calendar integration guide to find out how.

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Step 3: Grant permissions

Granola for iPhone uses three permissions to work best:

• Microphone audio: transcribe your meetings
• Push notifications: let you know when meeting summaries are ready
• Live activities: control Granola from your lockscreen

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Step 4: Test it out

Pro tip: you can try out Granola solo before taking it into an meeting - just start a new impromptu note or schedule a meeting with yourself.

1. Use the add note button, or tap ‘take notes’ on an in-person meeting that you’re joining
2. Granola will start transcribing automatically - the dancing green bars show that your audio is being picked up!
3. Place your iPhone somewhere it can hear the conversation for best results.
4. Once you’re done, tap ‘end’ on your lock screen or in the Granola note.
5. The transcript takes a few minutes to analyse - we’ll send a notification when it’s done!

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Step 5: Explore the key features

• Taking Notes: You can type notes in the editor while the transcript runs by swiping up on the note card.
• Enhance: When the meeting ends, Granola automatically generates a polished set of notes.
• Share: Generate a shareable link or copy to Slack/Email.
• Ask Granola: Ask for more detail, generate summaries, action items, or follow-up emails from your transcript once the meeting is over.
• Lockscreen controls: Granola will prompt you when you’ve got an imminent meeting and let you start transcribing straight from the lockscreen. You can also end transcription from the lockscreen and let Granola enhance your notes in the background!