Granola Adds Dictation Feature to Its Meeting Notetaker App

Granola, the AI meeting notetaker app, launched a dictation feature on October 29, 2026, expanding beyond its core note-taking functionality to allow users to voice-type across any application on their device.

The feature currently works on Mac. Users press the “Fn” key, speak, and the tool cleans up, formats, and posts the resulting text. Because it works across all apps, users can dictate prompts, reply to emails and messages, or post notes. Granola said the feature is free with no word limits, and that iOS and Windows versions are coming soon.

The launch comes months after Wispr — a competing app known for dictation — added a meeting notetaker to its own product. Granola is valued at $1.5 billion; Wispr is valued at $2 billion. While Granola has focused on meeting-related automation and note-taking, Wispr has been building its own AI models through a research lab exploring different human-computer interfaces.

The two companies are not alone in blurring the lines between dictation and meeting notes. Other voice startups including Fireflies, Speechify, and Monologue have similarly expanded into multi-feature apps combining both capabilities. Earlier in the year, the prevailing approach in the space was to build focused, single-purpose tools, but that strategy appears to be shifting as companies look to extract more value from capturing users’ speech.

The convergence of features across these apps suggests the consumer voice AI market may be moving toward broader, more integrated platforms rather than specialized standalone tools.