Menew vs Otter and Granola: private meeting minutes on your Mac
Otter and Granola are cloud services for meeting notes, with team sharing and integrations. Menew records your call (Mac audio and microphone), transcribes it on your Mac and writes minutes with the main topic, each topic discussed, decisions, tasks and next steps, with no bot joining the call, no account and nothing uploaded.
Side by side
| Feature | Menew | Otter and Granola |
|---|---|---|
| Transcript of the meetingMenew transcribes on the Mac | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Minutes with topics, decisions and tasks | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Task table with owner and deadline | ✓ Yes | ◐ Partly |
| Tasks to Apple Reminders | ✓ Yes | — No |
| No bot joins the callOtter can join as a bot; Granola doesn't | ✓ Yes | ◐ Partly |
| Works without an account or internet | ✓ Yes | — No |
| Audio never leaves your Mac | ✓ Yes | — No |
| Team sharing and workspace | — No | ✓ Yes |
| Speaker names for everyone in the callMenew separates you from the others | ◐ Partly | ✓ Yes |
| Mobile apps | — No | ✓ Yes |
Which one fits you
Choose Otter and Granola if
- Your team shares and edits notes together.
- You need every speaker identified by name, or notes on your phone.
Menew is enough if
- Your meetings are confidential and you don't want audio in a cloud.
- You want minutes and tasks for free, without a bot in the call.
Try Menew
Free and open source (GPL-3.0), native for macOS 14 or later, no account and no telemetry. AI features run on your Mac with Apple Intelligence.
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