Recorder on somebody’s computer
Granola is not in your call — what to do if somebody is using it
Granola is not a guest in the call. It listens through its owner's own computer, so nobody else sees it unless its owner says so or switches on its chat message.
Not in the list of people it records on its owner's computer
Read on 9 November 2026
How it hears the call
- Somebody in the call has the Granola app open. Granola says it is an app that uses your computer's system audio and microphone.
- On Zoom it can also connect as a Zoom app. Then Zoom itself shows everyone a banner that the meeting's content is being shared with apps.
If it is yours: stop it recording
- Its owner stops it in the Granola app on their own computer. Nobody else in the call can.
- Granola can post a message in the meeting chat when it starts transcribing. Its owner switches that on; Granola presents telling people as the simplest way to handle consent.
- On Zoom, an account admin can switch off Share realtime meeting content with apps, and a host can block or stop the sharing during the meeting.
If somebody else in the call is using it
- If you see Zoom's banner, choose View app(s) to see which app is listening.
- Otherwise there is nothing on screen to remove. Ask whether anybody is taking notes with an app, and ask them to stop if you do not agree to it.
- Granola reminds its own users that the law where they live may require them to ask before transcribing.
What it keeps
Granola says it does not record or retain the audio. What it keeps is the transcript and the notes, in its owner's account.
In Granola's own words
How it hears the call
Granola“uses your computer's system audio and microphone”
www.granola.ai/blog/why-granola-doesnt-use-a-bot
What happens to the audio
Granola“we don't record or retain it”
www.granola.ai/blog/why-granola-doesnt-use-a-bot
The message it can post
Granola“Granola can automatically post a message in the meeting chat when transcription begins”
www.granola.ai/blog/why-granola-doesnt-use-a-bot
What Zoom shows everybody
Granola“The content of this meeting is being shared with app(s)”
docs.granola.ai/help-center/consent-security-privacy/in-meeting-notice-zoom.md
The Zoom setting an admin can switch off
Granola“Share realtime meeting content with apps”
docs.granola.ai/help-center/consent-security-privacy/in-meeting-notice-zoom.md
Read on 9 November 2026 from Granola's own help pages. Something changed? Tell us.
A meeting with nothing to remove
On Meetful the notes are written by the meeting itself, from each person's own microphone, so no extra guest joins. Anybody can leave themselves out of the notes and stay in the call.
Other notetakers
JamieJamie is not a guest in the call. It records through its owner's own computer, so the only sign of it is what its owner chooses to send: an email before the meeting, or a message in the chat.KrispKrisp usually records from its owner's own computer, sitting between their microphone and the meeting app, so it is not on the list of people in the call. Its owner can also send the Krisp Bot, which is.Notion AI Meeting NotesNotion's meeting notes run in the Notion app on one person's computer, listening to its speakers and microphone. Notion asks that person to get everybody's consent first.TactiqTactiq transcribes from inside its owner's browser, and on the free plan it starts on its own a few seconds into every meeting unless its owner pauses it.TimelessTimeless's AI notetaker joins from its user's calendar, and anybody it is bothering can ask the host to remove it like any other guest.WudpeckerWudpecker's notetaker follows joining rules its user sets. Setting them to None means it never comes unless its user sends it.
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