Granola crunches up a dictation feature to compete with Wispr
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β’Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:54:38 +0000
π° What Happened
Granola, an app known for taking meeting notes, has launched a dictation feature. Users on Mac press the Fn key and speak. The tool tidies up their speech and pastes the finished text.
It works in any app, so people can write notes, dictate prompts or reply to emails. The company says it will arrive on iOS and Windows soon. Voice typing comes with unlimited words, for free.
π The Backstory
Months earlier, Wispr, known for dictation, added a meeting notetaker. The two apps are now moving into each other's territory. Granola is valued at $1.5 billion and Wispr at $2 billion.
Other voice startups like Fireflies, Speechify and Monologue have also grown into apps that both take notes and type for you. Until this year, most of these companies aimed to do one thing well.
π― Why It Matters
Voice typing can save time if you write a lot on a computer. More competition usually means cheaper and better tools for everyone.
Granola, an app known for taking meeting notes, has launched a dictation feature. Users on Mac press the Fn key and speak. The tool tidies up their speech and pastes the finished text.
It works in any app, so people can write notes, dictate prompts or reply to emails. The company says it will arrive on iOS and Windows soon. Voice typing comes with unlimited words, for free.
Months earlier, Wispr, known for dictation, added a meeting notetaker. The two apps are now moving into each other's territory. Granola is valued at $1.5 billion and Wispr at $2 billion.
Other voice startups like Fireflies, Speechify and Monologue have also grown into apps that both take notes and type for you. Until this year, most of these companies aimed to do one thing well.
Voice typing can save time if you write a lot on a computer. More competition usually means cheaper and better tools for everyone.