The open-source Granola alternative
Granola A macOS AI notepad that listens to your meeting audio and enhances your typed notes with an AI summary after the call. Ledgeur does the same core job — an accurate transcript and notes you can act on — but as open-source software that runs in your browser, so the audio never leaves your machine.
Paid subscription per seat after a free trial; macOS-first desktop app; transcripts and notes are processed in its cloud.
Where Ledgeur differs from Granola
- Ledgeur is open source (MIT) — Granola is closed source.
- Transcription runs locally in your browser; Granola sends audio to its servers for processing.
- Works on any OS with a Chromium browser, not just macOS.
- Free forever for one person — no trial clock, and no per-seat fee until you want the record synced or shared.
The audio never leaves
Whisper runs in your browser. So does speaker separation. There is no upload step to trust us about — open the network tab and check.
It learns who people are
Ledgeur separates the voices in a recording, and once you have named one, it recognises that person in every meeting afterwards. The voice prints stay on your device.
Nobody joins your call, and nobody can lock it out
No bot in the participant list, no awkward pause while people ask what it is. Ledgeur listens to the tab, the way you would. Which also means no video platform can revoke its access, the way they can with a bot that has to be admitted as a guest.
Free is the whole product
Unlimited recording, transcription, speakers, notes and search — permanently, for nothing. You pay when you want the record shared across a team, or open to your AI agents.
Try the Granola alternative
No account, no card, and no bot in your meeting. Open it and record your next call — or drag in one you already have.
Search demand (live Google Ads, US): granola alternative 260/mo (rising) · open source granola 50→110/mo. The comparison reflects each tool’s publicly described model at the time of writing, not a judgement about its quality — Granola is good software that made a different architectural choice.