Compare talat and Granola
talat and Granola both take meeting notes without a bot joining your call. Granola streams your audio to cloud providers for transcription, sends those transcripts to cloud LLMs for summarisation, and stores your notes on remote servers. talat does all of that on your device: transcription, summaries, and storage don’t leave your device.
Both are designed to be unobtrusive and stay out of your way when you don't need them.
Feature comparison.
| talat | Granola desktop | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio processing | On-device | Cloud |
| Audio leaves your device | Never | Yes |
| Meeting bot | No | No |
| Models trained on your data | No; nothing leaves your device | Yes, unless you opt out |
| Works offline | Yes | No |
| Account required | No | Yes |
| Pricing | From $9/mo, or $189 once | Limited free tier, then from $14/mo |
| AI summaries | On-device LLM or your own cloud API key | Cloud |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows | macOS, Windows |
| Integrations | Webhooks, MCP, folder export | Lots |
| Import existing recordings | Yes (audio & video, on-device) | No |
| Dictate into any app | Yes | No |
| Data residency | Your machine only | Cloud servers |
| Cross-device sync | Planned | Yes |
| Search across meetings | Yes (full-text search, all local) | Yes (cloud search) |
| Chat with your meetings | Planned | Yes |
We've done our best to make this comparison accurate and thorough, but we can't exhaustively test every aspect of every product we compare against. If you spot anything that's wrong, outdated, or missing, please let us know.
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Nuance the table can't show.
- "No bot" doesn't mean "private." Both apps skip the meeting bot, but Granola sends your audio, transcripts, and notes to cloud providers for processing. talat keeps everything on your device.
- You don't have to choose one or the other. talat runs happily alongside Granola - try them side by side on the same meetings and see which notes you prefer.
Weighing more than just Granola? Our roundup of the best meeting-notes tools rates Granola alongside Otter, Fathom, Fireflies, and Notta, and says where each one earns its keep.
talat is a full app, not just a recorder.
Privacy is the headline, but it isn’t the whole story. talat does the things you actually reach for day to day, all on your own machine.
Full audio playback
Play the original recording back in sync with the transcript, kept locally on your machine.
Dictation in any app
System-wide voice-to-text, straight into whatever you're typing in.
Import past recordings
Bring in existing audio and video files and transcribe them on-device.
In-meeting screenshots
Grab slides and shared screens while you record, saved with the meeting.
Search every meeting
Full-text search across your whole local history, no cloud index.
Yours to keep
A one-time purchase that works fully offline, with no account.
Which one's right for you?
Choose Granola if...
- You rely on integrations with Notion, Slack, or your CRM
- You want your notes to sync across your devices automatically
- Cloud processing isn't a concern for the type of meetings you record
Choose talat if...
- Privacy is non-negotiable - your audio should never leave your machine
- You record sensitive, confidential, or regulated conversations
- You’d like the option of a one-time licence, not just a subscription
- You need your meeting tool to work without internet
- You prefer a lightweight, resource-efficient app
- You want a configurable experience and rapid turnaround on fixes and feature requests
10 hours free, no account.
Download talat and use every feature with 10 hours of free recording time - no account or payment needed.