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Shadow vs Granola
Side-by-side comparison for macOS
Shadow
6.0AI meeting notetaker
Granola
6.0AI-powered notepad for meetings
| Metric | Shadow | Granola |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Productivity | Productivity |
| AI Score | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| 30-day Installs | 2 | 672 |
| 90-day Installs | 2 | 1.7K |
| 365-day Installs | 2 | 5.6K |
| Version | 2.3.8,133 | 7.663.2 |
| Auto-updates | Yes | Yes |
| Deprecated | No | No |
| GitHub Stars | — | 203 |
| GitHub Forks | — | 42 |
| Open Issues | — | 7 |
| License | — | Apache-2.0 |
| Language | — | Objective-C |
| Last GitHub Commit | — | 5y ago |
| First Seen | Oct 17, 2026 | Feb 17, 2025 |
Reviews
Shadow
Shadow is an AI-powered meeting notetaker that offers real-time transcription and smart summarization, making it ideal for professionals seeking efficient meeting summaries and insights.
Shadow provides AI-driven transcription and analysis of meetings, capturing key points and generating summaries.
Pros
- + AI-driven real-time meeting transcription
- + Smart summarization for key insights
- + Active development with auto-update feature
Cons
- - Low recent installs suggest niche audience
- - Potential lack of comprehensive features
Granola
Granola is an AI-powered notepad designed to summarize meetings in real-time, offering key features like automatic transcription and action item extraction. It's ideal for professionals seeking efficient meeting management and note-taking.
Granola is an AI-powered notepad that automatically summarizes meetings and extracts key points in real-time.
Pros
- + AI-driven meeting summarization and transcription
- + Real-time note-taking and action item extraction
- + Potential for integration with other productivity tools
Cons
- - Inactive development with the last commit in 2021
- - Open issues related to installation and deserialization