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Granola vs Timbre

Both are meetings & notes tools. Here is what separates them.

	Granola	Timbre
What it is	Takes notes from your meeting audio without joining as a bot, merging them with what you typed.	Timbre is the fastest way to edit videos and podcasts with AI. Remove silences, generate transcripts, create shorts, add chapters, and more — in minutes.
Category	Meetings & Notes	Meetings & Notes
Pricing	Freemium · Free trial · from $18/user/mo	Freemium
How it bills	Per seat	Not published
Free tier	Yes	Yes
Rating	Not yet rated	Not yet rated
Features	No meeting bot — captures system audio Merges your typed notes with the transcript Templates per meeting type Searchable history Works with any conferencing tool	—
What works	No awkward bot in the participant list Notes reflect what you cared about Works regardless of platform	—
What does not	macOS-first Needs the app running locally No free tier beyond a trial	—

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