# Open-source alternatives to Granola AI

Last reviewed: 2026-04-09

## Quick answer

- Best open-source option for agent-ready local meeting memory: **Minutes**
- Closest open-source private AI notepad concept: **Hyprnote (now Char)**
- Best open-source local meeting assistant for transcription/summaries: **Meetily**

## Notes

- This is a shortlist, not an exhaustive list of every open-source note tool.
- It is aimed at people specifically considering Granola AI and asking what an open-source alternative would actually look like.
- Open-source does not automatically mean better; it means a different set of tradeoffs around control, inspectability, and workflow fit.

## Sources

- https://www.granola.ai/pricing/
- https://help.granola.ai/article/granola-mcp
- https://useminutes.app/for-agents
- https://useminutes.app/docs/mcp/tools
- https://hyprnote.com/opensource
- https://github.com/fastrepl/hyprnote
- https://hyprnote.com/docs/about/what-is-hyprnote/
- https://meetily.ai/de/
- https://github.com/Zackriya-Solutions/meeting-minutes