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Granola crunches up a dictation feature to compete with Wispr

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Granola, a popular app for taking meeting notes, has added a dictation feature. It competes with Wispr, an app known for dictation that recently added meeting note-taking.

What happened

Granola launched a dictation feature for Mac. A user presses the Fn key, speaks, and the tool cleans up the words, formats them, and types the final text. It works in any app, so people can write notes, give prompts to AI, and reply to emails and messages. Granola says the feature will come to iPhone and iPad (iOS) and Windows soon.

Key numbers and facts

  • Granola is valued at $1.5 billion.
  • Wispr is valued at $2 billion.
  • Granola first became known for its meeting notetaker.
  • Wispr first became known for dictation and later launched a meeting notetaker.
  • Granola's dictation is coming to iOS and Windows soon.

Why the apps are changing

Voice AI apps used to do one job well. Granola focuses on meetings and taking notes. Wispr is building its own AI models through a research lab that studies new ways for people to interact with computers. Now many voice apps, such as Fireflies, Speechify, and Monologue, offer both meeting notes and dictation in one app.

Why it matters

Voice apps are starting to look alike. Companies want to do more with the words people speak, not just one task. This means users may soon get one app that takes notes, types for them, and helps them write everywhere on their computer.

What to watch

  • When Granola's dictation arrives on iOS and Windows.
  • Whether Wispr's meeting notes tool grows to compete with Granola.
  • Whether more voice apps become all-in-one tools.

Glossary

Granola
An app that takes notes during meetings and now also turns speech into typed text.
Wispr
An app for dictation (speaking to type) that now also takes meeting notes. It is building its own AI models.
Fn key
A special key on many keyboards, often used with other keys for extra functions.
Fireflies
A voice app that takes meeting notes and also offers other speech features.
iOS
The operating system Apple uses on iPhone and iPad.

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