Capture & notes
OY.Surf vs Granola
Granola centers on meeting notes, actions and meeting memory. OY.Surf centers on local files and creative production.
Reviewed October 22, 2026 · Published by OY.Surf
Where Granola fits
Granola combines meeting transcription with personal notes, calendar context, action items and chat over meeting knowledge, across desktop and mobile apps. Official reference.
Choose Granola for capturing conversations and returning to meeting decisions and actions.
Where OY.Surf fits
OY.Surf offers local dictation, notes, screen recording and content search in a visual workspace. It helps turn a creative brief into work with images and files.
A practical workflow
Bring an approved brief into a note, gather references beside it and use that context to explore image directions. Keep your meeting system for meeting history.
What to check before switching
OY.Surf does not replace Granola’s calendar-aware meeting assistant. Dictating text into an app is different from capturing and summarizing a meeting.
Local processing and cloud choices
OY.Surf’s library and on-device tools work locally. AI models download when needed. Choosing a cloud provider sends the request’s prompt and selected reference to that provider using your key; its charges and policies apply. Adding a key does not upload your library automatically.
The Mac app is free while in beta. This is not a promise of permanent pricing, model-quality parity or a replacement for every feature above. Check the other product’s current plans on its official site.