Compare to Granola

Active workspace recall, not just a notepad

Granola acts as a local meeting notepad. While local, it relies on you to edit meeting templates and lacks screen awareness. Maple provides global workspace memory, indexing your apps, browser tabs, and calls in a single unified graph.

Side-by-side comparison

Granola

  • Call audio transcription only; lacks active screen awareness
  • Strictly macOS-only application with no Windows support
  • No interactive global context search or proactive digests

Maple

  • Indexes active screens, files, Slack, and calls in a single graph
  • Fully cross-platform (native Mac and Windows desktop clients)
  • ⌥ Space context window to search and write drafts instantly

Key differences

Information Sources

Granola

Call audio transcription only. Blind to other open applications, files, or browser tabs.

Maple

Indexes screen pixels, code edits, browser history, file folders, and calls.

Search & Interaction

Granola

Fills templates and outlines; limited search across different workspaces.

Maple

Global hotkey (⌥ Space) search overlay to ask questions and query your entire desktop history.

Proactive Digests

Granola

None. Requires you to manually go through and clean up meeting templates.

Maple

Generates automated pre-meeting briefs and end-of-day digests based on active screen context.

OS Compatibility

Granola

Strictly macOS only. Lacks support for Windows development environments.

Maple

Fully cross-platform. Works seamlessly across both macOS and Windows systems.

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