Khint vs Granola,beyond the meeting

Granola makes great meeting notes. Khint remembers any work session and runs AI on your text across every app.

A Granola alternative for people whose work isn't only calls: text actions, OCR, and memory in one Mac shortcut.

Two tools,
two jobs

Notes vs. actions. Meetings vs. every app. The honest side-by-side.

Capability
Khint
Granola
Primary job
KhintAI text actions + memory across every app
GranolaAI notes for meetings
What it works on
KhintAny text you select, in any app
GranolaYour meeting + the notes you take in it
Useful outside meetings
KhintYes, that's the point
GranolaLimited, meeting-centric
Run your own saved prompts
KhintYes, Actions on selected text
GranolaNo
OCR / screenshot-to-text
KhintYes, from the palette
GranolaNo
MCP server (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
KhintYes
GranolaNo
Create Jira / Linear / Confluence
KhintYes, from selected text
GranolaExport / share notes
Where data lives
KhintLocal SQLite + opt-in cloud sync
GranolaCloud-synced notes
Records audio
KhintNo
GranolaEnhances notes during the call
Free tier with AI
KhintYes (10 actions + 5 OCR/day)
GranolaYes (limited)
Platform
KhintmacOS 13+, Windows 10 22H2+
GranolamacOS

Different idea of "memory"

Khint: the work session

Start a session before a task: a feature, a support queue, a doc. Khint compacts what you do into a short context that feeds every AI action and is readable by Claude Desktop over MCP. It spans whatever you're working on, not a single call.

Granola: the meeting

Granola shines during calls: it enhances the notes you type with what was said, then gives you a clean, shareable summary afterward. The unit is the meeting, which is exactly what you want when meetings are the thing you need to remember.

When to pick Granola

If your core problem is "I'm in calls all day and need great notes without being the scribe," Granola is purpose-built for that and does it well. Khint doesn't record audio and isn't trying to. The two pair cleanly: let Granola capture the meeting, then use Khint to turn the relevant notes into tickets, summaries, and updates, across the rest of your apps.

Common questions

Is Khint a Granola alternative?

Partly: they overlap on 'remember what happened and turn it into something useful', but the scope is different. Granola is focused on making great meeting notes. Khint keeps a memory of any work session (not just calls) and adds AI text actions and OCR that run across every app. If your day is mostly meetings, Granola is purpose-built for that. If it's meetings plus drafting, ticketing, and writing all over the place, Khint covers more of the surface.

Does Khint take meeting notes during a call?

Not by recording audio. Khint doesn't listen to your microphone. You can capture text on screen with OCR, paste in notes, and log entries into a work session, and then run AI actions on that. For automatic, audio-based meeting notes, a dedicated tool like Granola is the better fit, and the two can sit side by side.

Can I use Granola and Khint together?

Yes, and it's a clean pairing. Let Granola capture the meeting and produce notes; then select the relevant part of those notes and use Khint to turn it into a Jira ticket, a summary, or a stakeholder update, in one shortcut, without retyping.

Where does my data live with Khint?

Locally first. Your history, Packs, and Memory sessions live in a SQLite file on your Mac. If you sign in, Packs and history sync to a Supabase database (Memory sessions stay local). Only the text you select or capture is ever sent for AI processing, and only when you trigger it.

Memory and AI actions for all your work

Not just meetings: every app, every selection. Free: 10 AI actions and 5 OCR captures a day, integrations included.