{"slug": "granola-integrations-guide-chrome-notion-slack-mcp", "title": "Granola Integrations Guide: Chrome, Notion, Slack, MCP", "summary": "Granola's integrations fall into three layers: audio capture, speaker tags, and downstream sharing, with the desktop app transcribing Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Slack without native connectors. The Granola Chrome extension adds speaker names to Google Meet transcripts but does not record audio, and downstream integrations include Notion, Slack, CRMs, Zapier, MCP, and the API. Granola's setup guide clarifies that connecting Notion does not enable meeting audio capture, and the extension works only during active transcription.", "body_md": "A search for Granola integrations mixes together three separate questions: which meetings it can hear, which tools can receive a finished note, and which add-ons improve the transcript. The short answer is that Granola can transcribe desktop audio from Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack, and other meeting software without a native conferencing connector. Its downstream integrations then move reviewed notes into Notion, Slack, CRMs, Zapier workflows, AI assistants, or custom systems.\n\nThere is also a Granola Chrome extension now. It helps attach speaker names to Google Meet transcripts; it does not replace the desktop app or capture the meeting audio. Keeping these layers separate makes setup much easier.\n\nIf that division matches the job you are trying to solve, [see whether Granola fits your current stack](https://go.granola.ai/zack-proser?utm_source=zackproser&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=granola-integrations-guide&utm_content=text-link-intro) before adding every available connector.\n\nThe three kinds of Granola integration\n\n| What you are trying to do | How Granola handles it | What to install or connect |\n|---|---|---|\n| Transcribe a live meeting | The desktop app captures your microphone and system audio | Granola for macOS or Windows; no Zoom, Meet, or Teams connector is required for basic capture |\n| Put names beside transcript passages | Speaker tags read active-speaker information from a supported meeting app | Granola's browser extension for Google Meet; macOS Accessibility permission for the Zoom desktop app |\n| Use the finished note somewhere else | Sharing and automation integrations send the enhanced note downstream | Notion, Slack, Attio, HubSpot, Affinity, Zapier, MCP, or the API, depending on the workflow and plan |\n\nThis separation resolves most setup confusion. A Zoom call can be transcribed even if no Zoom integration appears in Settings. Connecting Notion does not make Granola hear a Notion meeting. Installing the browser extension does not turn Granola into a browser-only notepad. Start by naming the job, then configure only the layer that serves it.\n\nWhat the Granola Chrome extension actually does\n\nGranola's browser extension supports speaker tags in Google Meet. The desktop app remains open and performs the transcription; the extension reads the participant names and active-speaker signal displayed by Google Meet, then helps Granola label transcript sections with those names. Granola says the extension does not record audio or video.\n\nIt works on macOS and Windows in supported Chrome or Chromium-based browsers, including Chrome, Edge, Arc, and Brave. It must be installed in the same browser profile used for the call. If Granola says it is waiting to connect, check the browser profile, open Google Meet, and restart both apps before changing the audio setup.\n\nThe extension has limits. Speaker tags apply only while Granola is actively transcribing, so they cannot rename an older transcript. A shared conference-room device still represents several people as one source, overlapping speech may be assigned incorrectly, and audio from another application may have no matching name. The extension improves attribution; it is not a substitute for reviewing names, decisions, and numbers.\n\nZoom, Meet, Teams, and other meeting platforms\n\nGranola's basic capture is platform-independent because it listens to the microphone and audio playing through the computer. The official setup guide lists Zoom, Meet, and Teams as examples and says the same approach can cover other meeting software, in-person conversations, voice memos, and computer audio. A calendar connection supplies titles, times, and attendee context, but it does not provide the audio.\n\nGoogle Meet speaker tags use the browser extension described above. Zoom speaker tags currently take a different route: on macOS, Granola reads the active-speaker information in the Zoom Workplace desktop app through Accessibility permission. The Zoom path does not use the browser extension, and Granola's documentation says it is not currently available on Windows or in the Zoom web client. Where tags are unavailable, the live transcript may fall back to Me and Them.\n\nFor audio permissions, device matching, consent, and end-of-call behavior, use the focused [Granola and Zoom setup guide](/blog/granola-zoom-integration-guide). The same device-capture model is covered in the [Google Meet](/blog/how-to-transcribe-google-meet-without-bot) and [Microsoft Teams](/blog/how-to-transcribe-teams-meetings-without-bot) walkthroughs.\n\nBefore configuring a destination, [run Granola on one meeting in the platform you actually use](https://go.granola.ai/zack-proser?utm_source=zackproser&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=granola-integrations-guide&utm_content=text-link-workflow). A clean capture and reviewed note are prerequisites for every integration below.\n\nNotion and Slack are publishing destinations\n\nThe native Notion integration sends an enhanced Granola note to a dedicated Notion database. It is a one-note-at-a-time action from Granola's share menu. Current documentation says there is no native bulk sync, automatic sync, or choice of an arbitrary destination database. If the goal is automatic delivery, Granola recommends a Zapier workflow triggered when a note is added to a folder.\n\nThat makes the native connection useful for deliberate handoff: review the note, enhance it, and send only the meetings that belong in Notion. A team expecting every transcript to appear automatically in an existing project database should test the dedicated database and formatting before committing. The broader [Granola vs Notion AI comparison](/blog/granola-vs-notion-ai) covers the separate question of which product should create the meeting note in the first place.\n\nSlack supports per-note sharing and rules that post new notes added to a Granola folder. The posted message includes a summary. Granola warns that making the original note private later does not remove summary text already copied into Slack, so treat the channel as a new destination with its own audience and retention.\n\nCRM, Zapier, MCP, and API paths\n\nGranola lists native CRM connections for Attio, HubSpot, and Affinity. Zapier covers a broader automation layer and can send note data into thousands of apps. Its note trigger includes fields such as the title, creator, attendees, calendar event, enhanced notes, transcript, and the private notes typed during the meeting. That payload is useful, but the presence of personal notes means a Zap deserves a careful field review before it posts into a shared system. Zapier is documented as a paid desktop feature.\n\nMCP serves a different job: it lets compatible AI tools such as Claude and ChatGPT query Granola meeting history. Granola uses browser-based OAuth rather than an API key for MCP. Basic users can connect with narrower history and tool access; paid access adds folder and transcript capabilities. This is often the cleanest route when the desired outcome is answering a question across meetings rather than copying every note into another database.\n\nThe Granola API is the programmable option for custom systems. Current documentation places API access on Business and Enterprise and supports scoped access to personal notes, public workspace notes, or both. Use the API when a maintained application needs predictable data access; use Zapier when a visible no-code workflow is sufficient.\n\nIf the useful outcome is querying meetings from an assistant rather than copying every note, [test Granola with the AI client already in your workflow](https://go.granola.ai/zack-proser?utm_source=zackproser&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=granola-integrations-guide&utm_content=text-link-decision) before building a custom export pipeline.\n\nA practical setup that avoids automation regret\n\nBegin with capture and review, then add distribution. I would run the following sequence on an ordinary internal meeting:\n\n- Install the desktop app, connect the correct work calendar, and confirm microphone plus system-audio permissions.\n- Transcribe one permitted meeting and check whether names, dates, action owners, and technical terms are usable.\n- If the call is in Google Meet, add the browser extension and compare speaker labels on the next call. If it is Zoom on macOS, test the Accessibility-based speaker-tag setup instead.\n- Enhance and edit the note before sending it anywhere.\n- Connect one destination, such as a private Notion database or test Slack channel, and inspect exactly what arrives.\n- Add a folder rule or Zap only after the manual handoff has produced the right artifact several times.\n\nThis order preserves a human checkpoint. It also reveals whether the real problem was capture, note quality, speaker labels, or distribution before an automation multiplies the wrong output.\n\nPlans, privacy, and the first useful test\n\nGranola currently lists Basic at $0 per user per month, Business at $14, and Enterprise starting at $35. Basic includes the core meeting-note workflow with limited history. Business adds unlimited note history, advanced models, and advanced integrations. Granola's integration overview says MCP is available to all users with additional folder and transcript tools on paid plans, while Zapier is limited to paid desktop users. Check the current pricing and individual connector page before choosing a tier because availability can change.\n\nEvery integration creates another access boundary. A Slack post can retain its summary after the Granola note becomes private. A Zap may include typed personal notes. A Notion export creates a page governed by Notion permissions. An MCP client can retrieve meeting context for the authenticated user. Use test content, inspect the destination, and decide who should have access before enabling folder-wide rules.\n\nGranola is a good fit when one reviewed note should feed several later workflows. It is less attractive when the team needs a saved audio or video archive, unattended attendance, or a native live collaboration surface inside the conferencing tool. 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