Google releases a new local-first Granola competitor
Google has launched an offline-capable AI meeting note-taker called Google AI Edge Foresight for Mac. The tool utilizes the on-device Gemma 2 model to transcribe meetings and manage a knowledge base of documents without requiring an internet connection.
Why it matters
This release highlights the growing trend of on-device AI processing, offering privacy-conscious users a way to handle sensitive meeting data without cloud dependency.
Earlier in April, Google released an AI-powered dictation tool that worked with local models . Now, the same team has released a new competitor to the AI note-taker Granola and others, which it calls Google AI Edge Foresight .
The Mac app can work completely offline, utilizing the on-device EmbeddingGemma 2 model, with 740 million parameters, to capture meeting notes across apps, including those from in-person meetings.
The app is similar to the popular AI note-taker Granola because it has a split-screen view with the ability to write shorthand notes on one side and AI-generated notes on the other side.
Like Granola, it also lets you take manual notes while transcribing the meeting. Plus, in Google’s app, you can view the transcript of the meeting or chat with the Gemma 4-powered assistant to get answers.
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