Granola has launched a dictation feature that works across all applications on Mac. Users press the Fn key to start speaking, allowing the tool to clean and format speech before posting text to notes, prompts, or messages. The company states this capability will arrive on iOS and Windows in the near future. This move follows a similar shift by Wispr, which added meeting note-taking to its core dictation product earlier this year.
Voice AI startups are increasingly merging distinct functions into single applications. Previously, the market focused on specialised tools that performed one task well. Now, companies like Fireflies, Speechify, and Monologue are building multi-feature apps to capture more value from user speech. Granola and Wispr are valued at $1.5 billion and $2 billion respectively, reflecting investor confidence in this consolidation. The strategy aims to maximise utility from every instance of captured audio.
* Granola focuses on meeting automation and note-taking.
* Wispr operates a research lab exploring human-computer interfaces.
* Other voice startups are adopting similar multi-feature approaches.
