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Zoho Notebook

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Velocity3.8

Note-taking app for capturing ideas, lists, and rich media

Zoho Notebook is moving from passive note-taking into AI meeting capture — a deliberate push into Granola/Otter territory.

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Current state
Zoho Notebook is on roughly a quarterly release cadence. The arc visible across the recent posts: Notebook AI (March 2025, in-app AI assistant), annual Apple-OS compatibility refreshes, a 2025 year recap, and most recently AI Meeting Notes (April 2026) — turning recorded meetings into structured notes with decisions and action items. The product is no longer just a note-taking app but is positioning as an AI-assisted productivity surface.
Where it's heading
The AI Meeting Notes release puts Zoho Notebook directly into the meeting-capture category dominated by Granola, Otter, and Fathom — but tucked inside the Zoho One bundle, where the price is effectively zero for existing Zoho customers. Combined with last year's Notebook AI, the strategy is to make the note app the entry point for AI-assisted work, similar to how Apple Notes and OneNote have evolved. The Samsung Whiteboards partnership (2024) and consistent Apple-OS support show the team treats cross-device experience as a structural advantage.
Prediction
Expect AI Meeting Notes to be expanded into multi-source capture (calls, voice memos, dictation) and tighter integration with Zoho Meeting. The next directional move is likely making Notebook the unified AI inbox for everything captured across the Zoho One bundle — bringing email, meetings, and chat into a single AI-indexed surface.

Recent moves

  1. 22d ago

    AI Meeting Notes: Turn meetings into notes with Zoho Notebook

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    AI Meeting Notes turns recorded meetings into structured notes with decisions, owners, and deadlines extracted automatically. The directional move in the current arc — Zoho Notebook competes with standalone meeting-capture tools by bundling the capability with the rest of the Zoho One suite.

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  2. 5mo ago

    A #Recap of Zoho Notebook in 2025

    Year-end recap of 2025 Notebook releases. Brand content, no new product news.

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  3. 8mo ago

    Zoho Notebook gets even better with Apple’s latest OS 26 updates!

    iOS 26 / iPadOS 26 / macOS Tahoe 26 / watchOS 26 compatibility refresh with on-device intelligence integration. Annual Apple-OS work, consistent with previous years.

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  4. 1y ago

    Meet Notebook AI: Your personal AI assistant in Zoho Notebook

    Notebook AI launch — in-app AI assistant for writing and productivity. Set up the foundation that AI Meeting Notes (April 2026) built on, and established that Notebook was moving from pure note-taking into AI-assisted workflows.

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  5. 1y ago

    Women’s Day Special: Practical Lessons from Zoho’s Women Leaders on Productivity

    International Women's Day editorial piece on Zoho's women leaders. Brand content, no product implication.

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  6. 1y ago

    Zoho Notebook: The best free note-taking app for Mac

    Positioning piece for Notebook as the best free note app on Mac. Marketing content, no product change.

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