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macOS 14+ Windows 11
This guide is for workspace members setting up Granola Watermark on their own desktop app — whether you’re turning it on yourself or your workspace requires it. Are you an Enterprise admin configuring this for everyone? See the admin guide.
Adds a visible indicator to your video so other participants can see that Granola is transcribing. It works with any video app that lets you choose a camera source — Google Meet, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and others — on both macOS and Windows. The watermark only appears while Granola is actively transcribing and disappears when you stop.

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Set up Granola Watermark

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1. Start the one-time setup

How you start the one-time setup depends on whether you’re turning the watermark on yourself or your workspace requires it. Both paths lead to the same installation dialog.
  1. Go to Settings > Preferences > Transparency > Granola Watermark. Granola's individual Transparency preferences.
  2. Next to Granola Watermark, click Set up. The "Watermark on video" preferences page.

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2. Install the Granola camera

In the setup dialog that opens, go through the installation steps for your platform.
  1. Click Add extension to install the Granola camera.
  2. A macOS system dialog appears. Click Open System Settings — not OK.
  3. In System Settings, toggle on the Granola camera extension and confirm with your Mac password or Touch ID.
  4. Return to Granola — the watermark is now ready to use.
If you dismissed the system dialog by clicking OK instead of Open System Settings, the extension won’t be enabled yet. See [macOS] I can’t find the Granola extension in System Settings under Troubleshooting to turn it on manually.

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3. Select Granola Watermark in each meeting app

The first time you use a meeting app after installing, choose the Granola camera in that app’s video settings. It’s named after your existing camera with - Granola Watermark added — for example, FaceTime HD Camera - Granola Watermark on macOS or Integrated Camera - Granola Watermark on Windows. Some Windows apps also add (Windows Virtual Camera) to the end of the name. Most apps remember the choice, so you only do this once per app. It also works in Slack and any other app that lets you pick a camera source — choose the <your camera name> - Granola Watermark camera in that app’s video settings. Until you switch cameras, Granola shows a reminder in the meeting view: Meeting view showing a reminder to switch your camera to Granola Watermark. The watermark only appears on your video while Granola is actively transcribing — when transcription stops, it will disappear. If you turn your camera off mid-call, Granola can continue transcribing only after transparency has already been established in that meeting (for example, Granola Watermark was shown earlier in the call, or an automated chat message was sent).

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Troubleshooting

On macOS, first make sure Granola is running. Granola cameras are only available while Granola is open; if you quit Granola completely, the cameras disappear from meeting apps. On Windows the camera stays in the list even when Granola isn’t running.If the cameras still don’t appear, fully quit and reopen the meeting app, then check the camera picker again. For browser-based meetings, quit and reopen the whole browser, not just the meeting tab. This applies to Zoom, Google Meet in Chrome, Slack, Microsoft Teams, and other meeting apps.
Most meeting apps mirror your own video preview, so text in your self-view can look backwards. Other participants usually see the non-mirrored version, with the watermark text the right way around.
This is rare, but some meeting apps crop your outgoing video to fit their layout. When that happens, the watermark can be pushed partially or fully off-screen for other participants.If this happens, update your meeting app settings:
  • Google Meet: In a meeting, hover your self-view tile, click More options, then choose Show my full video to others.
  • Zoom: Open Settings > Video & effects and turn on Original ratio. This often helps, but some participants may still see cropped framing depending on their Zoom layout/view settings.
  • Microsoft Teams: Teams currently doesn’t offer an equivalent setting for your own outgoing video. Other participants can try Fit to frame for their own view of your video.
Granola can check whether the Granola camera is installed and working. Open Settings > Get help in Granola, click Troubleshooting, then find Granola Watermark.
Granola shows the status of the helper, the camera extension, and the extension daemon.Click Copy details if you need to send diagnostics to support, or Reinstall extension if Granola reports a problem.
If you dismissed the setup dialog (clicked OK instead of Open System Settings), or Granola can’t open the right page automatically, you can enable the extension manually. Depending on your macOS version, it appears in a different place.
  1. Open System Settings.
  2. Go to General > Login Items & Extensions. Mac System Settings showing General > Login Items & Extensions.
  3. Scroll to By App and By Category, click By Category, then click the info icon next to Camera Extensions. Mac System Settings showing the Camera Extensions entry under "By Category".
  4. Enable the Granola extension. System Settings showing the Granola camera extension toggle.
  5. If Granola also asks for camera access, go to Privacy & Security > Camera and enable Granola. Camera access is separate from the camera extension approval.
After enabling the extension, enter your Mac password or use Touch ID to confirm, then return to Granola.
On Windows the Granola camera stays available in your meeting app even when Granola isn’t running — but the watermark itself only appears while Granola is open and transcribing. If your video looks normal with no badge, check that Granola is running, then start transcribing.
Granola shows a Granola needs to update the watermark card on Home when Windows still has an older version of the camera loaded. You have two ways to resolve it:
  • Click Give access and choose Yes on the Windows administrator prompt. Close Zoom, Teams, and your browser first.
  • Or simply restart your computer, which completes the update automatically without any prompt.
Granola needs to detect you using the Granola camera.
  1. Open a new browser tab.
  2. Type meet.new in your URL bar and press Enter.
  3. Select a Granola Watermark option as your camera. If you still can’t see the camera, try quitting and restarting your browser. Google Meet's camera picker with "Granola Watermark" highlighted.
  4. All set! Make sure you use this camera in all of your meetings.
Granola needs to detect you using the Granola camera.
  1. Open the Zoom app and make sure you’re logged in.
  2. Start a new meeting. The Zoom Workplace home screen with the "New meeting" button highlighted.
  3. Select a Granola Watermark option as your camera. If you still can’t see the camera, try quitting and restarting Zoom. Zoom's camera picker with "Granola Watermark" highlighted in the dropdown.
  4. All set! Make sure you use this camera in all of your meetings.
  1. Open the Microsoft Teams app and make sure you’re logged in.
  2. Click Meet. Microsoft Teams sidebar with the "Meet" tab highlighted.
  3. Click Create a meeting link, then Create and copy link. Microsoft Teams Meet view with the "Create a meeting link" button and "Create and copy link" confirmation highlighted.
  4. Click Join for the meeting you just created. Microsoft Teams Meet view with the "Join" button on the newly-created meeting card highlighted.
  5. Select a Granola Watermark option as your camera. If you still can’t see the camera, try quitting and restarting Microsoft Teams. Microsoft Teams pre-join screen with "Granola Watermark" highlighted in the camera picker.
  6. All set! Make sure you use this camera in all of your meetings.
This can happen in browser-based meetings (Google Meet, Zoom web, Teams web, etc.) when the camera list gets out of sync — for example, right after installing or updating Granola Watermark.Google Meet showing the "Camera not found" message next to the Granola "Change your camera" prompt.To fix it, quit and reopen your browser, then rejoin the meeting. When the meeting reloads, open the camera picker and select a Granola Watermark option.