Eko · Use case
Hands-free typing and RSI-friendly dictation for Mac
If typing causes wrist, hand, or finger pain — from RSI, carpal tunnel, an injury, or just hours of typing every day — cutting down on keystrokes matters. Eko is a system-wide Mac app that lets you dictate, edit, and even launch apps by voice, in any app, so your hands can rest during the parts of your day that would otherwise mean the most typing. It’s built for text: for full hands-free control of the whole operating system, including mouse and clicking, a dedicated tool like Talon Voice is the more complete option — Eko’s focus is making the typing itself optional.
Get Eko for Mac — $39How Eko helps
Type without touching the keyboard
Press ⌥D and speak into any text field — an email, a document, a chat message. Eko types it in, cutting out the single biggest source of repetitive keystrokes: typing itself.
Fix mistakes without retyping
Select a sentence with a typo or awkward phrasing and press ⌥C to correct it, or ⌥F to ask AI to rewrite it — no retyping the whole passage by hand.
Open apps and folders by voice
Press ⌥E and say the name of an app or folder to open it, cutting down on trackpad and mouse use for everyday navigation, not just text entry.
Honest about its scope
Eko dictates, fixes, translates, and launches apps — it’s not a full hands-free OS controller with mouse and click control like Talon Voice. For the bulk of daily strain, which is typing, it’s a simpler, cheaper way to give your hands a break.
Get started in 3 steps
Install Eko
Download Eko for Mac (Apple Silicon, macOS 14+) and grant accessibility + microphone permissions.
Click into any text field
Mail, a document, a chat app, a form in your browser — wherever you’d normally start typing.
Press ⌥D and speak
Dictate your text, then use ⌥C to fix mistakes and ⌥E to open apps — minimizing how much you touch the keyboard and mouse.
One shortcut. In any app. $39 once.
Eko is a Mac AI keyboard assistant: dictate, fix, translate, ask AI, read your screen and open apps — from one shortcut, in any app. Runs on-device or with your own API key. $39 once, no subscription.
Get Eko for Mac — $39$39 once · No subscription · macOS 14.0 or later, Apple Silicon (M1+)
FAQ
Can Eko fully replace my keyboard and mouse?
Not entirely — Eko is focused on text: dictation, correction, translation, and opening apps and folders by voice. For full hands-free control of clicking and navigating the whole OS, a dedicated tool like Talon Voice goes further.
Can Eko help with RSI or carpal tunnel?
Many people use voice dictation to cut down on the repetitive typing that aggravates RSI and carpal tunnel symptoms. Eko lets you dictate and edit text by voice in any app, reducing keystrokes for the parts of your day spent writing.
How is this different from macOS’s built-in dictation?
macOS dictation transcribes speech, but it’s inconsistent across apps and has no fix, translate, or app-launching actions. Eko adds correction, rewriting, translation, screen reading, and app-launching, all from the same shortcuts, in every app.
Does it work in every app, or just some?
Every app with a text field — Eko is system-wide, not tied to specific apps, so the same shortcuts work in Mail, Word, browsers, chat apps, and anywhere else you’d normally type.
What does Eko cost?
Eko is $39 once, no subscription — including dictation, correction, translation, ask-AI, screen vision, and app-launching.