Eko · Use case
Voice dictation for students
Between lecture notes, essay drafts, and readings in a second language, students do a lot of typing on a tight budget — and most dictation or grammar tools are subscriptions that add up over a semester. Eko is a one-time $39 purchase that dictates into any app (Word, Google Docs, Notion, your school’s LMS), fixes grammar in your drafts, and translates readings or messages — no monthly fee to keep paying while you’re in school.
Get Eko for Mac — $39How Eko helps
Dictate notes and essays fast
Press ⌥D and speak — lecture notes, essay drafts, discussion posts. You talk roughly 3× faster than you type, so long assignments go quicker.
Clean up your drafts
Select a paragraph and press ⌥C to fix grammar and phrasing before you submit — handy for essays, emails to professors, and group project docs.
Translate readings and messages
Studying in a second language or messaging classmates abroad? Select text and press ⌥T to translate it in place, across 25 languages.
One-time cost, not another subscription
$39 once, no monthly fee — unlike most dictation and grammar tools built around recurring plans, which is one less bill on a student budget.
Get started in 3 steps
Install Eko
Download Eko for Mac (Apple Silicon, macOS 14+) and grant accessibility + microphone permissions.
Open your notes, doc, or essay
Word, Google Docs, Notion, Notes — click into wherever you’re writing.
Press ⌥D and speak, then refine
Dictate your notes or draft, then select any part and press ⌥C to fix grammar or ⌥T to translate.
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
Is Eko good for taking lecture notes?
Yes — press ⌥D anywhere, in Notes, Word, Google Docs or your note app, and speak. Eko types what you say directly into the document, faster than typing by hand.
Can Eko help with essay writing?
Eko dictates drafts and, with ⌥C, fixes grammar and phrasing in a selected passage — it cleans up your writing but doesn’t generate the essay for you.
Does Eko translate readings or messages?
Yes. Select any text — a passage, a message from a classmate — and press ⌥T to translate it in place, across 25 languages.
Is Eko affordable for students?
Eko is a one-time $39 purchase with no subscription, unlike most dictation and grammar tools that charge monthly — you pay once and keep it.
Do I need an internet connection?
No. Eko can run fully on-device with a local model, so dictation, correction and translation all work offline, useful for studying without wifi.