Welcome to Echo

Echo is a voice-to-text app for macOS that transcribes your speech directly on your computer. It works everywhere on your Mac -- in any app, any text field -- with a single keyboard shortcut.

What Echo Does

Echo listens to your voice and converts it into text. Press your shortcut, speak, press it again, and your words appear wherever your cursor is. It's that simple.

Everything happens locally on your device. Your voice data never leaves your Mac unless you choose to use a cloud transcription service.

Key Features

• Works everywhere -- Use Echo in any app that accepts text. Emails, documents, chat messages, code editors, and more.
• Offline transcription -- Built-in AI models (Whisper and Parakeet) run entirely on your Mac. No internet connection required.
• Cloud transcription -- Optionally connect services like Deepgram, Groq, or Gemini for additional accuracy and language support.
• AI Enhancement -- Automatically clean up, reformat, or transform your transcriptions using AI after they're captured.
• Adaptive Awareness -- Create profiles that automatically activate based on which app you're using, what website you're on, or a voice keyword you speak.
• Vocabulary tools -- Add custom words, set up automatic text replacements, and remove filler words.
• Privacy-first -- Local transcription stays entirely on your device. No accounts, no telemetry, no data collection.

Who Echo Is For

Echo is for anyone who wants to type less and speak more. Writers, developers, students, professionals -- anyone who works with text on a Mac.

Next Steps

• Install Echo -- Download and set up Echo on your Mac
• Grant permissions -- Configure the macOS permissions Echo needs
• Your first transcription -- Transcribe your first words in under 60 seconds