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-# ecoute
-# install instructions:
-git clone https://github.com/SevaSk/ecoute
+## 🚀 Getting Started
 
-in ecoute folder:
+Follow these steps to set up and run ecoute on your local machine.
 
-pip install -r requirments.txt
+### 📋 Prerequisites
 
-create keys.py file and fill it with the line OPENAI_API_KEY = "API KEY" where "API KEY" will be a string containing your open AI api key
+- Python 3.x
+- An OpenAI API key
 
+### 🔧 Installation
+
+1. Clone the repository:
+
+   ```
+   git clone https://github.com/SevaSk/ecoute
+   ```
+
+2. Navigate to the `ecoute` folder:
+
+   ```
+   cd ecoute
+   ```
+
+3. Install the required packages:
+
+   ```
+   pip install -r requirements.txt
+   ```
+
+4. Create a `keys.py` file and add your OpenAI API key:
+
+   ```
+   echo 'OPENAI_API_KEY = "API KEY"' > keys.py
+   ```
+
+   Replace `API KEY` with your actual OpenAI API key.
+
+### 🎬 Running ecoute
+
+Run the main script:
+
+```
 python main.py
+```
+
+Now, ecoute will start transcribing your microphone input and speaker output in real-time, and provide a suggested response based on the conversation.
+
+## 📖 License
+
+This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
+
+## 🤝 Contributing
+
+Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests to improve ecoute.
+```