Potok v1.0: voice input built for Russian speech 4 times faster →

Potok transcribes Russian speech; this site has been translated into English for convenience.

accuracy for Russian speech

Do not type: just speak.

Potok accurately recognizes Russian speech, with names, terms and English words mixed in, and immediately inserts the finished text where the cursor is.

Full access to all features, no card needed. After the trial, the free plan remains.

Available on Windows and macOS mobile coming soon
recognizes names and terms · inserts into Telegram
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this is an app

It lives where you
already work

Potok is a lightweight app for Windows and macOS. One hotkey starts recording over any window, and the finished text lands right where the cursor is.

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Hold Ctrl + Space

The recording indicator pops up over any app, with no need to switch windows.

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Just speak

Potok recognizes Russian speech on the fly, accurately, with names, terms and English words mixed in.

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The text is already in place

The finished phrase is inserted into the input field. The whole dictation history is kept in the app.

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Home
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Welcome back,
Mark.

Hold Ctrl Space and just speak

Potok works in any app: email, messengers, notes, code.

features

Made for Russian speech

Faster, more accurate and works where you already type.

Works in any app

One hotkey, and the text appears where the cursor is: messengers, email, a code editor, notes, spreadsheets. No copy-paste from a separate window.

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Personal dictionary

Names, brands, terms and abbreviations: Potok remembers them and no longer gets them wrong.

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Voice snippets

Short commands expand into ready blocks: signatures, addresses, reply templates.

RU + EN on the fly

Speak Russian with English terms: it recognizes mixed speech without switching.

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code-switching

Data in Russia

Servers in Russia, processing under 152-FZ and on-prem for business.

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One hotkey, and you are recording

Works in any app on Windows and macOS. Mobile apps are coming soon. The key is easy to customize.

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accuracy

Recognizes like a human

Its own model, trained specifically on Russian speech. Our model makes 56.25% fewer errors.

2.1% versus 4.8% for a foreign analog

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accuracy in
Russian
On the GolosTest corpus, the standard benchmark for Russian ASR.
WER (Word Error Rate): the lower, the better. The main result: 2.1% for Potok versus 4.8% for a foreign analog; this is the vendor's own measurement, not an independent audit.
speed

4 times faster than the keyboard

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characters per minute, 4 times faster
And a faster response than foreign analogs≈ three times faster
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Foreign analogs
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Potok's servers are in Russia, close to you. Your voice does not fly across the ocean and back: the shortest route gives an instant result. With foreign services every request travels thousands of kilometers of routing, so a delay is unavoidable.
not only Russian

Understands 100+ languages

Russian comes first and is polished down to the details. But Potok also recognizes and switches between a hundred languages, which is handy for mixed speech and working abroad.

RussianEnglishEspañolDeutschFrançaisPortuguêsItaliano中文日本語हिन्दीتركيالعربيةUkrainianKazakhand 90+ more
reviews

Love letters to Potok

These quotes are composites: they illustrate the tone and scenarios, not real people.

plans

Start for free

Payment in rubles. Data is stored in Russia under 152-FZ.
How to pay and how to get a refund

questions and answers

The essentials in brief

20 more questions are on the FAQ page.

What is Potok?

A desktop voice input app for Windows and macOS. You hold Ctrl + Space, speak, release, and the recognized text is inserted into any field of any app. Recognition is cloud-based, on its own model trained for Russian speech.

Does Potok work in Telegram and other apps?

Yes. The text appears where the cursor is: messengers (including Telegram), email, documents, a code editor, spreadsheets, the browser. No separate window and no copy-paste are needed.

How much does Potok cost?

The free plan gives 2500 words per week. Pro costs 690 ₽/mo or 499 ₽/mo when paid yearly. The first 14 days give full access for free, no card needed. Payment is in rubles with a Russian card.

Where is data processed and stored?

Recognition is cloud-based, with servers in Russia. For business there is a 152-FZ mode and on-prem deployment so that data does not leave the company's perimeter.

How accurately does Potok recognize Russian speech?

The stated accuracy is a WER of 2.1% on the GolosTest benchmark (the vendor's own measurement) versus 4.8% for a foreign analog. It recognizes names, professional terms and mixed Russian and English.

for teams and on-prem

Start speaking

Download Potok for free or request a demo for your team with deployment inside your perimeter.

Or try it live in the browser, without installing →