Potok transcribes Russian speech; this site has been translated into English for convenience.
ClickUp has its own dictation, Talk to Text in the separate Brain MAX app: you hold the fn key or your own assigned key, and the text appears in any field on the computer, not only in ClickUp. It is available on all plans, but as a time-limited trial period. Potok (potok.now) solves a similar task without such a limit: 14 days of full access without a card, then 2500 words per week free.
Voice input in ClickUp works not as a button in the service itself but through the separate Brain MAX app: hold a key, speak, and the text appears in any field on the computer. An overview of the topic is on the page about voice input in apps; here we cover how it works in ClickUp and how Potok differs in the same role.
How Talk to Text works in ClickUp Brain MAX
ClickUp's own dictation is called Talk to Text and works not as a button in the web interface but through a separate app, ClickUp Brain MAX for computers. To dictate text, you need to hold the fn key or your own key assigned in advance; recording starts, AI recognizes the speech and turns it into text, which is inserted into any text field on the computer, not only in ClickUp itself.
The Talk to Text settings are in the “Voice notes” section: there you set a dictionary of names and terms, the language of the result and your own hotkey instead of fn. The feature is available on all ClickUp plans, including the free one, but as a time-limited trial period, not a permanent capability.
Separately from Talk to Text, ClickUp has Voice Clips. This is not text dictation but voice messages: an audio recording is attached to a task comment and, when the AI ClickApp module is turned on in the workspace, is automatically transcribed into text.
How Potok differs from Talk to Text
Potok solves a similar task: it inserts dictated text into the active field of any app with a hotkey, Ctrl+Space by default, which can also be changed in the settings. The difference is in the access conditions: Talk to Text in ClickUp is a time-limited trial period on any plan, while Potok gives 14 days of full access without a card, and after that 2500 words per week free on one device or Pro without a limit.
Potok places punctuation and capital letters automatically, and speech is recognized by a cloud model trained for Russian speech, including terms and mixed Russian text with English words.
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Free
- Free: 2500 words per week; full access for the first 14 days, no card needed
- Pro
- Pro 690 ₽/mo, 499 ₽/mo when paid yearly
- Payment
- Russian bank cards, rubles
- Where speech is recognized
- cloud, servers in Russia; internet required
Potok is a cloud service: speech is recognized on servers in Russia, and it does not work without the internet. Download: potok.now/download
When Talk to Text is enough
If Brain MAX is already installed and the Talk to Text trial period has not ended yet, a separate dictation program for ClickUp is not needed: the feature already inserts text into any field on the computer. Switching to Potok makes sense when the trial period has expired or you need dictation without a time limit. A similar question, built-in input against a separate program, is covered for Yandex Tracker too.
Potok is a cloud service: recognition runs on servers in Russia, and it does not work without an internet connection. It has no voice commands, and no apps for Android and iPhone, so you can dictate only from a computer. A personal dictionary of terms and snippets are available only on Pro.
Frequently asked questions
Yes: ClickUp's own dictation, Talk to Text, works through the separate Brain MAX app for computers, not as a button inside ClickUp itself. To dictate text, you hold the fn key or your own assigned key there, and recording goes on while the key is pressed.
Yes: Windows has built-in voice typing via Win+H (Russian only in Windows 11, Windows 10 has no Russian; it does not work without the internet), and the Mac has system dictation in the keyboard settings. Both are free.
Voice input turns speech into text on the fly: the user speaks, the program transcribes the sound with speech recognition technology (ASR) and inserts the resulting text into the active field, such as email, a messenger or a document. In Potok this works through a hotkey: hold it, speak, release, and the text is inserted.
Dictation pays off most for long texts written in one go, such as email drafts, notes, messenger replies and lecture notes, and also when your hands are busy or tired (for example, with RSI). For short precise edits (one-word commands, code) typing is often faster.
Any microphone the system sees as a recording device will do. In Potok you choose it in the app settings or in the tray icon menu; system access to the microphone is required.
Built-in system tools (Win+H in Windows, Dictation in macOS, Voice Typing in Google Docs, Gboard on Android), voice browser extensions, and specialized desktop and web services (Potok and similar) that work on top of any app via a hotkey.
How to start
Potok is available for Windows, macOS and Linux. For two weeks everything is open for free, after that 2500 words per week without paying. Potok is a cloud service: speech is recognized on servers in Russia, and it does not work without the internet.
Download PotokExisting recordings are transcribed by Potok's Telegram bot @potok_now_bot: send a file or a YouTube, VK Video or RuTube link and the text arrives in the chat. The Potok subscription removes the limit in the bot too.
Built-in dictation and Potok
| Tool | Where it works | Russian language | Where speech is recognized |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows voice typing (Win+H) | Windows 10 and 11 | Windows 11 only | Microsoft cloud, does not work offline |
| macOS Dictation | macOS | yes | on the device or on Apple servers |
| Potok | Windows, macOS, Linux | primary language | cloud, servers in Russia, does not work offline |
| Task | Characters | Typing (200 chars/min) | Voice (900 chars/min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| chat reply | 300 | 2 min | 0.5 min |
| 1500 | 8 min | 1.7 min | |
| post or meeting minutes | 4000 | 20 min | 4.4 min |
| article | 10000 | 50 min | 11.1 min |
Primary sources: clickup.com · help.clickup.com · help.clickup.com