Potok transcribes Russian speech; this site has been translated into English for convenience.
There is no data on built-in text dictation in Notion. But it is known for certain that Ctrl+Space, which Potok (potok.now) uses by default to record voice, is not taken in Notion's official shortcut list: the closest similar shortcut belongs to the system emoji picker on Mac. Potok recognizes about 900 characters per minute by voice.
There is no data on built-in text dictation in Notion. But it is known for certain what happens with Ctrl+Space, the very shortcut Potok uses by default. Below: what the check of Notion's shortcuts showed and how to dictate text on a page.
Does Notion have voice input, and what about Ctrl+Space
There is no data on built-in text dictation in Notion, neither for the desktop nor for the mobile apps on iOS and Android.
But we can say for certain what happens with Ctrl+Space (⌘+Space on Mac), the very shortcut Potok uses by default to record voice. Notion's official shortcut list has no such assignment: the program itself does not take Ctrl+Space for its own action. The closest similar shortcut is ⌃+⌘+Space on Mac, but Notion calls it the system emoji picker, not its own command; on Windows, other keys are assigned for emoji in Notion: Win+. or Win+;. Either way, how the recorded shortcut will behave in the finished app is not shown by this data, only that Notion itself does not use it.
| What is available | |
|---|---|
| Hotkey conflicts | There is no direct assignment of Ctrl+Space/Cmd+Space in Notion's official shortcut list. The closest documented shortcut is Ctrl+Cmd+Space on Mac, which Notion explicitly calls the system emoji picker (on Windows, Win+. or Win+; are given for emoji). |
| Text insertion | yes |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Web, iOS, Android |
| Potok | hold the key, speak, release: the text lands in the field under the cursor |
How to dictate text in Notion with Potok
- Open Notion, in the desktop app, in the browser or on a phone, and put the cursor in the block where you need to enter text.
- Hold the Potok hotkey (Ctrl+Space by default) and, without releasing it, say the text.
- Release the key: the recording goes to Potok's servers, the text is recognized and appears in the same block.
- Check the text and carry on working with the page.
Punctuation and capital letters are added automatically; you do not need to say “zapyataya” (comma) or “tochka” (period) separately. Potok's response time is about 0.4 seconds, so you do not have to wait for recognition on purpose. Recognition is in the cloud, on its own model trained on Russian speech, including terms and Russian text mixed with English words, which is handy for work notes with English terms. Potok states about 900 characters per minute versus about 200 with ordinary typing. The same way of dictating text works in other apps too, for example in Google Docs or in Excel. If the default hotkey is inconvenient, you can change it in the settings to a ready combination, your own key or a side mouse button.
Where voice input in Notion through Potok does not fit
We know of no limits specific to Notion.
Potok is a cloud service, with recognition on servers in Russia; it does not work without the internet. It has no voice commands or voice editing of text: it only inserts the dictated text into the field you chose. It has no offline mode and no phone app: it is a desktop program for Windows, macOS and Linux. If Notion ever assigns its own action to Ctrl+Space, how Potok will behave next to it does not follow from the data; in a conflict with any other program, the Potok hotkey can be changed in the settings.
Frequently asked questions
No, Notion's official shortcut list does not include Ctrl+Space (⌘+Space on Mac). The closest similar one is ⌃+⌘+Space on Mac for the system emoji picker, not a Notion command.
Potok states about 900 characters per minute by voice versus about 200 when typing, roughly 4 times faster. This is the product's own estimate, not an independent measurement.
Dictation is especially useful for long texts written off the cuff: email drafts, notes, replies in messengers, lecture notes, and also when hands are busy or tired (for example, with RSI). For short precise edits (one-word commands, code) typing is often faster.
By a model estimate, the average dictation speed with Potok is about 900 characters per minute versus about 200 characters per minute with ordinary typing, so speech is noticeably faster than the keyboard.
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.
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.
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 PotokOne subscription, two tools: dictation in any program on your computer and @potok_now_bot in Telegram, which transcribes voice messages, audio and video.
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 |
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