Potok converts Dutch audio to text when you send the file to the Telegram bot. Published tests of others on large-v3, not our measurements, give a word error rate of 5.57, one of the lowest on our list. Some users report large-v3 doing worse than the earlier model on their own Dutch data. Files up to 2 GB work.
Transcribe a recording
Send your voice message, audio or video to @potok_now_bot on Telegram and the text comes back in the chat.
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Files up to 2 GB · export to TXT, MD, DOCX, PDF, SRT and VTT · speaker labels and timestamps · about 30 languages
Key facts
- A low published rate does not replace a check on your own speaker, because user reports are mixed.
- Flemish and Netherlands speech are both Dutch, but accents differ, so test the voice you have.
- Dutch borrows many English words, which are easy to misspell in the output.
- Export as TXT, MD, DOCX, PDF, SRT or VTT.
What a transcript looks like
[00:00] Speaker 1: Laten we de vergadering beginnen. Eerst bespreken we de resultaten van vorige week, daarna plannen we de volgende stappen.Meaning in English: Let's start the meeting. First, we'll review last week's results, then plan the next steps.
Written by us to show the script and the layout of a transcript. It is not the output of the recognition engine.
Published quality
| Language | Verdict | Published result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch (Nederlands) | Recommended | word error rate 5.57% (large-v3, FLEURS) Canary-1B-v2 paper | Published tests show a low error rate for this language. Some users report that large-v3 does worse than the earlier model on their own Dutch data. |
These numbers come from published tests by other people, not from tests by Potok. Your own audio, with its noise, accents and microphone, will differ.
How to do it
- Open the bot. Open @potok_now_bot in Telegram.
- Send a short sample. Because user reports are mixed, test with one minute from your own recording and read it before going further.
- Send the full file. If the sample reads well, send the rest, up to 2 GB. Use the Upload button for big files.
- Compare accents. If all your speakers come from one region, expect the sample to predict the whole file.
- Export. DOCX or TXT for reading, SRT or VTT for captions.
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Where it works | Telegram bot @potok_now_bot; large files go through the bot's mini app |
| File size | Up to 2 GB |
| Export | TXT, MD, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT |
| Speakers and time | Speaker labels and timestamps can be switched on |
| Languages | About 30 languages with good published results; a few more with warnings |
| Translation | The transcript is not translated into another language |
| Dictation | A separate Potok desktop app lets you dictate text into any program; it recognises Russian speech |
Common mistakes
| Mistake | What happens | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Assuming the low rate fits everyone | Some users report worse results on their own Dutch data. | Always test your own speaker. |
| Skipping the English loan words | Borrowed words are often written in a Dutch spelling. | Check them in the output. |
| Skipping the review | A few wrong words can change a sentence. | Read the text once against the audio. |
| Comparing with a different test | Figures from different data sets are not comparable. | Quote the source with the number. |
More
See the full list of languages, the tools and the glossary.
Frequently asked questions
Is 5.57 a good result?
Yes, it is among the lowest published rates on our list, but it comes from tests of others, not from us.
Why do some users see worse results?
Some report that large-v3 does worse than the earlier model on their own Dutch data. We cannot explain every case.
Can I use Dutch video or YouTube links?
Yes, the bot reads both within the 2 GB limit.
Does it translate Dutch into English?
No. The transcript stays in Dutch, the language of the recording.
Are speaker labels possible?
Yes, as numbers such as Speaker 1; the bot does not know real names.
Sources
Each source was opened by hand on the date shown. Pages change, so open the source if a detail matters to you.
- Word error rate (Wikipedia), Wikipedia · checked
- FLEURS speech dataset (Google, Hugging Face), Hugging Face · checked
- Canary-1B-v2 paper, Table 11 (Whisper large-v3 on FLEURS) · checked
Try it on your own recording
Send your voice message, audio or video to @potok_now_bot on Telegram and the text comes back in the chat.
Open @potok_now_bot in Telegram