To convert Indonesian audio to text, send the file to the Potok bot on Telegram. Published tests of others on the earlier large-v2 model, not our measurements, give a word error rate of 7.1. No large-v3 figure was found. 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 third party published a turbo average of 6.98, close to the large-v2 figure.
- Indonesian speech often mixes in regional words and English, which can trip the recogniser.
- Informal spoken forms differ from formal written Indonesian.
- Export as TXT, DOCX, PDF, MD, SRT or VTT.
- Shortened and informal forms in chat-style speech are written as heard, so the text can read casual.
What a transcript looks like
[00:00] Speaker 1: Mari kita mulai rapat. Pertama, kita tinjau hasil minggu lalu, lalu kita rencanakan langkah berikutnya.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) | Recommended | word error rate 7.1% (large-v2, FLEURS) Whisper paper, TheWhisper benchmark | Published tests show a low error rate for this language. No large-v3 figure was found; the figure is from the earlier large-v2 model, and a third party published a turbo average of 6.98. |
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 the file. Audio, video or a YouTube link, up to 2 GB. Use Upload for big files.
- Check mixed words. Review regional and English terms; they are the likeliest places for errors.
- Compare with the audio. Spot-check a few passages to judge how much editing the rest needs.
- Fix repeated names once. Names recur through a recording, so correct one and then search for the same spelling elsewhere.
- Keep the original recording. Hold on to the audio until the text is final, so you can listen again to any line that looks doubtful.
- Export. DOCX or TXT for editing, SRT or VTT for subtitles.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Quoting 7.1 as a large-v3 result | It belongs to the earlier model. | Name the model. |
| Ignoring mixed words | They may be misspelled. | Fix them. |
| Skipping the review | A few wrong words can alter a sentence. | Proofread. |
| Expecting formal text from casual speech | Informal speech is written as heard. | Edit the style. |
| Sending slang-heavy chat audio and expecting tidy prose | Slang and contractions are written as heard. | Plan an editing pass for tone and spelling. |
More
See the full list of languages, the tools and the glossary.
Frequently asked questions
How good is Indonesian?
The published word error rate is 7.1 on large-v2, in the good group, from tests of others.
Why is the figure from large-v2?
No large-v3 figure for Indonesian was found in the public sources we use, so we show the large-v2 result.
What is the size limit?
The limit is 2 GB per file, and the Upload button of the mini app handles large files.
Is the text translated?
No. The text stays in Indonesian, the language of the recording you sent to the bot.
Can I get timestamps?
Yes, you can switch timestamps on before sending and export SRT or VTT afterwards.
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
- Whisper paper, Table 13 (large-v2 on FLEURS) · checked
- TheWhisper benchmark (turbo, average over FLEURS, MLS, Common Voice) · 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