Potok transcribes Russian speech; this site has been translated into English for convenience.
The bot's transcript shows the labels Speaker 1 and Speaker 2, not names, because the Potok bot does not know the speakers' names: it labels them only with numbers. Labeling is turned on on request. For free the bot transcribes 60 minutes per month.
In a bot transcript with speaker labeling, the speakers are marked as Speaker 1, Speaker 2. The bot @potok_now_bot has no names of speakers.
Why a transcript says speaker 1 and speaker 2 and not names
The bot labels speakers with impersonal labels, Speaker 1 and Speaker 2, and does not know names. The labeling has only numbers. The bot proofreads long recordings: punctuation, capital letters, obvious recognition errors, and it does not shorten or retell the text. It accepts voice messages, video notes, audio and video in private messages, and also files and links to YouTube, VK Video and RuTube.
Speaker labeling can be turned on, as can timestamps in the [mm:ss] form. More about labeling speakers is on the page about diarization and its role in transcribing meetings.
How to check labeling yourself
Send the bot a recording in which several people speak and turn on speaker labeling: the speakers will be marked as Speaker 1 and Speaker 2, and there will be no names. A short recording comes back as text in the chat, a long one as a file. All transcripts stay in My recordings and can be opened again. More about how a transcript is split by speakers is on the page about speaker labeling.
Where Potok is not the answer to this question
If you need real names in the text, the bot will not put them in: it knows only numbers. The Potok app for Windows, macOS and Linux is for dictation and does not transcribe a conversation recording; for recordings there is the bot @potok_now_bot. They share one subscription. Potok has no apps for Android and iPhone, no voice commands and no offline mode: recognition is cloud-based, runs on servers in Russia, and Potok does not work without the internet. The bot recognizes only Russian speech.
Frequently asked questions
No. The bot labels speakers with impersonal labels, Speaker 1 and Speaker 2, and does not know names. The labeling has only numbers.
No, it can be turned on. Timestamps [mm:ss] can be turned on too. Until labeling is turned on, the transcript comes without the labels Speaker 1 and Speaker 2.
Voice input is real-time dictation into the active text field. Transcription turns an already finished audio or video recording (a lecture, a call, a podcast) into text after the fact, often with diarization (splitting by speaker).
Voice input is real-time dictation: you speak and immediately get text in the active field. Transcription turns an already finished audio or video recording (for example, a meeting recording) into text after the fact. The Potok app handles the first task, live dictation; finished recordings in Russian are transcribed by its Telegram bot @potok_now_bot.
With Potok you can dictate the minutes live, speaking them during or right after the meeting. Transcribing an already recorded audio file of a meeting (a finished Zoom or Telemost recording) is a separate transcription task: such a file can be sent to Potok's Telegram bot @potok_now_bot.
Yes, several platforms have built-in meeting transcription: Zoom for cloud recordings, Microsoft Teams during the meeting, Google Meet on Google Workspace plans. The alternative is to record the sound and process it with a separate transcription service after the call. The Potok app does not do this kind of transcription, it is for live dictation; a call recording can be sent as a file to Potok's Telegram bot @potok_now_bot.
Try it on your own recording
Potok's Telegram bot transcribes a voice message, video note, audio or video, and its buttons make a summary and a task list. 60 minutes per month for free.
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Transcribe a recording in Telegram
Voice messages, video notes, audio and video are transcribed by Potok's Telegram bot @potok_now_bot: forward it a voice message from any chat, or send a file or a YouTube, VK Video or RuTube link. A short recording comes back as text in the chat, a long one as a file; timestamps and speaker labels can be turned on. The buttons give a short summary, tasks and deadlines, an answer to a question about the recording and export to TXT, DOCX, PDF or SRT. Large files, up to 2 GB, are easier to upload in the bot's mini app, via the Upload button next to the input field. The bot recognizes Russian speech; 60 minutes per month are free.