Potok transcribes Russian speech; this site has been translated into English for convenience.
A dictation template is a document structure thought out in advance: a list of items that you name in order instead of inventing wording on the go. A patient visit record, a reconciliation report, an appeal, a book chapter draft: each task has its own template. The voice input program simply inserts what was said into the right fields. In Potok (potok.now) this is free, 2500 words per week on one device.
A dictation template saves the main thing, time on wording: instead of inventing phrases on the go, you just name the values for ready-made items. This section collects templates for specific documents: medical records, accounting reports, legal appeals, book chapter drafts and other tasks where the text repeats the same structure again and again.
What a dictation template is in plain words
A dictation template is a list of document items in the order in which it is convenient to dictate them: not a paragraph of solid text but a checklist like “complaints, history, diagnosis” for a medical record or “date, amount, counterparty” for an accounting report. Working with it is simple: you keep the items in front of your eyes and name the value for each one, and the voice input program inserts what was said into the document field where the cursor is.
This approach helps where a document is written often and on the same scheme: a doctor at a visit, an accountant at reconciliation, a lawyer preparing a standard appeal. Instead of inventing the structure anew each time, the template already sets it, and all that is left to dictate is the content, not the form.
A template is not tied to a particular voice input program: it is just a text structure that can be dictated with a built-in system tool or a separate app, and the rule is the same regardless of where the sound finally goes for recognition.
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Common tasks and where to go with each
- Patient visit record template for dictation: SpeakFlow, for example, claims Russian as its main recognition language, which matters for medical terms.
- Reconciliation report template for dictation: Diktuy states an accuracy of 95–98% on clean Russian speech, including the numbers and amounts typical of accounting documents.
- Child outpatient card template for dictation: Talkpad has 2500 words per week free on desktop, which may be enough for several visit cards.
- Outpatient card template for dictation: GigaType is built on the GigaAM neural network, trained specifically for the Russian language and medical terms.
- Appeal template for dictation: WhispeRu recognizes offline, right on the device, without sending audio to a server.
- Chapter draft template for dictation: Molvi is free forever, with no account and no payment, for those who write a book with no budget for a subscription.
Where Potok will not help
There are no ready-made templates or item prompts inside Potok itself: you have to type out the document structure and keep it in front of your eyes separately, and the program only inserts what you said. It also has no voice commands for moving between the fields of a template.
Potok is a cloud service, recognition runs on servers in Russia, and it does not work without the internet. Keep this in mind if the visit or meeting takes place somewhere with an unreliable connection.
Frequently asked questions
A dictation template is a text structure thought out in advance: a set of items that you need to name in order to get a coherent document. Instead of inventing wording on the go, you just name the values for each item in your own words.
Yes, a template is just a text structure, not a feature of a particular program. It works with any program that inserts dictated text into the active field, including the built-in tools of the operating system.
Dictation is especially useful for long texts written off the cuff: drafts of emails, notes, replies in messengers, 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.
Voice input is converting speech to text on the fly: the user speaks, and 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.
By a model estimate, the average dictation speed through Potok is about 900 characters per minute against roughly 200 characters per minute in ordinary typing, so speech is noticeably faster than a keyboard.
Built-in system tools (Win+H in Windows, Dictation in macOS, Voice Typing in Google Docs, Gboard on Android), voice browser extensions, and also specialized desktop and web services (Potok and analogs) that work over any app through a hotkey.
Check it in one evening
Install Potok, dictate what you usually type and compare. 14 days of full access, no card needed. Potok is a cloud service: speech is recognized on servers in Russia, and it does not work without the internet.
Download PotokThe Potok subscription also includes the Telegram bot @potok_now_bot: forward it a voice message or a long meeting recording and it returns the text. Without a subscription the bot gives 60 minutes per month for free.
Related software: terms compared
| Service | Platforms | Free | Price | Payment from Russia | Where speech is recognized |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potok | Windows, macOS, Linux | Free: 2500 words per week; full access for the first 14 days, no card needed | Pro 690 ₽/mo, 499 ₽/mo when paid yearly | Russian bank cards, rubles | cloud, servers in Russia; internet required |
| SpeakFlow | Windows, Web | 30 minutes of dictation per month, free forever | 690 ₽/mo (Personal (unlimited)) | rubles directly | cloud (the data center country is not disclosed on the website) (not confirmed) |
| Diktuy | Windows, macOS | 30 minutes of dictation per month, free forever | 239 ₽/mo (Profi (monthly equivalent when billed yearly)); 2870 ₽/yr (Profi (year, billed in full)); 479 ₽/mo (Max (monthly equivalent when billed yearly)) | rubles directly (not confirmed) | cloud (the data center country is not disclosed on the website) (not confirmed) |
| Talkpad | macOS, Windows, Android | 2500 words/week on desktop, 1500 words/week on mobile, free forever; plus a 14-day Pro trial | $6/mo (Pro (billed yearly, $72/yr)); $8/mo (Pro (monthly billing)) | unknown (not confirmed) | cloud (the legal entity is registered in Australia; the website is hosted on Cloudflare; the exact location of the ASR servers is not disclosed in the privacy policy) (not confirmed) |
| Voisty | Windows, macOS | 5 minutes of transcription (to judge the quality) | $6.7/mo (Pro); $67/yr (Pro (year)); $99/one-time (Lifetime) | Visa/Mastercard/Amex cards, PayPal; whether Russian cards are accepted is not stated (not confirmed) | device (offline, local models such as Whisper Large V3 Turbo / NVIDIA Parakeet) |
| WhispeRu | Windows | 7-day free trial (no card) | 290 ₽/mo (monthly license); 1990 ₽/yr (yearly license); 4990 ₽/one-time (lifetime license) | rubles directly (payment via YooKassa) | device (offline) |
| GigaType | Windows, macOS | free with no limits: open source under the MIT license (Copyright (c) 2026 Disrupt Builders), all features are available without payment | — | not needed: there are no paid plans | device (offline, Sber's GigaAM neural network) |
| Molvi | Windows, macOS | free forever, no accounts and no payment | — | not needed: the product is free; voluntary donations are accepted via Telegram Tribute or by card on the website, amounts are not fixed | device (offline; best quality on an NVIDIA GPU, otherwise a fast model on the CPU) |
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 |
Primary sources: speakflow.ru · speakflow.ru · speakflow.ru · blog.speakflow.ru