Potok handles Russian transcription with a model built for Russian speech, not the general model used for the other languages. The text comes back in the chat or as a file and can be saved in 6 formats. Files up to 2 GB are accepted. No published error rate applies, so none is quoted.
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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
- Published figures for the general model do not apply to Russian, so this page gives no error rate.
- The 6 export formats are TXT, MD, DOCX, PDF, SRT and VTT.
- Speaker labels are numbers, and timestamps appear only when you switch them on.
- Russian text uses the Cyrillic alphabet, and the letter yo is often written as plain ye in everyday texts.
What a transcript looks like
[00:00] Speaker 1: Давайте начнём встречу. Сначала разберём итоги прошлой недели, потом спланируем следующие шаги.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russian (Русский) | Recommended | No published figure | A model built for Russian speech is used for this language, so the published figures for other models do not apply. |
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
- Send the recording. In @potok_now_bot post audio, a video, a forwarded voice message or a YouTube link.
- Know where the line is. Up to 2 GB per file; larger ones use the Upload button of the mini app.
- Decide on labels. Enable them for a talk with several people so every turn starts under its own number.
- Wait for the reply. A short result lands in the chat as text, a long one as a file.
- Review proper nouns. Check surnames, company names and acronyms against your notes.
- Export for the purpose. DOCX or PDF to share, SRT or VTT for video 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Looking for a published error rate | None exists for this model, so a borrowed figure would be wrong. | Judge quality on a sample of your own audio. |
| Expecting Latin letters for names | Names come out in Russian spelling. | Transliterate by hand if a form needs it. |
| Searching for words with a different spelling of one letter | Texts with and without the dotted letter do not match. | Search both spellings. |
| Using speaker numbers as names | Readers cannot tell who speaks. | Replace the numbers after export. |
More
See the full list of languages, the tools and the glossary.
Frequently asked questions
Why is no error rate given for Russian?
Russian uses a separate model, and published figures for the general model do not describe it.
What does a Russian transcript look like?
Plain Russian text in paragraphs by speaker, with times before them if enabled.
Which formats can I export?
Six are offered: TXT, MD, DOCX, PDF for reading, and SRT and VTT for captions.
Is the desktop dictation app the same thing?
No. The separate desktop app dictates into other programs and also recognises Russian, while this page is about the Telegram bot.
Does it translate Russian speech?
No. The text is written in Russian, as it was spoken in the recording.
Sources
Each source was opened by hand on the date shown. Pages change, so open the source if a detail matters to you.
- Speaker diarisation (Wikipedia), Wikipedia · checked
- SubRip and the .srt format (Wikipedia), Wikipedia · 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