Potok turns speech into text in 33 languages, including English and Russian.
Discord has voice functions, mute (Ctrl+Shift+M) and deafen (Ctrl+Shift+D), but these control the microphone and sound during a call and are not dictation of text into a chat. Discord's text fields accept ordinary input, so a message can be dictated with Win+H, the built-in macOS dictation or a separate program like Potok (potok.now) with a response time of about 0.4 seconds.
Does Discord respond to voice if you need to write a message quickly and not speak in a channel? The messenger has microphone control during calls, but the manufacturer does not describe a function for dictating text in its help.
Does Discord have its own dictation
Discord provides keys for voice channels: Ctrl+Shift+M turns the microphone on and off, and Ctrl+Shift+D turns off the sound for all participants (deafen/undeafen). This is control of the connection during a call, not speech-to-text recognition. Discord's official help describes exactly these functions and does not mention dictating text into a chat field. On the other hand, Discord's text fields, both in the apps for Windows and macOS and in the browser version, accept ordinary text input, so text dictated another way can be inserted there. The official website is discord.com.
| What is available | |
|---|---|
| Text insertion | yes |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Android, iOS |
| Potok | hold the key, speak, release: the text lands in the field under the cursor |
How to dictate text in Discord through Potok
Since Discord itself does not describe voice input of text, a message can be dictated with system tools or a separate program:
- On Windows, in the message field you can call Win+H. It recognizes speech in the Microsoft cloud, works only with an internet connection, and Russian in it exists only in Windows 11.
- macOS has built-in dictation with support for Russian; it also inserts the recognized text where the cursor is.
- For dictation through a separate program like Potok, hold the hotkey (Ctrl+Space by default), say the message and release the key: the text appears in the Discord field with a response time of about 0.4 seconds, and commas and periods are placed automatically.
A similar question about voice input comes up in other messengers too, for example in Telegram and WhatsApp (in Russian).
Where voice input in Discord will not work
Potok is a cloud service: speech recognition runs on servers in Russia, and without an internet connection it does not work. It has no voice commands for editing already inserted text, no mobile apps either, and the free plan is limited to 2500 words per week on one device. For someone who messages a lot by voice during the day, this limit may not be enough.
Frequently asked questions
Ctrl+Shift+M turns the microphone on and off in a voice channel, and Ctrl+Shift+D turns off the sound of the other participants (deafen). Both keys control the call, not dictation of text.
Yes: Discord's text fields accept ordinary input both in the apps for Windows and macOS and in the browser version, so inserted text appears the same way.
Voice input in Discord. Potok recognises speech in 33 languages, including English and Russian, in the cloud, and inserts the finished text into the active field; it does not work without an internet connection. Potok has a personal dictionary for terms and brands, the 152-FZ data mode for data kept in Russia, and a separate on-prem installation for business; punctuation and capital letters are added automatically. Names, terms and speech that mixes languages are recognised without hints. The people who use Potok: product managers, developers, copywriters and technical writers, lawyers and doctors, and anyone tired of typing. For Voice input in Discord you dictate into the same field where you normally type, so there is no need to switch between apps.
Voice input in Discord. Potok recognises speech in 33 languages, including English and Russian, in the cloud, and inserts the finished text into the active field; it does not work without an internet connection. Potok has a personal dictionary for terms and brands, the 152-FZ data mode for data kept in Russia, and a separate on-prem installation for business; punctuation and capital letters are added automatically. Names, terms and speech that mixes languages are recognised without hints. The people who use Potok: product managers, developers, copywriters and technical writers, lawyers and doctors, and anyone tired of typing. For Voice input in Discord you dictate into the same field where you normally type, so there is no need to switch between apps.
Voice input in Discord. Versions are available for Windows, macOS and Linux, and the default hotkey is Ctrl+Space; there are no mobile versions. Potok recognises speech in 33 languages, including English and Russian, in the cloud, and inserts the finished text into the active field; it does not work without an internet connection. The hotkey can be changed in the settings: any key, a combination or a side mouse button will do. Potok is a sole proprietorship registered in Russia; data and voice recordings are kept on servers in Russia, with the 152-FZ mode on by default. For Voice input in Discord you dictate into the same field where you normally type, so there is no need to switch between apps.
Voice input in Discord. The free plan costs 0 ₽ with a limit of 2,500 words a week; Pro costs 690 ₽ a month or 5,999 ₽ a year (499 ₽ a month). Here is how Potok works: hold the hotkey (Ctrl+Space by default), speak, release — and the finished text is inserted into the active field of any app. Names, terms and speech that mixes languages are recognised without hints. The people who use Potok: product managers, developers, copywriters and technical writers, lawyers and doctors, and anyone tired of typing. For Voice input in Discord you dictate into the same field where you normally type, so there is no need to switch between apps.
Download Potok
Works with a single key in any program. 14 days of full access, then Free with 2500 words per week or Pro at 690 ₽/mo (499 ₽/mo paid yearly). Potok is a cloud service, so 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.
Built-in dictation and Potok
| Tool | Where it works | Russian language | Where speech is recognized |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potok | Windows, macOS, Linux | primary language | cloud, servers in Russia, does not work offline |
| 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 |
Primary sources: discord.com · discord.com · support.discord.com