Potok turns speech into text in 33 languages, including English and Russian.
To transcribe audio or video from a direct file link, send the link in a private message to the Potok Telegram bot @potok_now_bot: it accepts a direct link to an audio or video file. Links are not supported in groups. For free, the bot transcribes 60 minutes per month.
If a recording is available at an internet address, a link is all the bot needs: @potok_now_bot accepts a direct link to an audio or video file.
How to transcribe audio or video from a direct link to an mp3 or mp4 file
- Take a direct link to the audio or video file.
- Open a private chat with @potok_now_bot. Links are not supported in a group, so you need to write to the bot directly.
- Send the link as a message.
- Wait for the transcription: a short recording arrives as text in the chat, a long one as a file.
The link works for both an audio file and a video file: the transcript comes to the chat with the bot. The file format, TXT or DOCX, is chosen in the bot settings. Under the transcript the buttons “Summary”, “Tasks and deadlines” and “Ask” remain, and all transcripts are kept in “My recordings”. Speech in 100+ languages is recognized (the language is detected automatically). Recognition runs on Potok's servers in Russia, where the recordings and transcripts are also stored; you can open them again in “My recordings”.
If the bot did not accept the link
The bot accepts a direct link to an audio or video file, as well as links to YouTube, VK Video, RuTube, Instagram and TikTok. The bot accepts links to Instagram (Reels and posts with video) and TikTok, as well as YouTube, VK Video and RuTube. There are separate pages for video from YouTube, VK Video, RuTube, Instagram and TikTok: transcribing a YouTube video and transcribing a video from VK Video.
Where Potok cannot do this
The Potok app for Windows, macOS and Linux is for dictation, while finished recordings from a link are transcribed by the Telegram 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 in the cloud, runs on servers in Russia, and Potok does not work without the internet. There is no translation between languages, and the bot recognizes 100+ languages (the language is detected automatically).
Frequently asked questions
No. The bot accepts links only in private messages; they are not supported in groups. In a group it takes voice messages, video notes and audio up to 10 minutes, so send the link to the bot in a private chat.
Yes. The bot accepts links to Instagram (Reels and posts with video) and TikTok, as well as YouTube, VK Video and RuTube. It accepts a direct link to an audio or video file, as well as links to YouTube, VK Video, RuTube, Instagram and TikTok.
Yes, the bot takes these three services along with a direct link to a file. YouTube and VK Video have separate pages: transcribing a YouTube video and transcribing a VK Video video.
Yes, there is an “Other format” button under the transcript: TXT, Markdown, DOCX, PDF, SRT and VTT. More about it is on the page about exporting a transcript from the bot.
How to transcribe audio or video from a direct link to an mp3 or mp4. 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 How to transcribe audio or video from a direct link to an mp3 or mp4 you dictate into the same field where you normally type, so there is no need to switch between apps.
How to transcribe audio or video from a direct link to an mp3 or mp4. 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 How to transcribe audio or video from a direct link to an mp3 or mp4 you dictate into the same field where you normally type, so there is no need to switch between apps.
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, RuTube, Instagram or TikTok 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 100+ languages (the language is detected automatically); 60 minutes per month are free.