Potok turns speech into text in 33 languages, including English and Russian.
A transcript with speaker separation is the text of a recording where lines are labeled with the numbers of the speakers: Speaker 1, Speaker 2 and so on. In the Potok Telegram bot @potok_now_bot this labeling is turned on in the settings before you forward the recording. The bot does not know the participants' names, only the number and order of voices. Transcription is free for 60 minutes per month.
The technical term for this kind of labeling is diarization: the program does not recognize people by voice, it only works out where the same person is speaking and gives them a number. In the transcript it looks like the labels Speaker 1, Speaker 2 before each line.
How to get speaker separation from your recording
- Open the bot @potok_now_bot in Telegram and press "Start" (/start).
- In the settings, /settings, turn on speaker labeling. By default the bot sends text without it.
- Forward the recording, a voice message, audio, video or a file, and the bot applies the setting at once.
- In the finished text, a label Speaker 1, Speaker 2 and so on appears before each line, according to the number of different voices in the recording.
- If you also need timecodes, time marks of the form [mm:ss], they are turned on in /settings separately from speaker labeling.
Transcript terms: timecodes, speakers, subtitles
- "Speaker 1", "Speaker 2" are the numbers with which the bot labels the lines of different people in a recording; it does not know real names.
- Timecodes are time marks of the form [mm:ss] before a line, showing at which minute of the recording it was said.
- SRT and VTT are subtitle file formats: the same text, but split into short lines with timecodes, ready to be laid over video.
- TXT, DOCX, Markdown, PDF are ordinary text formats without timecodes and subtitle markup, for a document or an email.
- Diarization is the technical term for separating a recording by voices; in the bot's interface it is the "Speaker 1", "Speaker 2" labeling.
- "Summary" and "Tasks and deadlines" are buttons under the finished text: the first shortens the recording to the main points, the second gathers from the lines who has to do what.
A broader overview of transcription services is in the article comparison of audio-to-text transcription services.
When the bot will not fit
The bot will not fit if you need the real names of the participants instead of numbers: it does not know them and does not fill them in. A recording in another language works too, the bot understands 100+ languages (the language is detected automatically), but it does not translate. Voices are separated only after the recording has been sent, not during a conversation in real time. The bot accepts links to Instagram (Reels and posts with video) and TikTok, as well as YouTube, VK Video and RuTube. The difference between transcribing a finished recording and dictating your own text is covered in the article on transcription and voice input in practice. And without the internet there will be no labeling: the bot is cloud-based, recognition runs on servers in Russia, and it does not work without the internet.
Frequently asked questions
Diarization is separating a recording by voices: the program works out where the same person is speaking and gives them a number. In the Potok bot this looks like the labels Speaker 1, Speaker 2 before the lines.
No. The Potok bot does not know the real names of the speakers and labels lines only with numbers. You can put names in place of the numbers only by hand in the finished text.
What a transcript with speaker separation is. 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 What a transcript with speaker separation is you dictate into the same field where you normally type, so there is no need to switch between apps.
What a transcript with speaker separation is. 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 What a transcript with speaker separation is you dictate into the same field where you normally type, so there is no need to switch between apps.
What a transcript with speaker separation is. 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 What a transcript with speaker separation is you dictate into the same field where you normally type, so there is no need to switch between apps.
What a transcript with speaker separation is. 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 What a transcript with speaker separation is 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.
Open @potok_now_bot in TelegramPrimary sources: otter.ai · help.otter.ai · transkriptor.ru · support.transkriptor.com
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.