Bukvitsa: Speech to Text Bot

An hour-long call, a seven-minute voice message, a recorded lecture. You do not have the energy to listen again, yet the notes are due tonight. Bukvitsa turns speech into text: send a link or a file, and a couple of minutes later you get a transcript. 🙌

It all happens in a Telegram chat, with no sign-up on a separate site and no software to install.

What you can send to the bot

The description keeps it simple: send a link or a file. That fits audio recordings, voice messages and videos where only the speech matters.

According to the service's official site, the bot understands 22 languages and can separate lines by speaker. For interviews and meetings that matters, since an unmarked transcript turns into one solid wall of text.

• Interviews. Journalists and researchers get a ready draft.
• Meetings. It is easy to pull tasks and decisions out of the text.
• Study. A lecture is easier to read and search for terms than to listen to.
• Voice messages. A long note from a colleague can be read in a minute.

Seven commands in the menu

Most control lives in the bot commands:

• /menu opens the main menu.
• /plans shows plans and payment.
• /subscription tells you the state of your subscription.
• /d turns on speaker separation.
• /language changes the interface language.
• /referral opens the referral program.
• /support leads to the care team.

If you need voices marked, switch on /d before sending the recording. 🎙

Free or by subscription

The service offers a free plan with a limited number of transcripts per month, plus paid subscriptions with bigger limits and longer files. Check current prices and conditions in the bot via /plans, because plans change.

The offer agreement is linked in the bot description. Read it before paying: it lists the subscription and refund terms.

Getting an accurate transcript

A neural network does not hear better than a person in poor conditions. Recording quality decides almost everything, so a few rules help.

1. Record without noise. Background music and hum lower accuracy.
2. Keep the microphone close. A quiet voice at a distance is recognized worse.
3. Avoid talking over each other. Overlapping speech confuses speaker marking.
4. Check names and terms. Surnames and professional vocabulary deserve a read with your own eyes.

Privacy of your recordings

Every transcription means sending a recording to someone else's server. If a conversation holds personal data, trade secrets or other people's words shared without consent, think twice before uploading it to a cloud service.

Before uploading recordings with several participants, tell them the conversation will be transcribed. In a workplace it is better to put this into company rules. ⚠️

The referral program

The bot has a referral program. Check its terms with /referral. Invite people who will use the service, which is more honest than mass messaging your whole contact list.