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rick268 Author

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Searching for text in in Photos app not working

I have Big Sur 11.7.2 on my 5K iMac and searching for words in Photos is not working.

Here, I search for Saritas:

get no results :(

Even though Saritas is clearly in my photos

It will still find places and faces, just not words in any photos. :/

MacBook Pro (2017 – 2020)

Posted on May 25, 2023 12:15 AM

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léonie

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Posted on May 25, 2023 1:02 AM

You will have to upgrade to macOS 12 Monterey or macOS 13 Ventura to be able to use Live Text. The search for text in a photo is a new feature in Photos 7 or Photos 8 on macOS 12 or later. can your Mac be upgraded to macOS 12 or 13?

Interact with text in a photo using Live Text in Photos on Mac - Apple Support

Searching for Live Text is really working well in Photos 8 on macOS 13. Even if the text is curved or "All caps". For example, searching for the word "bubba".

Or searching for "Bear"

These mac models could be upgraded to macOS 12 Montery: macOS Monterey is compatible with these computers - Apple Support

And these with macOS 13 Ventura: macOS Ventura is compatible with these computersApple Official Apple Support › en-us

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