Turn off Live Text for specific applications (like Safari)

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Turn off Live Text for specific applications (like Safari)

I have looked for an option to turn off the "Live Text" feature and have only found the Global option within:

System Settings > General > Language & Region > Toggle On or Off "Live Text"

Is there an option to turn it off via specific applications? As a web developer, this can be an annoying feature without the ability to turn it off. However, I like the feature in other applications.

Apple M1 Pro

16-inch, 2021

OS 15.1 (24B83)

Does anyone have a solution for this?

Thanks!

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.1

Posted on Oct 31, 2024 2:40 PM

Answer 1

dialabrain

Level 10

138,595 points

Nov 8, 2024 7:30 PM in response to Edward Sanderson

Feel free to send Apple feedback.

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Answer 2

Nov 8, 2024 5:53 PM in response to sagemaven

I also would like this option, but I would like more control. I have a legacy website which uses an image map for navigation, with small numbered dots that you click. Some of these numbers are recognised as text by Live Text and become un-clickable.

Some useful options would be to be able to turn Live Text off for certain websites, or for certain types of image on a webpage, or even as Safari-specific HTML code to tell the destination browser not to treat the image as "readable".