How to Turn On Live Text on Mac

Heard all about Apple’s new live text feature? Yet, when you bring up an image with the text you can not copy it? Well, it looks like the feature is not turned on. I will show you in the blog post a quick way How to Turn On Live Text on Mac.

  1. In the top left-hand corner click the Apple Menu ()
  2. From the Apple menu select System Settings
  3. On the System Settings select General
  4. Now on general select Language & Region
  5. Turn On the “Live Text” tab to enable live text

It is not always easy following along with a how-to with a simple list. So I have the how-to with pictures and, if you look below, even video instructions.

How to Turn On Live Text on Mac

Live text can help you copy text from any image on your Mac or the internet. It is a feature many have found revolutionary and extremely useful.

As with all things when you are changing settings within the Mac they are reversible. So even if you want to turn the live text back off that is easily done.

So let’s get into how to turn on the live text on mac with pictures:

Step 1. In the top left-hand corner click the Apple Menu ()

Step 2. From the Apple menu select System Settings

Apple Menu > System Settings
Apple Menu > System Settings

Step 3. On the System Settings select General

Step 4. Now on general select Language & Region

System Settings > General
System Settings > General

Step 5. Turn On the “Live Text” tab to enable live text

System Settings > General > Language & Region
System Settings > General > Language & Region

Now any image that has text within your Mac will recognize it and give you the option to copy it.

Seen a picture with a street name? This feature will allow you to copy the street name and paste it into something like Google Maps. The uses are endless what the live text feature can be used for.

If you ever need to know How to Turn Off Live Text on Mac then you just revert to the process we have shown here.

How to Enable Live Text on Mac Video

If you prefer video, I have you covered with this simple-to-follow video on How to Enable Live Text on Mac Video.