Disable Live Text in Preview.app (or temporarily...)

[luckman212]

I know I can disable Live Text globally in SysPrefs > Language

BUT, this is a useful feature, I don't want it always on or always off... seems Apple again came thru with a half-baked feature. E.g. now when I open a screenshot in Preview.app, I can't drag the marquee anymore to draw a box-- it just dives right into Live Text and starts selecting words.

Anyone know a way to disable it per-app or via a script etc so we can toggle this feature on/off when needed?

 

[luckman212]

Figured out a way...

get status
defaults read -g AppleLiveTextEnabled

disable
defaults write -g AppleLiveTextEnabled -bool FALSE

enable
defaults write -g AppleLiveTextEnabled -bool TRUE

good news is it takes effect immediately, no need to log out/log in, reboot etc.

 

[luckman212]

And here's a quick Alfred workflow I made...

https://www.alfredforum.com/topic/1...oggle-for-macos-12-monterey-livetext-feature/