# Enabling MacOs "Look Up" AND "Live Text" on the anki

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**Created:** [April 19, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/enabling-macos-look-up-and-live-text-on-the-anki/43845 "2024-04-19T21:18:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![ahassani](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/ahassani/32/20417_2.png) [@ahassani](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/ahassani)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/enabling-macos-look-up-and-live-text-on-the-anki/43845/1 "2024-04-19T21:18:03Z")

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Hello,

The AnkiMobile on IPad allows text to be selected directly from pictures (copy/ paste/ lookup/ etc.) picture attached:

Live text:

 ![IMG_0610](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/3X/d/0/d01944e50ec08ee36bd6a44ea54fd83798e1fdf9.jpeg)

Look up:

 ![IMG_0612](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/3X/9/c/9c1e88955a85d6f080f47a40bf52e45fc7420a07.jpeg)

MacOS also has these features on the native photo, safari, and preview apps. Is there an Add-on that enables the native “Look-up” and “Live Text” without opening another window or browser like Ankibrowser or AnkiOSX dictionary.

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**Author:** ![NameLessGO](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/namelessgo/32/34298_2.png) [@NameLessGO](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/NameLessGO)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/enabling-macos-look-up-and-live-text-on-the-anki/43845/2 "2024-04-19T21:19:46Z")

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Anki uses a cross-platform framework to display the app in Windows, Mac and Linux, so to my understanding, this prevents the use of macOS unique features

> [@Mac three finger tap look-up](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/mac-three-finger-tap-look-up/8227/2):
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> Anki is built on a cross-platform toolkit, which does not support all macOS features I’m afraid.

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**Author:** ![ahassani](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/ahassani/32/20417_2.png) [@ahassani](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/ahassani)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/enabling-macos-look-up-and-live-text-on-the-anki/43845/3 "2024-04-19T21:23:12Z")

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Yes, but is it possible to have an Add-on that can circumnavigate that?

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**Author:** ![NameLessGO](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/namelessgo/32/34298_2.png) [@NameLessGO](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/NameLessGO)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/enabling-macos-look-up-and-live-text-on-the-anki/43845/4 "2024-04-19T21:25:33Z")

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Idk, don’t have experience with add-ons to help with

i believe not, since all add-ons do is expand on anki toolkit, and since the toolkit doesn’t have it, then neither add-ons will do

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/enabling-macos-look-up-and-live-text-on-the-anki/43845/5 "2024-05-19T21:26:17Z")

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Closed on May 19, 2024, 9:26pm UTC

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