diff --git a/mac/Sources/Byre/Changes.swift b/mac/Sources/Byre/Changes.swift
index 8e0ee75..843d01f 100644
--- a/mac/Sources/Byre/Changes.swift
+++ b/mac/Sources/Byre/Changes.swift
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ private struct LineCommentBox: View {
             TextEditor(text: text)
                 .font(Fonts.font(12))
                 .scrollContentBackground(.hidden)
+                .writingToolsBehavior(.disabled)
                 .focused($focused)
                 .padding(.horizontal, 5)
                 .padding(.vertical, 4)
diff --git a/mac/Sources/Byre/Composer.swift b/mac/Sources/Byre/Composer.swift
index 2167657..b22a8c0 100644
--- a/mac/Sources/Byre/Composer.swift
+++ b/mac/Sources/Byre/Composer.swift
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ struct ComposerView: View {
         TextEditor(text: $text)
             .font(Fonts.font(13))
             .scrollContentBackground(.hidden)
+            .writingToolsBehavior(.disabled)
             .focused($focused)
             .focusedValue(\.composer, ComposerTarget(paste: { pb in store.images.add(draftKey, pasteboard: pb, overlays) }))
             .onKeyPress(.return, phases: .down) { press in
diff --git a/mac/Sources/Byre/Questions.swift b/mac/Sources/Byre/Questions.swift
index 809492a..3b1f949 100644
--- a/mac/Sources/Byre/Questions.swift
+++ b/mac/Sources/Byre/Questions.swift
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ private struct TextEntry: View {
                     TextEditor(text: text)
                         .font(Fonts.font(13))
                         .scrollContentBackground(.hidden)
+                        .writingToolsBehavior(.disabled)
                         .focused($editing)
                         .disabled(model.busy)
                         .focusedValue(\.composer, ComposerTarget(paste: { pb in store.images.add(key, pasteboard: pb, overlays) }))