How can I view suggested changes in Apple Proofreading

Proofreading rewrites my work without giving me a before-and-after view. I’m a writer and don’t want my work replaced. I want it checked.



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MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.1

Posted on Jan 11, 2025 6:21 PM

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Jan 19, 2025 2:25 PM in response to Alias Mike Howard

Same issue here using Apple AI with Scrivener.


I am currently copying both the original text and the replacement in a text diff tool #facepalm.



If you are looking for an alternative: you can use Claude AI projects for novel revisions and proofreading. I have a tutorial here (Ah I see no links here ... you can Google "Using Claude AI’s projects for revisions")


Let me know if it helps.

Jan 11, 2025 10:12 PM in response to Alias Mike Howard

Alias Mike Howard wrote:

That’s what I thought as well, but it has not been my experience. Hopefully someone from apple can shed a little light.

No one from Apple will comment here. This is a user to user only forum. I'd suggest you contact Apple directly if you want to get guidance from them. If you're in the US, you can call them at: 800-MY-APPLE or visit your closest Apple Store Genius Bar.

Jan 17, 2025 6:53 AM in response to lobsterghost1

I have the same issue on my Mac and find the proofreading useless in Pages as it doesn't allow me to view clearly the changes being made, especially since it is far from flawless (e.g. adding punctuation at the end of some lines of a list but not all of them).


I have found a workaround, however, even if it is not perfect. The proofreading works the way I like in Mail. So I copy and paste the content I need to check in an empty email and work from there. For some reason, in this app, the proofreader shows individual changes and offers the option to accept or reject them. It's a bit of a useless waste of time, but at least it helps avoid the need for Grammarly, which has worsened drastically recently (at least the free version) in my view.


I hope that helps.

Jan 20, 2025 8:15 PM in response to HeikeNZ

I also left a note about this on the scrivener site: literatureandlatte.com.


I suspect that the code for accessing Writing Tools -> Proofreading has changed between beta and release. I suspect we’re seeing an earlier stub rather than the final product. Compare pages vrs mail message composition.


this should be a simple fix once they know what to do

How can I view suggested changes in Apple Proofreading

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