How to Disable Hot Corners on macOS: and Why you Might Wish to as a VoiceOver User

How to Disable Hot Corners on macOS: and Why you Might Wish to as a VoiceOver User

From AppleVis Podcast by AppleVis Podcast

February 26, 2026

About this episode

Tyler demonstrates how to disable Hot Corners on macOS for VoiceOver users.

In this episode, Tyler demonstrates how to disable Hot Corners on macOS. Hot Corners are areas of the screen that perform a specified action when the mouse pointer is hovered over them. As a VoiceOver user who doesn't use the mouse, you might want to configure them to do nothing, so you don't inadvertently cause an action to be performed if you accidentally brush your fingers against the trackpad or use trackpad gestures to control VoiceOver. To do this, go to System Settings > Desktop & Dock > Hot Corners, and make sure the popup menu for each screen corner is set to hyphen (-) rather than any of the actions in the menu. Transcript Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by AI Note Taker – VoicePen, an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Tyler: Hey, AppleVis-ers. Tyler here with a quick tip for how to disable hot corners on macOS. Hot corners are areas of the screen that, when hovered over with the mouse pointer, cause certain functions to be performed, such as locking the screen, starting screensaver, or creating a quick note. Tyler: If you're a voiceover user who…

People in this episode

Host: Tyler

Topics covered

  • macOS
  • Hot Corners
  • VoiceOver
  • accessibility
  • system settings

Keywords

  • disable Hot Corners
  • macOS settings
  • VoiceOver
  • accessibility features
  • trackpad gestures

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