diff --git a/app/templates/index.html b/app/templates/index.html
index 404ea64..4f2832d 100644
--- a/app/templates/index.html
+++ b/app/templates/index.html
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 
 							<div class="input-field textarea-container col s6">
 								<div class="position-relative">
-									<textarea id="textarea2" v-model="translatedText" ref="translatedTextarea"></textarea>
+									<textarea id="textarea2" v-model="translatedText" ref="translatedTextarea" readonly></textarea>
 									<button class="btn-copy-translated" @click="copyText">
 										<span>[[ copyTextLabel ]]</span> <i class="material-icons">content_copy</i>
 									</button>