How to have a page read aloud

Option 2: Use a keyboard shortcut

• Press Ctrl + Shift + U to start or pause Read Aloud.

Option 4: From the address bar

• Some pages show a small “A” icon with sound waves in the address bar - click it to read the whole page.

How to use Read Aloud in Safari

On iPhone or iPad

Safari can read webpages aloud using built‑in accessibility features.

Option 1: Speak Screen (reads the whole page)

1. Open the webpage in Safari.
2. Tap the AA icon in the address bar.
3. Choose Show Reader (if available).
4. Swipe down with two fingers from the top of the screen.
5. Tap Speak on the toolbar that appears.

Safari will begin reading the page aloud.

Option 2: Speak Selection (reads highlighted text)

1. Go to Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content.
2. Turn on Speak Selection.
3. In Safari, highlight the text you want.
4. Tap Speak.

On Mac

Option 1: Reader View + Speech

1. Open the webpage in Safari.
2. Click the Reader icon (four horizontal lines) in the address bar.
3. Highlight any text.
4. Right‑click and choose Speech → Start Speaking.

Option 2: Use a keyboard shortcut

1. Go to System Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content.
2. Turn on Speak Selection.
3. Highlight text in Safari and press Option + Esc.

Install free browser extensions (Chrome, Edge, Firefox)

If you want a tool that works directly inside your browser, you can install free extensions.

To find your browser’s extension store:

• Chrome: Open the ⋮ menu (top‑right) → Extensions → Open Chrome Web Store.
• Microsoft Edge: Open the ⋮ menu → Extensions → Open Microsoft Edge Add-ons.
• Firefox: Open the ☰ menu → Add-ons and themes.

Once you’re there, search using terms like:

“text to speech”, “read aloud”, “TTS reader”, or “screen reader.”