# How to have a web page read aloud: Chrome, Edge, Safari

Official steps to have Chrome, Edge or Safari read a web page aloud on a computer or phone, change the voice and speed, and why the option can be missing.

Editorial responsibility: Eduardo · October 8, 2026

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To have a web page read aloud: in Chrome on a computer, reading mode > **Play**; in Chrome for Android, **More** > **Listen to this page**; in Edge, **F9** > **Read aloud**; in Safari on iPhone, **Page Menu** > **Listen to Page**.

The steps come from Google Chrome, Microsoft and Apple official help, checked on October 8, 2026.

This guide is part of the [Guide to saving articles to read later](</blog/saved-reading/guide-to-saving-articles-to-read-later>), which organizes every guide on the topic.

## How do I make Chrome read a page aloud on a computer?

According to [Chrome's help on reading mode](<https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/14218344?hl=en>), read aloud lives inside reading mode:

1. Open the page, right-click and select **Open in reading mode** (or press **Alt + Shift + R**; on a Mac, **⌘ + Option + R**).
2. At the top right, select **Play**. **Pause** stops it, and **Previous** or **Next** jump between sentences.
3. Use **Playback speed** to speed it up or slow it down.
4. Under **Settings** > **Voice selection** you pick the voice and add languages; under **Voice highlight** you choose whether the word, the sentence or nothing is highlighted.

Chrome downloads Google natural voices for your language automatically; if the download fails, it uses the system voice.

## What about Chrome for Android?

According to [Chrome's help on Listen to this page](<https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/14768725?hl=en>):

1. Open Chrome and go to the page.
2. At the top right, tap **More** > **Listen to this page**.
3. Tap the player to change the speed (**1.0x**) and, under **Options**, the voice or **Highlight text & auto scroll**.

You can keep browsing or switch tabs while you listen, and it keeps playing with the screen locked. The feature needs **Make searches and browsing better** turned on. Standard playback reads every word on the page and includes English and Spanish among its languages; AI playback, which generates a podcast-like conversation from the page, also requires Chrome to be set to English. If the option is missing from the menu, that page is not available for playback.

## How do I use Read aloud in Microsoft Edge?

According to [Microsoft's help on Reading mode in Edge](<https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/use-immersive-reader-in-microsoft-edge>):

1. Select **Reading mode** in the address bar or press **F9**.
2. On the Reading mode toolbar, select **Read aloud**.
3. A toolbar appears at the top with buttons to play, skip paragraphs and open **Voice options**, where you change the voice and the pace.

To stop, select **Pause** or the **X**. Microsoft lists another route: **Settings and more** (the three dots) > **More tools** > **Read aloud**.

## What about Safari on iPhone?

According to [Apple's guide to listening to a webpage in Safari](<https://support.apple.com/en-us/guide/iphone/iph449fc616c/ios>):

1. Open Safari and the page you want to hear.
2. Tap the **Page Menu** button, then tap **Listen to Page**.
3. To pause, tap that button again and then the pause button; to resume, the play button.

Apple notes that it works on supported webpages.

## Why is the option sometimes missing?

In Chrome and Edge, read aloud depends on reading mode, which does not work on every page: Chrome names video or forum websites, image galleries, maps, forms, payment pages and login screens. On Android, Chrome says the feature is not available yet on all websites.

## Before you listen: three checks

These checks are an original KeepAnalog suggestion, not steps from Google, Microsoft or Apple:

1. **Listen to the first paragraph with the page open** to confirm the voice is reading the article and not menus or captions.
2. **Try a slightly faster speed** and go back if you lose the thread: every help page lets you change it.
3. **If the text matters to you, save it too**: listening leaves no copy, and the page may change.

## What next?

If you would rather read it without distractions, [Reading mode in Chrome, Edge and Safari](</blog/reading-habits/reading-mode-chrome-safari-edge>) shows how to turn it on, and if screens tire you, [Digital eye strain and reading](</blog/reading-habits/digital-eye-strain-when-to-switch-reading-formats>) reviews the evidence. To read it on another device, see [How to send web articles to Kindle](</blog/reading-habits/send-web-articles-to-kindle>). And if you prefer paper, KeepAnalog turns eligible public links chosen by one person (HTML pages or PDFs) into a monthly printed issue. Nothing is printed or charged until that person approves the issue. For now, KeepAnalog's pilot is in Argentina only, with no delivery in the United States.

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## Sources

1. [Google Chrome Help, Use reading mode in Chrome (read aloud)](<https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/14218344>)
2. [Google Chrome Help, Use Listen to this page mode in Chrome](<https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/14768725>)
3. [Microsoft Support, Use Reading mode in Microsoft Edge](<https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/use-immersive-reader-in-microsoft-edge>)
4. [Apple iPhone User Guide, Listen to a webpage in Safari on iPhone](<https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/iph449fc616c/ios>)

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