If you love reading our tips directly from our website on your Mac, or if you love reading articles around the web in general, you should try using Safari's Reader mode. Reader not only hides ads but also allows for a much cleaner, streamlined version of websites that feels more like a magazine than the internet. Here's how Reading mode in Safari works!

Why You'll Love This Tip:

Eliminate unwanted ads, sidebars, and other distracting widgets from websites by using Reader on the Safari browser.
Make reading articles on the web with your Mac look and feel much more like reading a book or a magazine.

How to Use Safari Reader View on a Mac

System Requirements

This tip was performed using an M1 MacBook Air running macOS Sequoia 15.3.1. Find out how to update to the latest version of macOS.

What is Reader on Mac? The Reader mode in Safari is excellent for longer-form articles or websites that have a lot of ads that pop up while you're trying to read on your Mac. Using Reader mode can help eliminate distractions and make articles easier to read. You can adjust the background color, font, and font size in Reader mode. Here's how to use Reader mode in Safari on Mac:

Pro Tip

Not all pages on all websites are compatible with Reader. You must navigate to an article, as opposed to a shopping website, in order to be given the option to switch to Reader.

On your Mac, open Safari.
Navigate to an article you'd like to read.
Click the Page Settings button that appears in the address bar at the top of the Safari app (when viewing Reader View-compatible articles, the icon will briefly appear as the Reader View icon, which you can see in step 5, before changing to the Page Settings icon).
Click Show Reader.
To customize font style, size, and color, click the Reader View button in the address bar.
To change the color of the background, choose a color option.
You can edit the font face by choosing from the selection.
If you want to increase or decrease the font size, click Zoom. You can also search the article for specific words by clicking Find.
To turn off reader view in Safari on Mac, just click Hide Reader.
Alternatively, you can click anywhere in the empty space on the left or right of the article to close the Reader.

That's how you use Safari's Reader mode on Mac. I love using Reader while I'm doing research because I often find myself lingering on an article for a long time, and I get exhausted by all the links and pop-up ads. Happy reading! Next, find out how to customize Stacks for Mac.