How to Use Safari Reader View for Mac

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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 it 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

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. If you like tips like this, be sure to sign up for our free Tip of the Day!

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1. On your Mac, open Safari.
   
   
2. Navigate to an article you'd like to read.
   
   
3. Click the Reader button that appears in the address bar at the top of the Safari app.
   
   
4. To customize font style, size, and color, click the AA button on the opposite side of the address bar.
   
   
5. To increase or decrease font size, click the larger or smaller "A" respectively. You can click these multiple times to continue enlarging or shrinking the font size.
   
   
6. To change the color of the background, choose a color option.
   
   
7. Lastly, you can edit the font face by choosing from the selection.
   
   

To exit Reader, simply tap the Reader button again. And that's how you use Reader in Safari. 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!