Make a web page easier to read

What Reader mode does

• Takes away the adverts, menus, pop-ups and boxes around the edge, and leaves the words and pictures.
• Lets you make the writing bigger, change the type of letters, and choose a background colour that's easy on your eyes, such as cream or dark.
• On most computers and many phones, it can also read the page aloud.
• You can switch back to the normal page at any time.

1 On a computer: Google Chrome

1. Open the page you want to read.
2. Click with the right-hand mouse button on an empty part of the page, and choose Open in reading mode.
3. The page opens with just the words. Use the buttons at the top right to make the writing bigger or smaller.
4. To have it read aloud, press the Play button at the top. You can pause it, and change the speed.

Can't see it on the right-click menu? Click the three dots ⋮ at the top right of Chrome, then More tools, then Reading mode. The Settings button in Reading mode lets you change the colours, the type of letters, the space between lines, and the voice.

2 On a computer: Microsoft Edge

1. Open the page you want to read.
2. Press the F9 key, along the top row of the keyboard. (On some laptops you hold the Fn key as well.)
3. To change the writing size, colours or the type of letters, click the settings button on the Reading mode bar at the top.
4. To have it read aloud, click Read aloud on the same bar.
5. Press F9 again to go back to the normal page.

Want a button for it instead? Click the three dots … at the top right of Edge, then Settings, Appearance, Toolbar, and switch on Reading mode. A button then appears in the address bar on pages where it works. (Edge used to call it "Immersive Reader".)

3 On an Android phone: Chrome

1. Open the page in Chrome.
2. Tap the three dots ⋮ at the top right, then Show Reading mode.
3. A panel at the bottom lets you make the writing bigger, change the type of letters, and choose a Light, Sepia (cream) or Dark background. Chrome remembers your choice for next time.
4. To go back to the normal page, press your phone's Back button.

Can't find it? Update Chrome from the Play Store: this menu arrived in early 2026. Some phones also have Listen to this page in the same menu, which reads the page aloud. If a page can't be shown this way, Chrome will say so.

4 On an iPhone or iPad: Safari

1. Open the page in Safari.
2. Press and hold the button on the left-hand end of the address bar (where the web address is). The page switches to Reader.
3. Or tap that button once, then tap Show Reader.
4. To change the writing, tap the same button again: the small A makes the writing smaller and the big A makes it bigger. You can also choose a different type of letters and a light or dark background.
5. To go back to the normal page, tap the button again and choose Hide Reader.

On older iPhones, the button shows aA. Tap it, then Show Reader. Want Reader every time on a website you visit often? In the Reader options, look for Use Reader Automatically.

Other browsers

Firefox and Samsung Internet have a Reader button too. Look for a small picture of a page in the address bar when you're on an article, and tap or click it.

Just want bigger writing everywhere?

• On a computer, in any browser: hold Ctrl and press + to make everything bigger, or − to make it smaller. Ctrl and 0 (zero) puts it back to normal. On a Mac, use ⌘ instead of Ctrl.
• On a phone, the phone's own settings can make writing bigger in every app. Look in Settings for Display or Accessibility, then Font size or Text size.

Unlike Reader mode, this also works on forms and shops, because the page stays the same, just bigger.

What the words mean

Browser (or web browser)

The app you use to look at websites, such as Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari or Firefox.

Address bar

The long box at the top (or bottom) of the browser that shows the web address, such as pocketchangetools.com.

Reader mode, Reading mode, Reader

Different names for the same idea: a plain view of a page, with just the words and pictures.

Read aloud

The browser speaks the words on the page in a computer voice. Nothing is sent to anyone; it simply reads what's on your screen.

Zoom

Making the whole page bigger or smaller on your screen.

Stuck?

That's completely normal: browsers move their buttons around now and then, and not every page can be shown in Reader mode. A family member or friend can often help in a few minutes, and many local libraries offer free help with phones and computers.

More plain-English help: how to tell if a "free" website is really free, and put Pocket Change on your phone's home screen.

Checked in October 2026 against Google (Reading mode in Chrome), Microsoft (Reading mode in Edge) and AbilityNet's My Computer My Way (Safari Reader on iPhone). Pocket Change isn't connected with Google, Microsoft, Apple, Mozilla or Samsung.