Auto-Enable Safari Reader View on Specific Websites

Safari's Reader View removes advertisements, navigation bars, and other distractions from web articles, leaving only the core text and images. Instead of manually toggling this feature every time you read the news, you can configure Safari on both Mac and iOS devices to automatically activate Reader View whenever you visit specific websites. This guide provides the exact steps to set up automatic Reader View for individual domains on macOS, iPhone, and iPad.

How to Auto-Enable Reader View on a Mac

You can configure website-specific settings directly from the address bar or through Safari's main settings menu.

Method 1: Using the Address Bar

  1. Open Safari and navigate to the news website you want to configure.
  2. Move your cursor to the address bar, right-click (or Control-click) the website URL, and select Settings for [Website Name]... from the dropdown menu.
  3. In the pop-up menu, check the box next to Use Reader when available.
  4. Click anywhere outside the pop-up menu to save your changes.

Method 2: Using Safari Settings

  1. Open Safari and go to the news website.
  2. Click Safari in the top-left menu bar and select Settings (or Preferences on older macOS versions).
  3. Click the Websites tab at the top of the window.
  4. Select Reader from the left-hand sidebar.
  5. Locate the currently open news website listed under "Currently Open Websites."
  6. Click the dropdown menu next to the website's name and change it from "Off" to On.

From now on, any article you click on within that specific news domain will automatically open in Reader View.

How to Auto-Enable Reader View on iPhone and iPad

Setting up automatic Reader View on mobile devices takes just a few taps directly within the browser.

  1. Open the Safari app and go to the specific news website you wish to modify.
  2. Tap the AA icon (or the Page Menu icon, which looks like a rectangle with two lines next to it) located on the left side of the address bar.
  3. Select Website Settings from the menu that appears.
  4. Toggle the switch next to Use Reader Automatically to the green "On" position.
  5. Tap Done in the top-right corner to save your preference.

Every time you visit an eligible article page on that news website, Safari will immediately display it in the clean, distraction-free Reader View format.

How to Turn Off Automatic Reader View

If a website does not display correctly in Reader View, you can easily revert the setting.

  • On Mac: Go to Safari > Settings > Websites > Reader. Find the website in the list and change the dropdown menu next to it back to Off, or select the website and click Remove.
  • On iPhone and iPad: Visit the website, tap the AA or Page Menu icon in the address bar, tap Website Settings, and toggle off Use Reader Automatically. Tap Done to confirm.