Guide
How to make Opera read a web page aloud on Mac
Opera has a sidebar, Opera AI and built-in VPN, but no button that reads a web page out loud. Here are two ways to listen to a page instead of reading it.
Updated 11 November 2026.
Short answerFor a free option, turn on Speak Selection in System Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content, select text in Opera and press Option-Esc. For natural voices, a word highlight and resume, select the article in Opera and press Control-Option-S in Aloud.
The free built-in way: Speak Selection
- Turn on Speak Selection. System Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content → Speak selection.
- Select the text in Opera. Drag over the paragraphs you want, or click in the article and press Command-A.
- Press Option-Esc. Your Mac reads the selection in the system voice. Press Option-Esc again to stop.
- Pick a better voice. Spoken Content → System voice → Manage Voices, and download an Enhanced or Premium voice.
It works, but it reads only what you selected, in one system voice, with no way to jump back a sentence.
What about Opera AI and extensions?
Opera AI (formerly Aria) can read its own chat answers aloud, but it does not read the web page you are on. Opera runs Chrome Web Store extensions, so a read-aloud extension also works, but most send the page text to an online voice service. Opera Voice, the old built-in speech feature, was dropped when Opera moved to Chromium.
The better way: Aloud reads your Opera selection
Aloud (ours, $19 once per Mac, macOS 14 or later) reads selected text in any app, Opera included:
- Control-Option-S reads the text you selected in Opera, or use the Services menu.
- A reading window with a word highlight and click-to-seek, plus a notch reader or floating player while you keep browsing.
- Speed from 0.75x to 2x, changed mid-sentence, and resume from the last sentence.
- Natural voices: Apple Enhanced and Premium voices, the on-device Kokoro neural voice (Apple silicon, macOS 15+), or ElevenLabs v4, v4 Turbo and v3 or Cartesia with your own API key.
- .m4a export to keep an article as audio.
Reading the whole front tab with Control-Option-A works in Safari, Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc, Vivaldi and Chromium, not yet in Opera.
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Questions
Does Opera have read aloud on Mac?
No. Opera has no built-in button that reads a web page out loud. Opera AI (formerly Aria) can read its own chat answers aloud, but not the page you're on. The free route is macOS Speak Selection: select text in Opera and press Option-Esc. Aloud reads selected text from Opera in better voices with Control-Option-S.
Why does Option-Esc do nothing in Opera?
Speak Selection is off by default. Turn it on in System Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content, then select text first and press the shortcut again.
Can Aloud read the whole Opera tab with Control-Option-A?
Not yet. Control-Option-A reads the front tab of Safari, Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc, Vivaldi and Chromium. In Opera, select the article text (Command-A in the article) and press Control-Option-S, or open the page in one of those browsers.
Can I listen in the background while I browse in Opera?
Yes. Aloud reads in a notch reader or floating player, so you can switch tabs or apps while it keeps reading, with a word highlight and click-to-seek in the reading window.
Which voices can Aloud use?
Your Mac's Apple voices including Enhanced and Premium, the on-device Kokoro neural voice (Apple silicon, macOS 15 or later), or ElevenLabs (v4, v4 Turbo, v3) and Cartesia with your own API key.
How much does Aloud cost?
$19 once per Mac. No subscription, no account, and no free trial.
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