macOS accessibility features for vision
macOS includes accessibility features that make it easier to see what’s on the screen. You can also have your Mac speak what’s on the screen.
VoiceOver
Use VoiceOver, the built-in screen reader on your Mac, to speak what’s on the screen and the text in documents, web pages and windows. With VoiceOver, you can control your Mac with the keyboard, trackpad gestures or a refreshable braille display. To customise VoiceOver, use VoiceOver Utility. See the VoiceOver User Guide.
Zoom features
Make content on the screen larger and easier to see by zooming the entire screen or an area of it. If you’re using a second display, you can set the zoom for it separately. See Change Zoom preferences for accessibility.
Use Hover Text to zoom whatever is under the pointer — for example, text, fields, menu items or buttons — in high resolution in a separate window. See Use Hover Text.
If your Mac has a Touch Bar and items in the Touch Bar are hard to see, turn on Touch Bar zoom to display a larger version of the Touch Bar on the screen. See Zoom in on the Touch Bar.
Display features
Change the appearance of the screen by setting options to invert colours, adjust contrast, reduce transparency or use shapes to convey status information. You can also stop or reduce motion on the screen — for example, when you open apps. See Change Display preferences for accessibility.
Make it easier to find the pointer on the screen by increasing its size or making it bigger only when you quickly move it, or by changing its colour. See Change Pointer preferences for accessibility.
Apply a colour filter to adjust the display colours or to tint the entire screen to make it easier to read text. See Change Colour Filters preferences for accessibility.
Spoken Content features
Customise the voice your Mac uses to speak text, and have your Mac speak announcements, items under the pointer and whatever you type or select. See Change Spoken Content preferences for accessibility.
Descriptions
Listen to a description of the visual content in movies, TV shows and other media, if available. See Change Descriptions preferences for accessibility.