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You can test the accessibility of your website using Screen Readers on BrowserStack Live desktop devices. This feature helps you understand how people with visual impairments who rely on screen readers experience your website.
BrowserStack Live supports NVDA and JAWS screen readers on Windows devices and VoiceOver on macOS devices.
JAWS is available on Windows 11 devices with a BrowserStack Pro plan. To learn more about plans that include JAWS support, see the BrowserStack pricing page. If you have a Pro plan and cannot access JAWS, contact BrowserStack support.
Supported operating systems and browsers
| Windows Version | Browsers | Supported screen readers |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 10 | Chrome Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Yandex Edge (v17 onwards) |
NVDA only |
| Windows 11 | Chrome Firefox Opera Yandex Edge (v17 onwards) |
NVDA JAWS |
| macOS Version | Browsers | Supported screen readers |
|---|---|---|
| macOS Tahoe | Chrome Safari (v19) |
VoiceOver |
| macOS Sequoia | Chrome Safari (v18) |
VoiceOver |
| macOS Sonoma | Chrome Safari (v17) |
VoiceOver |
| macOS Ventura | Chrome Safari (v16) |
VoiceOver |
| macOS Monterey | Chrome Safari (v15) |
VoiceOver |
| macOS Big Sur | Chrome Safari (v14) |
VoiceOver |
| macOS Catalina | Chrome Safari (v13) |
VoiceOver |
Enable Screen Reader
Ensure that your system audio is turned on.
Supported keyboard shortcuts for Screen Reader
- For a comprehensive set of keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate and interact with websites and applications, refer to Screen Reader keyboard shortcuts.
Configure Screen Reader settings
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