You don’t have to download any third-party apps or additional software to read text aloud on your Mac.
- Click the Apple icon in the top-left corner of your screen
- Select “System Preferences…”
- Click “Accessibility”
- Select “Speech” in the left sidebar
- Tick the box next to “Speak selected text when the key is pressed.” The default way to read commands is to press the “option” + “Esc” keys.
After that, you simply have to highlight the text you want to hear and press the specified keys on your keyboard.