Reader mode, find, zoom and print
This page covers four tools for reading a page: Reader mode shows an article as plain text, Find searches the page, Zoom changes how large a site looks, and Print saves a page to paper or PDF.
Reader mode
Reader mode shows the main text of an article on a clean page, without ads, menus or other clutter.
Open it
- Press F9.
- Select the button at the start of the address field to open Page information, then choose Reader mode.
Reader shows the site name, the number of minutes to read (for example 4 min read), the title and the article text. It respects the article's language and writing direction.
Leave it
Choose Back to page at the top, or press Esc. The address link at the top also returns you to the page.
What it does and does not do
- Reader uses a local copy of the text that Acira makes on your computer. Images and interactive page content remain on the original page.
- It works on ordinary website pages. If Acira cannot find an article, it says Reader is unavailable for this page and gives a reason, with a Back to page button.
- While it prepares the page you see Preparing Reader….
- Reader has no font, size or color settings of its own, and it does not remember which sites you read this way.
Find in page
- Press Ctrl+F (Cmd+F on a Mac), or choose Find in page in the Acira menu.
- Type what you want. Matches are highlighted and the bar shows your place, such as 3/12, or No matches.
- Press Enter for the next match and Shift+Enter for the previous one.
- Press Esc to close the bar.
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Open Find | Ctrl+F | Cmd+F |
| Next match | Enter, F3 or Ctrl+G | Enter, F3 or Cmd+G |
| Previous match | Shift+Enter, Shift+F3 or Ctrl+Shift+G | Shift+Enter, Shift+F3 or Cmd+Shift+G |
| Close Find | Esc | Esc |
The next and previous buttons in the bar are named Next match (Enter) and Previous match (Shift+Enter). The close button is Close find (Esc). If you press F3 before you have searched for anything, the Find bar opens instead.
Find works on website pages. Inside Settings, Ctrl+F and / search the settings instead.
Page zoom
Page zoom makes one website larger or smaller. It does not change Acira's own interface. For that, use Interface size. See Appearance.
| Action | Key |
|---|---|
| Zoom in | Ctrl+= or Ctrl+Shift+= |
| Zoom out | Ctrl+- |
| Actual size | Ctrl+0 |
On a Mac, use Cmd. You can also use the Zoom row in the Acira menu, which has minus, the current value, plus and reset buttons. When a site is zoomed, a zoom button appears in the address field. It reads Page zoom 125%, open controls. A small bar opens with the same buttons and closes by itself a few seconds later.
Zoom steps through these levels, in percent: 25, 33, 50, 67, 75, 80, 90, 100, 110, 125, 150, 175, 200, 250, 300, 400 and 500. The default is 100%.
Remembered for each site
- Acira remembers the zoom for each website in each profile. Every tab on that site shares it, and it is there next time.
- A private tab keeps its own zoom and does not save it, so the saved list never records which sites a private tab visited.
Set zoom in Settings
- Open Settings › Appearance and open the Page zoom group.
- Under Website, choose which open website to resize. If none is open, Settings says Open a website to change page zoom.
- Use Decrease page zoom, Increase page zoom and Reset page zoom.
Print and save
| To do this | Do this |
|---|---|
| Press Ctrl+P (Cmd+P), or choose Print… in Acira menu › More tools or in the Page information panel. This opens your system's print dialog. | |
| Save as PDF | Right-click the page and choose Save as PDF…. Choose where to save the file. The PDF is A4, honors the page's own print layout and keeps page backgrounds. |
| Save the page | Press Ctrl+S (Cmd+S), or choose Save page as…. Acira saves a complete web page as an HTML file. |
| Copy the address | Press Ctrl+Shift+C, or choose Copy page address. A message says Link copied. |
The save dialogs start in your Downloads folder and name the file after the page title.
There is also a command named Save page as PDF with no key by default. Assign one in Keyboard shortcuts.
Limits
- Print, Save and Reader work on ordinary website pages. They are dimmed or refused on Acira's own pages and on pages with sign-in details in the address.
- Reader removes images, forms and frames. A page that is not an article may not work in Reader.
- Page zoom goes from 25% to 500%.
- Find searches the page in the current tab. To search across your tabs, use Command search and all tabs.
Last updated October 31, 2026