Listen to Page

Speaks the current page from Safari out loud; uses Listen to Page on iOS and Speak Text on macOS.

Scripting Actions

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If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
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Get Contents of Web Page
Extracts the contents of the web pages passed into the action.
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Speak Text
Speaks the inputted text aloud.

Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Listen%20to%20Page
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Listen%20to%20Page
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Listen to Page” end tell

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