How to Print Webpages Without Ads from iPhone, iPad and Mac
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sometimes, I need to print content from the web pages I visit. One very annoying thing is that when I print directly, the document also contains any ads that the webpage has. This is not ideal because the ads ruin the page format, take up valuable space on the page, and use more ink.
Fortunately, there is an easy way to print articles from websites without ads, navigation elements (like the website’s menu links), or other distracting items. This way, you will only print the content you are interested in without these unnecessary distracting elements. Not only will your printed paper look better, but removing ads will also allow you to focus solely on the content you want to print without distractions. Please note that this method works when the webpage is formatted as an article.
Do not worry–we will not install any extra extensions or apps to accomplish this. We will use Safari’s built-in Reader feature. Here is how:
Hide ads when printing articles in Safari on Mac
- Find the page you want to print. For the purpose of this article, we will print an article on macreports.com.
- In Safari, click the Reader button, which is located in the left side of the URL bar. This will open a clean version of the page without the ads, navigation, and other elements.
- Now print the page as usual by going to File > Print.
Print articles without ads on iPhone and iPad
- Open the article you want to print in Safari.
- Tap the double A (AA) button located in the left side of the URL bar, and then select Show Reader.
- When the reader view appears, tap the Share button, which looks like a square with an arrow pointing up, and select Print to print this article.
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