Accessibility in Google Earth

Use a screen reader

You can use Google Earth with ChromeVox, VoiceOver, NVDA, and JAWS. Google Earth works with Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge.

Find keyboard shortcuts

To explore the Google Earth globe, use the arrow keys. To regain functionality of other shortcuts, type "g".

Adjust animation settings

Animations help provide smooth transitions to navigate between different locations on the map. In Settings, you can control the speed of the animations or you can disable them.

Change Dark Mode settings

  1. On your computer, open Google Earth.
  2. From the top right, click Explore Earth.
  3. In the upper right hand corner, click Settings.
  4. In Display settings, under "Application theme," select Dark theme or Light theme.