Chrome Flags Reference

Chrome command line switches and startup flags for automation, headless mode, and debugging.

--apps-keep-chrome-alive-in-tests

What does --apps-keep-chrome-alive-in-tests do?

Prevents Chrome from quitting when Chrome Apps are open.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --apps-keep-chrome-alive-in-tests using CLI

chrome --apps-keep-chrome-alive-in-tests

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --apps-keep-chrome-alive-in-tests using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--apps-keep-chrome-alive-in-tests']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --apps-keep-chrome-alive-in-tests using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--apps-keep-chrome-alive-in-tests']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --apps-keep-chrome-alive-in-tests using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--apps-keep-chrome-alive-in-tests')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

Build Conditions

ANDROID!(CHROMEOS)MAC