Chrome Flags Reference

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

--auto-open-devtools-for-tabs

What does --auto-open-devtools-for-tabs do?

This flag makes Chrome auto-open DevTools window for each tab. It is intended to be used by developers and automation to not require user interaction for opening DevTools.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --auto-open-devtools-for-tabs using CLI

chrome --auto-open-devtools-for-tabs

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --auto-open-devtools-for-tabs using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--auto-open-devtools-for-tabs']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --auto-open-devtools-for-tabs using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--auto-open-devtools-for-tabs']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --auto-open-devtools-for-tabs using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--auto-open-devtools-for-tabs')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)