Chrome Flags Reference

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

--canvas-2d-layers

What does --canvas-2d-layers do?

Enable in-progress canvas 2d API methods BeginLayer and EndLayer.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --canvas-2d-layers using CLI

chrome --canvas-2d-layers

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --canvas-2d-layers using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--canvas-2d-layers']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --canvas-2d-layers using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--canvas-2d-layers']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --canvas-2d-layers using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--canvas-2d-layers')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)