Chrome Flags Reference

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

--debug-packed-apps

What does --debug-packed-apps do?

Adds debugging entries such as Inspect Element to context menus of packed apps.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --debug-packed-apps using CLI

chrome --debug-packed-apps

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --debug-packed-apps using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--debug-packed-apps']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --debug-packed-apps using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--debug-packed-apps']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --debug-packed-apps using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--debug-packed-apps')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)