Chrome Flags Reference

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

--disable-backing-store-limit

What does --disable-backing-store-limit do?

Disable limits on the number of backing stores. Can prevent blinking for users with many windows/tabs and lots of memory.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --disable-backing-store-limit using CLI

chrome --disable-backing-store-limit

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --disable-backing-store-limit using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--disable-backing-store-limit']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --disable-backing-store-limit using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--disable-backing-store-limit']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --disable-backing-store-limit using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--disable-backing-store-limit')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)