Chrome Flags Reference

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

--disable-default-apps

What does --disable-default-apps do?

Disables installation of default apps on first run. This is used during automated testing.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --disable-default-apps using CLI

chrome --disable-default-apps

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --disable-default-apps using Puppeteer

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

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --disable-default-apps using Playwright

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

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --disable-default-apps using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--disable-default-apps')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)