Chrome Flags Reference

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

--disable-skia-runtime-opts

What does --disable-skia-runtime-opts do?

Do not use runtime-detected high-end CPU optimizations in Skia. This is useful for forcing a baseline code path for e.g. web tests.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --disable-skia-runtime-opts using CLI

chrome --disable-skia-runtime-opts

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --disable-skia-runtime-opts using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--disable-skia-runtime-opts']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --disable-skia-runtime-opts using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--disable-skia-runtime-opts']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --disable-skia-runtime-opts using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--disable-skia-runtime-opts')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)