Chrome Flags Reference

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

--disable-software-rasterizer

What does --disable-software-rasterizer do?

Disables the use of a 3D software rasterizer.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --disable-software-rasterizer using CLI

chrome --disable-software-rasterizer

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --disable-software-rasterizer using Puppeteer

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

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --disable-software-rasterizer using Playwright

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

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --disable-software-rasterizer using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--disable-software-rasterizer')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)