Chrome Flags Reference

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

--enable-protected-video-buffers

What does --enable-protected-video-buffers do?

Enables protected buffers for encrypted video streams.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --enable-protected-video-buffers using CLI

chrome --enable-protected-video-buffers

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --enable-protected-video-buffers using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--enable-protected-video-buffers']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --enable-protected-video-buffers using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--enable-protected-video-buffers']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --enable-protected-video-buffers using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--enable-protected-video-buffers')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

Build Conditions

ENABLE_PASSTHROUGH_AUDIO_CODECSCHROMEOSFUCHSIA