Chrome Flags Reference

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

--enable-unsafe-swiftshader

What does --enable-unsafe-swiftshader do?

Allow usage of SwiftShader for WebGL

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --enable-unsafe-swiftshader using CLI

chrome --enable-unsafe-swiftshader

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --enable-unsafe-swiftshader using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--enable-unsafe-swiftshader']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --enable-unsafe-swiftshader using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--enable-unsafe-swiftshader']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --enable-unsafe-swiftshader using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--enable-unsafe-swiftshader')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

Build Conditions

ENABLE_VULKAN && \