--focus
What does --focus do?
Activates an existing tab or app window by URL or app id before creating anything new. Syntax: comma-ordered selectors. Bare URLs are exact. Add a trailing * for prefix. app:<app-id> targets PWAs. Example: --focus=https://meet.google.com/*,app:abc123
Usage
CLILaunch Chrome with --focus using CLI
chrome --focusPuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --focus using Puppeteer
const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
args: ['--focus']
});PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --focus using Playwright
const browser = await chromium.launch({
args: ['--focus']
});SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --focus using Selenium
from selenium import webdriver
options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--focus')
driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)