Chrome Flags Reference

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

--force-app-mode

What does --force-app-mode do?

Forces application mode. This hides certain system UI elements and forces the app to be installed if it hasn't been already.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --force-app-mode using CLI

chrome --force-app-mode

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --force-app-mode using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--force-app-mode']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --force-app-mode using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--force-app-mode']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --force-app-mode using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--force-app-mode')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)