Chrome Flags Reference

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

--force-wave-audio

What does --force-wave-audio do?

Use Windows WaveOut/In audio API even if Core Audio is supported.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --force-wave-audio using CLI

chrome --force-wave-audio

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --force-wave-audio using Puppeteer

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

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --force-wave-audio using Playwright

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

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --force-wave-audio using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--force-wave-audio')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

Build Conditions

ENABLE_PASSTHROUGH_AUDIO_CODECSCHROMEOSFUCHSIALINUX || IS_CHROMEOS || BUILDFLAG(IS_FREEBSD) || \WIN