Chrome Flags Reference

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

--init-isolate-as-foreground

What does --init-isolate-as-foreground do?

Specifies that the main-thread Isolate should initialize in foreground mode. If not specified, the the Isolate will start in background mode for extension processes and foreground mode otherwise.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --init-isolate-as-foreground using CLI

chrome --init-isolate-as-foreground

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --init-isolate-as-foreground using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--init-isolate-as-foreground']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --init-isolate-as-foreground using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--init-isolate-as-foreground']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --init-isolate-as-foreground using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--init-isolate-as-foreground')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)