Chrome Flags Reference

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

--install-chrome-app

What does --install-chrome-app do?

Causes Chrome to initiate an installation flow for the given app.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --install-chrome-app using CLI

chrome --install-chrome-app

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --install-chrome-app using Puppeteer

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

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --install-chrome-app using Playwright

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

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --install-chrome-app using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--install-chrome-app')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)