Chrome Flags Reference

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

--pdf-renderer

What does --pdf-renderer do?

Renderer process that runs the non-PPAPI PDF plugin.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --pdf-renderer using CLI

chrome --pdf-renderer

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --pdf-renderer using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--pdf-renderer']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --pdf-renderer using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--pdf-renderer']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --pdf-renderer using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--pdf-renderer')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

Build Conditions

LOAD_WEBUI_FROM_DISK