Chrome Flags Reference

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

--relauncher

What does --relauncher do?

A process type (switches::kProcessType) that relaunches the browser. See chrome/browser/mac/relauncher.h.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --relauncher using CLI

chrome --relauncher

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --relauncher using Puppeteer

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

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --relauncher using Playwright

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

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --relauncher using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--relauncher')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

Build Conditions

ANDROID!(CHROMEOS)MAC