Chrome Flags Reference

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

--render-node-override

What does --render-node-override do?

Allows explicitly picking a DRM render node to create gbm_device for rendering.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --render-node-override using CLI

chrome --render-node-override

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --render-node-override using Puppeteer

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

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --render-node-override using Playwright

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

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --render-node-override using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--render-node-override')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)