Chrome Flags Reference

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

--silent-launch

What does --silent-launch do?

Causes Chrome to launch without opening any windows by default. Useful if one wishes to use Chrome as an ash server.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --silent-launch using CLI

chrome --silent-launch

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --silent-launch using Puppeteer

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

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --silent-launch using Playwright

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

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --silent-launch using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--silent-launch')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)