Chrome Flags Reference

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

--skia-graphite-backend

What does --skia-graphite-backend do?

Specify which backend to use for Skia Graphite - "dawn" (default) or "metal" (only allowed on non-official developer builds).

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --skia-graphite-backend using CLI

chrome --skia-graphite-backend

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --skia-graphite-backend using Puppeteer

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

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --skia-graphite-backend using Playwright

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

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --skia-graphite-backend using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--skia-graphite-backend')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)