Chrome Flags Reference

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

--use-file-for-fake-video-capture

What does --use-file-for-fake-video-capture do?

Use an .y4m file to play as the webcam. See the comments in media/capture/video/file_video_capture_device.h for more details.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --use-file-for-fake-video-capture using CLI

chrome --use-file-for-fake-video-capture

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --use-file-for-fake-video-capture using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--use-file-for-fake-video-capture']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --use-file-for-fake-video-capture using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--use-file-for-fake-video-capture']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --use-file-for-fake-video-capture using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--use-file-for-fake-video-capture')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)