Chrome Flags Reference

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

--waveout-buffers

What does --waveout-buffers do?

Number of buffers to use for WaveOut.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --waveout-buffers using CLI

chrome --waveout-buffers

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --waveout-buffers using Puppeteer

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

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --waveout-buffers using Playwright

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

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --waveout-buffers using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--waveout-buffers')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

Build Conditions

ENABLE_PASSTHROUGH_AUDIO_CODECSCHROMEOSFUCHSIALINUX || IS_CHROMEOS || BUILDFLAG(IS_FREEBSD) || \WIN