Chrome's --auto-open-devtools-for-tabs

Question

I\'m trying to get the devtools to open automatically when starting chrome from a shortcut with a command line switch --auto-open-devtools-for-tabs.

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Answer 1

This flag only applies when you open the first chrome instance.

1. Close all chrome windows
2. Run "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" -incognito -auto-open-devtools-for-tabs

If you want your daily browser, with all tabs but without devtools, at the same time as you're debugging a website with devtools automatically opening, you have to run them separately.

Alternative: Stable + Beta

One example is to use example Chrome stable and Chrome beta.

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome Beta\Application\chrome.exe" --auto-open-devtools-for-tabs

Alternative: data-dir

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" -incognito --auto-open-devtools-for-tabs --user-data-dir="%APPDATA%\ChromeDevOrAnyName"