GoogleChrome/chrome-launcher
Launch Google Chrome with ease from node. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
69/100
- Activity 90
- Release rhythm 25
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 141
- age_days: 3291
- days_rel: 342
- days_push: 64
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
1358 stars · 204 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Node.js library from GoogleChrome that launches Google Chrome with the DevTools remote-debugging port open, automatically locating the Chrome binary and managing a fresh profile per launch. It is intended for automation and measurement tools that then interact with the browser over the DevTools protocol.
Use cases
- launch chrome from a node script for automation
- open chrome with remote debugging port enabled
- run headless chrome for testing or scraping
- spin up a clean chrome profile for each automated run
- find the installed chrome binary cross-platform
- build a browser automation tool on the devtools protocol
When to choose
- you need fine-grained control over how Chrome is launched (flags, prefs, port) from Node.js
- you're building tooling like Lighthouse that talks to Chrome via the DevTools protocol
- you want automatic Chrome binary detection and profile cleanup
When to avoid
- you just want to drive a browser in tests — Puppeteer or Playwright are higher-level and handle launching themselves
- you need to automate browsers other than Chrome
- you're not working in a Node.js environment
Facets
library · maturity active
developer-tools workflow-automation developer-tools web-development testing cross-platform chrome browser-automation devtools-protocol headless-browser npm-package nodejs
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/GoogleChrome/chrome-launcher · fetched 2026-08-28 · ae2a96f83ea2
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/chrome-launcher · fetched 2026-08-29 · d68d492f5e29
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| GoogleChrome/chrome-launcher | main | 69 |
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