Chrome Debug Launcher

Chrome Debug Launcher

Launch two independent Chrome instances: one normal, one with remote debugging on port 9222.

Steps

1. Kill all Chrome processes
2. Launch normal Chrome (no extra args)
3. Wait 2 seconds, then launch debug Chrome

Commands by Platform

Windows (PowerShell)

# Step 1: Kill Chrome
taskkill /F /IM chrome.exe /T 2>$null
Start-Sleep -Seconds 2

# Step 2: Normal Chrome
Start-Process "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"

# Step 3: Debug Chrome (after 2s)
Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
Start-Process "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" -ArgumentList '--remote-debugging-port=9222', '--user-data-dir=C:\selenum\ChromeProfile'

macOS (bash)

# Step 1: Kill Chrome
pkill -f "Google Chrome" 2>/dev/null; sleep 2

# Step 2: Normal Chrome
open -a "Google Chrome"

# Step 3: Debug Chrome (after 2s)
sleep 2
/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome \
  --remote-debugging-port=9222 \
  --user-data-dir="$HOME/selenium/ChromeProfile" &

Result

• Instance 1: Normal Chrome, default profile, regular use
• Instance 2: Debug Chrome, port 9222, isolated user data dir
  • Connect via Selenium/Playwright: http://localhost:9222