Start Google Chrome on Mac with command line switches

I've read you can start Google Chrome in kiosk mode in Windows by using the argument --kiosk.

I know how to do this on Windows, but how can I do this on Mac OS X?

And how can I run Google Chrome with the --kiosk argument on startup?


This works with macOS:

/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --kiosk

It is probably even better to use the open command (in case the application is not located in the Application folder). E.g.: open -a "Google Chrome" --args --kiosk http://www.example.com


In AppleScript, paste the following text:

do shell script "/Applications/Google\\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\\ Chrome --kiosk"

Save it as an application and add it to your startup items.


You can create an alias to open websites or files via command line. To do this, you can include at the end of your ~/.bashrc, ~/.bash_profile or ~/.aliases the following lines:

# Google Chrome Alias
google-chrome() {
    open -a "Google Chrome" "$1"
}