How to enable remote debugging for Chrome browser, supports Windows and MacOS, Linux

The following are the methods to enable remote debugging of Chrome browser on various operating systems:

Windows operating system:

  1. Make sure you have installed Chrome browser and it is up to date.
  2. Open a Command Prompt window (press Win + R, enter "cmd", and then press Enter).

  3. C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --remote-debugging-port=9222
  4. In the command prompt window, enter the following command and press Enter:
    If your Chrome installation directory is different, please modify the command accordingly.
  5. The Chrome browser will start in debug mode and listen on port 9222 to accept remote debugging connections.

  7. Or directly modify the shortcut:
  8. Chrome browser shortcut, right-click to select 'Properties', add --remote-debugging-port=9222 in the target field, define the port yourself if necessary, and then start the browser.


macOS Operating System:

  1. Make sure you have installed Chrome browser and it is up to date.
  2. Open the Terminal application.

  3. /Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --remote-debugging-port=9222
  4. Enter the following command in the terminal and press Enter:
    The Chrome browser will start in debug mode and listen on port 9222 to accept remote debugging connections.

Linux Operating System:

  1. Make sure you have installed Chrome browser and it is up to date.
  2. Open the Terminal application.

  3. google-chrome --remote-debugging-port=9222
  4. Enter the following command in the terminal and press Enter:
    Ifgoogle-chromeCommand not found, please try usinggoogle-chrome-stableor similar commands.
  5. The Chrome browser will start in debug mode and listen on port 9222 to accept remote debugging connections.

Note: The above method will enable remote debugging when starting Chrome browser, but make sure that your operating system and firewall settings allow access to the specified debugging port.