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?
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1@YumYumYum ugh! It's 2017 and none of the answers work (anymore?)!– MichaelJan 19, 2018 at 23:53
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This works with macOS:
/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --kiosk
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You mean the argument doesn't work? The actual process of full screening Chrome is in the Mac version. Any hack to send a Cmd+Shift+F to get it to full screen? Thanks for your answer.– alexJun 27, 2010 at 23:52
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Ok. Can you try "ls /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS" (or something like that) and post that?– AndrewJun 27, 2010 at 23:58
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@Andrew I ran
ls /Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOSand it printed 'Google Chrome' only. :S– alexJun 28, 2010 at 0:18 -
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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.
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2It did back in 2012. Now, use the code that newer comments have mentioned,
/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --kiosk --app=http://domain.comput that in a plain txt document, but add the following snippet above the call to Chrome to make it executable,#!/bin/bashand add it to your startup items, or doublbe click to launch.– vynsyntMar 7, 2016 at 21:17 -
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"
}
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This is not how you deal with spaces in filenames. Learn to quote or escape special chars properly. Also,
"$1"is not going to work right when you have more than one param to pass, especially if those params themselves have unquoted values.– MarcinJul 2, 2019 at 13:54 -
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Good answer. Won't let me edit unless I put in at least 6 characters (to change
"$1"to"$@"since you're using bash specifically here). Also probably best it's not in ~/.aliases really. An alias would be something likealias google-chrome='open -a "Google Chrome"'– AngeloMar 24, 2022 at 5:57