Headless Browsers

using browsers without a GUI

Created: by Pradeep Gowda Updated: Nov 25, 2022 Tagged: browsers · automation

Using headless browser (here Chromium) to take screenshots:

brew install --cask chromium
/Applications/Chromium.app/Contents/MacOS/Chromium \
--headless --disable-gpu --screenshot https://www.btbytes.com

Next up, figuring out how to change the default geometry.

Note:

  • had to allow program to run via “system preferences > gatekeeper”