Start Chrome for Playwright / CDP control using a logged in chrome profile

start-chrome.sh

#!/bin/bash

CHROME_DIR="$HOME/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome"
TMP_DIR="/tmp/chrome-debug-profile"
CHROME_BIN="/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome"

# Gather profiles + emails
declare -a profiles emails
for dir in "$CHROME_DIR/Default" "$CHROME_DIR"/Profile*; do
  [ -d "$dir" ] || continue
  prof=$(basename "$dir")
  email=$(grep -Eo '"email":\s*"[^"]+"' "$dir/Preferences" 2>/dev/null \
          | head -n1 | cut -d'"' -f4)
  [ -z "$email" ] && email="(no email found)"
  profiles+=("$prof")
  emails+=("$email")
done

# Interactive menu
echo "Select a Chrome profile for remote debugging:"
PS3="Enter number: "
options=()
for i in "${!profiles[@]}"; do
  options+=("${profiles[i]} – ${emails[i]}")
done
select choice in "${options[@]}"; do
  if [ -n "$choice" ]; then
    idx=$((REPLY-1))
    SELECTED_PROFILE="${profiles[idx]}"
    break
  else
    echo "Invalid selection, try again."
  fi
done

# Prepare temp dir
rm -rf "$TMP_DIR"
mkdir -p "$TMP_DIR"

# 1) Copy encryption key + prefs
cp "$CHROME_DIR/Local State" "$TMP_DIR/"                             
cp "$CHROME_DIR/Secure Preferences" "$TMP_DIR/" 2>/dev/null || true

# 2) Copy additional auth-related files
cp "$CHROME_DIR/First Run" "$TMP_DIR/" 2>/dev/null || true
cp "$CHROME_DIR/Consent To Send Stats" "$TMP_DIR/" 2>/dev/null || true
cp -r "$CHROME_DIR/component_crx_cache" "$TMP_DIR/" 2>/dev/null || true

# 3) Copy the chosen profile
cp -r "$CHROME_DIR/$SELECTED_PROFILE" "$TMP_DIR/"


# 3) Launch
exec "$CHROME_BIN" \
  --remote-debugging-port=9222 \
  --user-data-dir="$TMP_DIR" \
  --profile-directory="$SELECTED_PROFILE" \
  --no-first-run \
  --no-default-browser-check \
  --no-sandbox \
  --disable-field-trial-config \
  --disable-background-timer-throttling \
  --disable-backgrounding-occluded-windows \
  --disable-back-forward-cache \
  --disable-breakpad \
  --disable-client-side-phishing-detection \
  --disable-component-extensions-with-background-pages \
  --disable-default-apps \
  --disable-dev-shm-usage \
  --disable-features=ImprovedCookieControls,LazyFrameLoading,GlobalMediaControls,DestroyProfileOnBrowserClose,MediaRouter,DialMediaRouteProvider,AcceptCHFrame,AutoExpandDetailsElement,CertificateTransparencyComponentUpdater,AvoidUnnecessaryBeforeUnloadCheckSync,Translate,HttpsUpgrades,PaintHolding,PlzDedicatedWorker \
  --allow-pre-commit-input \
  --disable-hang-monitor \
  --disable-ipc-flooding-protection \
  --disable-popup-blocking \
  --disable-prompt-on-repost \
  --disable-renderer-backgrounding \
  --force-color-profile=srgb \
  --metrics-recording-only \
  --enable-automation \
  --no-service-autorun \
  --export-tagged-pdf \
  --disable-search-engine-choice-screen \
  --unsafely-disable-devtools-self-xss-warnings \
  --enable-logging \
  --v=3 \
  --log-file="$(pwd)/chrome_debug.log" \
  --crash-dumps-dir="$(pwd)/Crash Reports"