Is it possible to run Google Chrome in headless mode with extensions?

Question

I cannot use my currently installed extensions in Google Chrome using headless mode. Is there any way to enable them?

An easy way to check if the extensions work is

Answer 1

You can run Chrome with extensions headless using Xvfb.

1. Install Xvfb. On Fedora sudo dnf install xorg-x11-server-Xvfb
2. xvfb-run google-chrome --remote-debugging-port=9222 --disable-gpu https://www.google.com
3. Use chrome-remote-interface (or another Chrome Debug Protocol client) to trigger the screenshot.

More complicated, but it does work. It's what we use for headless chrome extension testing.