How to make Chrome always launch with remote-debugging-port flag

Question

I know I can launch chrome the following way to open a remote debugging port at 9222 port -

chrome.exe --remote-debugging-port=9222

But I

Answer 1

For mac, I made a simple application that launches chrome with the --remote-debugging-port for me. Mathias Bynens has a wonderful post on how to do this (which is where I got the idea). He even includes a (forked) script that can do most of it for you, but the basics are really simple.

1. Make a directory in your applications folder with the following structure /Contents/MacOS:

   mkdir -p /Applications/Chrome\ Debugger.app/Contents/MacOS
   

2. Create your script file and make it executable (its name need to match the top folder name):

   cd /Applications/Chrome\ Debugger.app/Contents/MacOS
   touch Chrome\ Debugger
   sudo chmod +x Chrome\ Debugger
   

3. Edit the new file with your editor of choice (your path to chrome may be different):

   #!/usr/bin/env bash
   /Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --remote-debugging-port=9222&
   

And that's about it. You can add a custom icon if you want to make it easier to find (copy your new icon > right click the new app > Get Info > click the current icon in the top left > paste the new icon over current icon), but the app will work fine without it.