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Chrome allows multiple people to use Chrome on the same computer, with each profile having its own custom bookmarks, settings, and accounts. By default, Chrome opens to the profile used the last time the browser was opened,That's not really helpful for client work.

I do not want that to happen. I want to see this screen whenever I launch Chrome

Chrome Profile Selector

It's easy to do in Windows and Linux

How do I do it on my Mac?

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  • Did you try any of the command line flags you got in the answer for Linux (Ubuntu)?
    – Allan
    Commented Feb 16, 2020 at 5:52
  • Haven't tried anything really. but i don't think it'll work the same way because doing it in Manjaro is Different from doing it in Ubuntu.
    – Sumeet Deshmukh
    Commented Feb 17, 2020 at 12:00
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    The following command, in Terminal, will open Google Chrome to the window you've shown. open -a "Google Chrome" --args --profile-directory="Guest Profile"
    – user3439894
    Commented Feb 25, 2020 at 4:30
  • @user3439894 it's just opening chrome for me. not the profile management window
    – Sumeet Deshmukh
    Commented Feb 25, 2020 at 4:35
  • It works for me! Was Google Chrome closed when you ran the command?
    – user3439894
    Commented Feb 25, 2020 at 4:45

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Thanks User3439894 for guidance

The Command

open -a "Google Chrome" --args --profile-directory="Guest Profile"

Does work when Chrome has been Quit but I needed a command which could do the same thing in running session

open -na "Google Chrome" --args --profile-directory="Guest Profile"

the '-na' prefix opens a new session of the browser and that helps my case.

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  • Doesn't work on Chrome 91.0.4472.114 (Official Build) (x86_64)
    – ssppjj
    Commented Jul 5, 2021 at 2:19
  • Correction: it works! Thanks! My test cases was in wrong order. Wish there be a command that works in all cases!
    – ssppjj
    Commented Jul 5, 2021 at 2:32
  • Dummie question: where i should apply this command for Chrome to open the profile manager everytime i click on a Mail app link or any other app link?
    – Renoir Reis
    Commented Oct 13, 2022 at 16:28
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This has probably been updated in (at least) the latest Chrome version. The "show on startup" button is now part of the startup screen.

To activate it: Access the startup screen by starting chrome, clicking on your profile icon in the upper right corner and then the cogwheel. Next, check the "show on startup" box.

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I've read your duplicated question and wanted to suggest this native mac method.

And I think you could use your simple command with AppleScript Editor like this

do shell script " open -na '/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app' --args --profile-directory='Guest Profile' "

then save/export it with File Format Application.

Not quite sure thought, I made something like this for Firefox by following a similar question here in AskDifferent.

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    This question already has a working accepted answer. Please do not post an answer to different question in a question that isn't asking for the answer you're offering, that's not how this site works! That said, what you posted doesn't even compile, so you obviously didn't test the code you posted it. This, however, does work: do shell script "open -na 'Google Chrome' --args --profile-directory='Guest Profile'"
    – user3439894
    Commented Mar 6, 2020 at 21:12
  • In my other Firefox applescirpt it works fine with just /Applications/Firefox.app without quotes. Sorry for my rookie mistakes and thanks for you heads-up
    – tebkanlo
    Commented Mar 7, 2020 at 10:53

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