I am looking for a way to launch Chrome, Firefox, or IE9+ (any one will do) from a script or command line without any window frame, address bar, or tabs section.
Illustration:
For instance, I'd like to only be able to see the section that is comprized of the orange box, and the area inside of it.
The horizontal scroll bar won't be an issue (I control the html that will be displayed and I can ensure it won't need to scroll). Ideally I'd like to cut out the vertical scrollbar, but I could live with it if it were shown.
Does anyone know of any tool or script that would allow me to do this on Windows 7?
19 Answers
Internet Explorer
For Internet Explorer you can use -k (kiosk mode):
Starts Internet Explorer in kiosk mode. The browser opens in a maximized window that does not display the address bar, the navigation buttons, or the status bar.
Example:
iexplore.exe -k Read more about this:
Internet Explorer Command-Line Options (native commands)
Open Internet Explorer in Specific Height and Width (script)
Firefox
Firefox command line option -fullscreen didn't work for me:
"firefox.exe" -url -fullscreenBut the use of R-kiosk 0.9.0 extension by Kimmo Heinaaro works like a charm.
2Real Kiosk is a Firefox extension that defaults to full screen, disables all menus, toolbars, key commands and right button menus. Alt+Home still takes you home.
For chrome/chromium it is the --app= flag.
You would use it by calling chromium-browser --app= or google-chrome --app= or chrome.exe --app= etc.
All available switches:
EDIT: You might also want to take a look at the --kiosk flag.
for firefox use
firefox.exe -chrome Works like a charm but it is not a documented command line option.
Note: the size of the window is calculated based on the size of the body, make sure you specify the necessary window size in html.
3This is trivial to do, via the Chrome extension "Open As Popup".
2Opens the current Tab as a Popup-Window
This Extension is really simple: Click on the Icon and the current Tab will be moved to a new Poup-Window. (A Popup-Window is a Window without Navigation- and Tabbar, so it takes much less vertical-space)
You don't know how this could be useful? I use it as example for API-References or Manuals which I use beside or overlapping my Editor so they take less space without the Navigation- and Tabbar.
To Expand on @Zuul answer with another way to specify Width/Height and x/y position for the window
This autohotkey script will do the trick too:
Run, C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe -k
WinWait, Windows Internet Explorer
WinMove,,,100,100,400,300this example will position the window at x=100, y=100, with width=400 and height=300.
EDIT:Also
<body scroll="no">in my html will disable(hide) the verticle scrollbar for IE. that + Zuul answer + this AHK script gets me to exactly where I was hoping.
EDIT2: Turns out I didn't even need the scroll-"no" in my html the vert scrollbar was never shown anyway. I imagine this is going to be dependent on what page you are showing though.
Use the following extension "Popup window" by Ett Chung in Firefox in combination with this Autohotkey script:
LWin & f::
WinGet Style, Style, A
if(Style & 0xC40000) { WinSet, Style, -0xC40000, A ;WinMaximize, A
} else { WinSet, Style, +0xC40000, A ; WinRestore, A
}
returnI've managed to get Firefox to run in an (almost) borderless mode. There's just a thin bar at the top with the red/yellow/green blobs and page title (I use a Mac).
If I point the cursor to the top of the page, a drop-down strip appears with basic tools and address slot. Cursor down and it vanishes again.
BUT! It only works with Firefox 56. Updates after that refuse to work with my add-ons. In case you want to experiment they are: 'Hide Tab Bar With One Tab' and 'Toolbar Autohide'. I also use 'Menu Wizard' to change the first menu item to 'Open in New Window' instead of tab.
Happy experimenting,
Ol.
To add to @Alex's answer: You can quickly add this to your .bashrc so you don't have to type/remember the whole command everytime
## run chrome w/o frame
chrome-no-frame(){ chrome --app=$1
}Then you can just copy the url and run chrome-no-frame
*** note that https:// is required
If you're looking to do this in a mac you can use Pennywise. It's a very basic browser, but it does exactly what you're asking for.
