karma-chrome-launcher allows Karma to launch Chrome during testing. It provides a clean Chrome environment for consistent and reliable testing, ensuring repeatable results across different environments. This launcher supports various Chrome options and configurations, allowing customization such as headless mode for efficient CI/CD integration. Integrating karma-chrome-launcher helps streamline your testing process by automating Chrome instance management within your Karma test suite.
The karma-chrome-launcher package shows inconsistent release patterns. Initial development was active (2013-2016). After a period of inactivity, there were a couple of releases in 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2023. There have been no releases in the last fourteen months, until August 2025. The project appears to be sporadically maintained.
Karma-chrome-launcher downloads show a general upward trend from March 2024 to August 2025, peaking in June and July 2025. September 2025 downloads are significantly lower, as the month is not yet complete. The package maintains high download numbers, exceeding 10 million in most months.
