[google-chrome] How to get Chrome to allow mixed content?

Chrome browser by default is blocking mixed content. How do I adjust my settings/configuration to allow mixed content without making any adjustments on the UI every time?

I have found two solutions but neither of them work:

  1. Several articles say you can adjust this under the Security section of "Under the Hood" in the Options. This option no longer seems to exist. There is no Under The Hood tab and there is no such dropdown to adjust how Chrome handles mixed content as far as I can tell.
  2. Another option is to add the --allow-running-insecure-content flag to your command line. I did this like so: "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --allow-running-insecure-content. However this made no difference. If I tried adding the flag inside the double quotes, then Windows complains saying it is invalid.

So what option do I have now with the latest version of Chrome?

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In Windows open the Run window (Win + R):

C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe  --allow-running-insecure-content

In OS-X Terminal.app run the following command +space:

open /Applications/Google\ Chrome.app --args --allow-running-insecure-content

Note: You seem to be able to add the argument --allow-running-insecure-content to bypass this for development. But its not a recommended solution.


The shield icon that is being mentioned was not in the sidebar for me either, however I solved it doing the following:

Find the shield icon located in the far right of the URL input bar,

Once clicked, the following popup should appear wherein you can click Load unsafe scripts,

That should result in a page refresh and the scripts should start working. What used to be an error,

is now merely a warning,

OS: Windows 10

Chrome Version: 76.0.3809.132 (Official Build) (64-bit)


Edit #1

On version 66.0.3359.117, the shield icon is still available:

Notice how the popup design has changed, so this is Chrome on version 66.0.3359.117.

Note: The shield icon will only appear when you try to load insecure content (content from http) while on https.


On OSX the following works from the command line:

/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --allow-running-insecure-content

On OSX using the current Chrome build (2/20/2020, 79.0.3945.130), you can:

Click on the 'i' info icon on the left side of address bar.

Click Site Settings

Scroll down to Insecure content

Change it from Blocked (Default) to Allow

Reload the page and try your action again.


"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" " --allow-running-insecure-content"


Chrome 46 and newer should be showing mixed content without any warning, just without the green lock in address bar.

Source: Simplifying the Page Security Icon in Chrome at Google Online Security Blog.


Steps as of Chrome v79 (2/24/2020):

  1. Click the (i) button next to the URL

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  1. Click Site settings on the popup box

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  1. At the bottom of the list is "Insecure content", change this to Allow

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  1. Go back to the site and Refresh the page

Older Chrome Versions:

timmmy_42 answers this on: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/OrwppKWbKnc

In the address bar at the right end should be a 'shield' icon, you can click on that to run insecure content.

This worked for me in Chromium-dev Version 36.0.1933.0 (262849).


Another solution which is permanent in nature between sessions without requiring you to run a specific command when opening chrome is as follows:

  1. Open a Chrome window
  2. In the URL bar enter Chrome://net-internals
  3. Click on "Domain Security Policy" in the side-bar
  4. Add the domain name which you want to always be able to access in http form into the "Add HSTS/PKP domain" section

running the following command helps me running https web-page, with iframe which has ws (unsecured) connection

chrome.exe --user-data-dir=c:\temp-chrome --disable-web-security --allow-running-insecure-content