diff --git a/src/tagui b/src/tagui
index 1807605d..403200e4 100755
--- a/src/tagui
+++ b/src/tagui
@@ -56,15 +56,41 @@ if [ -f "$(pwd)/casperjs/bin/casperjs" ]; then CASPERJS_EXECUTABLE="$(pwd)/caspe
 if [ -f "$(pwd)/phantomjs/bin/phantomjs" ]; then export PHANTOMJS_EXECUTABLE="$(pwd)/phantomjs/bin/phantomjs"; fi
 if [ -f "$(pwd)/slimerjs/slimerjs" ]; then export SLIMERJS_EXECUTABLE="$(pwd)/slimerjs/slimerjs"; fi
 
-# check firefox parameter to run on visible firefox browser through slimerjs 
-if [ "$2" = "firefox" ]; then set -- "$1" "--engine=slimerjs" "${@:3}"; fi
-if [ "$3" = "firefox" ]; then set -- "${@:1:2}" "--engine=slimerjs" "${@:4}"; fi
-if [ "$4" = "firefox" ]; then set -- "${@:1:3}" "--engine=slimerjs" "${@:5}"; fi
-if [ "$5" = "firefox" ]; then set -- "${@:1:4}" "--engine=slimerjs" "${@:6}"; fi
-if [ "$6" = "firefox" ]; then set -- "${@:1:5}" "--engine=slimerjs" "${@:7}"; fi
-if [ "$7" = "firefox" ]; then set -- "${@:1:6}" "--engine=slimerjs" "${@:8}"; fi
-if [ "$8" = "firefox" ]; then set -- "${@:1:7}" "--engine=slimerjs" "${@:9}"; fi
-if [ "$9" = "firefox" ]; then set -- "${@:1:8}" "--engine=slimerjs"; fi
+# set default web browser to be used to phantomjs
+tagui_web_browser="phantomjs"
+
+# check chrome parameter to run on in-built integration with visible chrome
+if [ "$2" = "chrome" ]; then set -- "$1" "${@:3}"; tagui_web_browser="chrome"; fi
+if [ "$3" = "chrome" ]; then set -- "${@:1:2}" "${@:4}"; tagui_web_browser="chrome"; fi
+if [ "$4" = "chrome" ]; then set -- "${@:1:3}" "${@:5}"; tagui_web_browser="chrome"; fi
+if [ "$5" = "chrome" ]; then set -- "${@:1:4}" "${@:6}"; tagui_web_browser="chrome"; fi
+if [ "$6" = "chrome" ]; then set -- "${@:1:5}" "${@:7}"; tagui_web_browser="chrome"; fi
+if [ "$7" = "chrome" ]; then set -- "${@:1:6}" "${@:8}"; tagui_web_browser="chrome"; fi
+if [ "$8" = "chrome" ]; then set -- "${@:1:7}" "${@:9}"; tagui_web_browser="chrome"; fi
+if [ "$9" = "chrome" ]; then set -- "${@:1:8}"; tagui_web_browser="chrome"; fi
+
+# check headless parameter to run on in-built integration with headless chrome
+if [ "$2" = "headless" ]; then set -- "$1" "${@:3}"; tagui_web_browser="headless"; fi
+if [ "$3" = "headless" ]; then set -- "${@:1:2}" "${@:4}"; tagui_web_browser="headless"; fi
+if [ "$4" = "headless" ]; then set -- "${@:1:3}" "${@:5}"; tagui_web_browser="headless"; fi
+if [ "$5" = "headless" ]; then set -- "${@:1:4}" "${@:6}"; tagui_web_browser="headless"; fi
+if [ "$6" = "headless" ]; then set -- "${@:1:5}" "${@:7}"; tagui_web_browser="headless"; fi
+if [ "$7" = "headless" ]; then set -- "${@:1:6}" "${@:8}"; tagui_web_browser="headless"; fi
+if [ "$8" = "headless" ]; then set -- "${@:1:7}" "${@:9}"; tagui_web_browser="headless"; fi
+if [ "$9" = "headless" ]; then set -- "${@:1:8}"; tagui_web_browser="headless"; fi
+
+# check firefox parameter to run on visible firefox browser through slimerjs
+if [ "$2" = "firefox" ]; then set -- "$1" "--engine=slimerjs" "${@:3}"; tagui_web_browser="firefox"; fi
+if [ "$3" = "firefox" ]; then set -- "${@:1:2}" "--engine=slimerjs" "${@:4}"; tagui_web_browser="firefox"; fi
+if [ "$4" = "firefox" ]; then set -- "${@:1:3}" "--engine=slimerjs" "${@:5}"; tagui_web_browser="firefox"; fi
+if [ "$5" = "firefox" ]; then set -- "${@:1:4}" "--engine=slimerjs" "${@:6}"; tagui_web_browser="firefox"; fi
+if [ "$6" = "firefox" ]; then set -- "${@:1:5}" "--engine=slimerjs" "${@:7}"; tagui_web_browser="firefox"; fi
+if [ "$7" = "firefox" ]; then set -- "${@:1:6}" "--engine=slimerjs" "${@:8}"; tagui_web_browser="firefox"; fi
+if [ "$8" = "firefox" ]; then set -- "${@:1:7}" "--engine=slimerjs" "${@:9}"; tagui_web_browser="firefox"; fi
+if [ "$9" = "firefox" ]; then set -- "${@:1:8}" "--engine=slimerjs"; tagui_web_browser="firefox"; fi
+
+# export web browser variable for use in parsing flow
+export tagui_web_browser=$tagui_web_browser
 
 # check debug parameter to show run-time backend messages from phantomjs
 if [ "$2" = "debug" ]; then set -- "$1" "--verbose" "${@:3}"; fi
diff --git a/src/tagui.cmd b/src/tagui.cmd
index cfd37865..e9c65e63 100644
--- a/src/tagui.cmd
+++ b/src/tagui.cmd
@@ -88,15 +88,112 @@ set arg7=%7
 set arg8=%8
 set arg9=%9
 
+rem set default web browser to be used to phantomjs
+set tagui_web_browser=phantomjs
+
+rem check chrome parameter to run on in-built integration with visible chrome
+if "%arg2%"=="chrome" (
+	set arg2=
+	set tagui_web_browser=chrome
+)
+if "%arg3%"=="chrome" (
+	set arg3=
+	set tagui_web_browser=chrome
+)
+if "%arg4%"=="chrome" (
+	set arg4=
+	set tagui_web_browser=chrome
+)
+if "%arg5%"=="chrome" (
+	set arg5=
+	set tagui_web_browser=chrome
+)
+if "%arg6%"=="chrome" (
+	set arg6=
+	set tagui_web_browser=chrome
+)
+if "%arg7%"=="chrome" (
+	set arg7=
+	set tagui_web_browser=chrome
+)
+if "%arg8%"=="chrome" (
+	set arg8=
+	set tagui_web_browser=chrome
+)
+if "%arg9%"=="chrome" (
+	set arg9=
+	set tagui_web_browser=chrome
+)
+
+rem check headless parameter to run on in-built integration with headless chrome
+if "%arg2%"=="headless" (
+	set arg2=
+	set tagui_web_browser=headless
+)
+if "%arg3%"=="headless" (
+	set arg3=
+	set tagui_web_browser=headless
+)
+if "%arg4%"=="headless" (
+	set arg4=
+	set tagui_web_browser=headless
+)
+if "%arg5%"=="headless" (
+	set arg5=
+	set tagui_web_browser=headless
+)
+if "%arg6%"=="headless" (
+	set arg6=
+	set tagui_web_browser=headless
+)
+if "%arg7%"=="headless" (
+	set arg7=
+	set tagui_web_browser=headless
+)
+if "%arg8%"=="headless" (
+	set arg8=
+	set tagui_web_browser=headless
+)
+if "%arg9%"=="headless" (
+	set arg9=
+	set tagui_web_browser=headless
+)
+
 rem check firefox parameter to run on visible firefox browser through slimerjs
-if "%arg2%"=="firefox" set arg2=--engine=slimerjs
-if "%arg3%"=="firefox" set arg3=--engine=slimerjs
-if "%arg4%"=="firefox" set arg4=--engine=slimerjs
-if "%arg5%"=="firefox" set arg5=--engine=slimerjs
-if "%arg6%"=="firefox" set arg6=--engine=slimerjs
-if "%arg7%"=="firefox" set arg7=--engine=slimerjs
-if "%arg8%"=="firefox" set arg8=--engine=slimerjs
-if "%arg9%"=="firefox" set arg9=--engine=slimerjs
+if "%arg2%"=="firefox" (
+	set arg2=--engine=slimerjs
+	set tagui_web_browser=firefox
+)
+if "%arg3%"=="firefox" (
+	set arg3=--engine=slimerjs
+	set tagui_web_browser=firefox
+)
+if "%arg4%"=="firefox" (
+	set arg4=--engine=slimerjs
+	set tagui_web_browser=firefox
+)
+if "%arg5%"=="firefox" (
+	set arg5=--engine=slimerjs
+	set tagui_web_browser=firefox
+)
+if "%arg6%"=="firefox" (
+	set arg6=--engine=slimerjs
+	set tagui_web_browser=firefox
+)
+if "%arg7%"=="firefox" (
+	set arg7=--engine=slimerjs
+	set tagui_web_browser=firefox
+)
+if "%arg8%"=="firefox" (
+	set arg8=--engine=slimerjs
+	set tagui_web_browser=firefox
+)
+if "%arg9%"=="firefox" (
+	set arg9=--engine=slimerjs
+	set tagui_web_browser=firefox
+)
+
+rem export web browser variable not needed for windows batch file
 
 rem check debug parameter to show run-time backend messages from phantomjs
 if "%arg2%"=="debug" set arg2=--verbose