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Thanks for your patience! We’re happy to share that ComfyUI V1 for Windows is now available for closed-beta users, and V1 for Mac will be out soon!

• This article is a walk-through for your set-up. It will be updated based on feedback.
• Feedback: V1 is still in closed beta. Please drop any feedback to help improve ComfyUI! Report them here: forum.comfy.org </aside>

V1 Overview

Set up Instructions (Windows)

1. Download

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Click the download link in your email

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2. Install Directory Selection

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2a. Install in New Directory

• If you are new to ComfyUI or prefer not to inherit anything from existing ComfyUI, choose any new directory. You are supposed to enter the default interface directly if you successfully installed it. Now jump to 4. New Features in ComfyUI Desktop </aside>

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2b. Install in Existing ComfyUI Directory

• If you have an existing ComfyUI install, and would like to import the existing models, select the root of your old directory, choose the “ComfyUI” folder (e.g., D:\\ComfyUI_windows_portable\\ComfyUI). You are supposed to enter the default interface directly if you successfully installed it.

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3. Resource Immigration

If you a new to ComfyUI or chose a new directory to install, skip this part.

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3a. Automatic Resource Import:

When linking the installation directory to an existing Windows package, ComfyUI will automatically import your inputs, models, and outputs

1. Browse the Model Library side bar, see if existing models are displayed
2. You can right-click the tray icon to quickly access model files and input/output files. It should open your existing model, input and output folders.

1. Currently, the model library only displays model numbers once you click on them. If you prefer all folders to be loaded as soon as entering ComfyUI, turn on the following switch in Settings.

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3b. Import existing settings

If you have previous settings, such as theme color and key bindings, they are supposed to be automatically inherited.

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3c. Custom Nodes is not importable

Currently, custom nodes will not be imported due to potential environmental dependency issues. You’ll need to reinstall them in your new ComfyUI setup. For custom nodes, go to 5. Manager & Custom nodes

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4. Generation Experience in Workflows

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4a. Try Templates and Automatic Model Downloads

ComfyUI now allows users to embed the model URLs in workflows. For new users to start your first generation, click Templates under the Workflows sidebar. Choose any template workflow. If you don’t have the models required in your folders, it will prompt you to auto-download as below:

Click the blue button to open Templates

4 basic templates provided

Auto-download dialog for missing models

If you encounter a network issue in auto-download, please manually download and put the model file into your ComfyUI/models/checkpoint folder.

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4b. Run Workflow with Queue

Once you download the model needed for the template workflows, Click Queue to run the workflow. The Quene bar can now be placed anywhere or be merged into the Top Bar. The result of every generation will be displayed in the Queue Library in the side bar.

Click Queue button to run workflows.

You can merge the button into Top Bar

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4c. Top Bar: Edit, Workflow Tabs, Log View

You can now open multiple workflows and move between them.

Save/Export Workflows, Edit, and Help are also on the Top Bar. If you save a workflow, it will appear in the Workflow Library next time you enter ComfyUI. You can also try export the workflow .json file to any folders.

View live server logs in case you need to debug. If you’d like to further apply change or pip install things in terminal, right-click the tray icon and go to Open Terminal.

Live log view button is on the upper right.

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4d. Side Bar: Quene, Node Library, Model Library and Workflows

Queue, Node Library, Model Library and Saved Workflows are displayed in the Side Bar.

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