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Click the ☰ menu (1) in the top-left corner and select Desktop Settings (2) to open the global settings panel. Comfy Desktop dashboard with the ☰ menu open and Desktop Settings in the menu The settings panel is organized into five tabs. Click a tab in the sidebar to switch views.

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Preferences

Preferences: language, app behavior, telemetry, and Opt-in to beta features The Preferences tab opens with a Language picker, then groups the rest of its controls into three sections.
  • Language: Choose the display language. English and 简体中文 are available.

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App Behavior

  • Auto-launch on startup: Pick which instance to start when Comfy Desktop opens. None (show dashboard) is the default. You can also choose Last used instance, or a specific install.
  • Confirm before closing a window: Ask for confirmation before closing a window that is running a local install.
  • Warn before running multiple instances: Show a warning before launching another local ComfyUI instance while one is already running or starting.
  • Hide Cloud from the Instance Picker: Hide the Cloud row from the Dashboard. Cloud still works if you re-enable this later.

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Privacy

  • Share anonymous usage telemetry: Send anonymous usage data to help improve Comfy Desktop.
  • Opt-in to beta features: Let Comfy Desktop turn on early Core features for your instances. The switch stays disabled until you confirm data sharing with Share anonymous usage telemetry, even when telemetry is already on.
Beta features arrive as extra startup arguments, added on top of the ones you set yourself: Comfy Desktop never removes or replaces your own arguments. When a beta feature turns on for an instance, a card headed A beta feature is on appears in the title bar. Got it dismisses it, and Settings opens this panel on the opt-in switch. You can see which arguments a beta feature added in the instance’s Startup Args tab, behind the +N beta pill next to Startup Arguments.

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Community

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Updates

Updates tab: installed version, Check for updates, Automatically install Desktop updates
  • Status: Shows whether Comfy Desktop is up to date and which version is installed. Once a check has run, it also shows when Comfy Desktop last checked.
  • Check for updates: Manually check for a new version. When an update is available the button changes to Download, then to Restart & Update once the download finishes.
  • Automatically install Desktop updates: Auto-download and install updates in the background.

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Storage

The Storage tab is where you configure where Comfy Desktop finds and stores files. The key concept is sharing: instead of each instance having its own isolated models, inputs, and outputs, you set up shared directories accessible to all instances. Storage tab: Shared Models, Shared Input, and Shared Output paths
  • Shared Models: Each directory listed here is scanned for models by every instance. New models download to the directory marked with the DOWNLOADS badge. Directory ⋯ menu with Use for Model Downloads
    • Click the directory path to open it in your file manager.
    • The ⋯ menu (1) appears on every shared directory except the one that already receives downloads. Select Use for Model Downloads (2) to make that directory the download target, or Remove to drop it from the list. Removing a directory keeps its files.
    • Click + Add Shared Directory to add more model directories.
  • Shared Input: A shared path where all instances look for input files (images, videos, etc.).
  • Shared Output: A shared path where all instances save generated outputs. Customizing this lets you keep all results in one place.
  • Click the folder icon to browse and select a new path. ? tooltips provide additional details.
Per-instance overrides (include shared dirs, split input/output, extra model folders) live in the instance Manage Storage tab.

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Advanced

Advanced tab: default install location, mirrors, and hardware acceleration
  • Default Install Location: Where new standalone instances are created. Click the folder icon to change it.
  • PyPI Mirror URL: Custom pip mirror (e.g. https://mirrors.aliyun.com/pypi/simple/).
  • Use Chinese Mirrors (Git & PyPI): Use Chinese mirror servers for Git and PyPI. Helpful in mainland China. When the app language is Chinese, this switch sits under App Behavior on the Preferences tab instead.
  • Use hardware acceleration: Use the GPU to render Comfy Desktop. Restart Comfy Desktop for changes to take effect.
  • Cache Directory: Where Comfy Desktop stores temporary and cached data. Click the folder icon to change it.

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Logs

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Data Locations

Comfy Desktop stores data in platform-specific directories.
New installs put large data (installs, shared models, cache) under %LOCALAPPDATA%\Comfy-Desktop. If you already had ComfyUI-Installs or ComfyUI-Shared in your user profile before upgrading, those home-root folders are kept. If you installed the app to another drive, large data lives in <drive>\Comfy-Desktop\ instead.

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Comfy Desktop does not bind Ctrl+W / Cmd+W, so a stray keystroke cannot close a window with a running instance. Close a window from the ☰ menu’s Close Window instead.

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Feedback and Issues

Found a bug or have a suggestion? Comfy Desktop is open source. You can report issues and check planned features here: For general questions about ComfyUI, visit the ComfyUI GitHub Discussions or join the ComfyUI Discord.