> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.comfy.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Assets - ComfyUI Media Asset Library > Find, preview, and manage the images, videos, audio, and 3D files that ComfyUI generates or imports, including downloads, workflow export, and deletion. The **Assets** panel is ComfyUI's library for the media your workflows produce and consume. It collects every file a run saves and every file you import, so you can search it, preview it, reuse it in another workflow, download it, or delete it without leaving the graph. The panel opens from the **Assets** entry in the left sidebar and carries the title **Media Assets**. Availability differs by version: * **Comfy Cloud**: the Assets panel is enabled by default. * **Self-hosted ComfyUI**: start the server with [`--enable-assets`](/development/comfyui-server/startup-flags) to turn on the assets system. The flag requires a working database connection, so keep the default database location or pass `--database-url`. Without the flag the panel still opens, but it lists files from the local history and output folders instead of the asset library. Cloud adds the filter menu, the sort options, ZIP downloads, and permanent file deletion. The rest of the panel works the same in both versions. The Assets panel on the Generated tab in grid view, with a multi-output card and its output count badge The Assets panel on the Imported tab, listing uploaded input files The right-click menu on an asset card, with options to inspect, insert, download, export, or delete the asset ## Opening the Assets panel Click the **Assets** icon in the left sidebar to open the panel. ## Generated and imported assets The panel splits your files into two tabs: * **Generated**: every file saved by a workflow run. When one run produces several outputs, the panel groups them into a single card that shows the number of files, and the badge on that card opens the group. * **Imported**: files you uploaded into workflows, such as reference images for an image-to-image graph, or assets you imported into your Comfy Cloud workspace. Models are not part of this panel. Local model files live in the **Models** panel, and uploading your own models to Comfy Cloud is covered in [Import models](/cloud/import-models). ## Finding an asset The panel header holds the search box and the display controls. * **Search**: filters the current tab by file name as you type. * **Filter by** (Cloud): narrow the list by media type (`Image`, `Video`, `Audio`, `3D`, `Text`) or by date (`All time`, `Today`, `Past 7 days`, `Past 30 days`, `This year`). Active filters appear as chips that you can remove one by one, or clear them all at once. * **View settings**: switch between `List view`, `Grid (small)`, and `Grid (large)`. * **Sort** (Cloud): newest first, oldest first, name (A to Z), name (Z to A), and, on the **Generated** tab, generation time from longest or fastest first. Cloud Assets filter menu open, with Image and Past 7 days chips active Cloud Assets view and sort menu (list/grid and newest/oldest/name/generation time) ## Previewing an asset Click a card to select it, or double-click an image to open it in a zoomed preview. Videos play inline with a play overlay, and audio and 3D files open in dedicated viewers. Right-click a card and choose **Inspect asset** to open the same preview. ## Reusing an asset in a workflow * **Insert as node in workflow**: right-click a card and pick this entry to add the matching loader node (for example `Load Image`, `Load Video`, or `Load Audio`) at the center of the canvas with the asset already selected in the node. Only file types that have a loader node show this entry. * **Drag onto the canvas**: drag a card onto the canvas to load it the same way. Hold `Ctrl` or `Cmd` while clicking to select assets instead of starting a drag. * **Drag into the Comfy Agent composer**: an asset dropped on the agent composer is attached to the message you are writing. * **Open as workflow in new tab** and **Export workflow**: available for generated files and for imported files that carry workflow metadata, such as PNG and WebP images written by ComfyUI. Exported workflows save as JSON. ## Downloading assets Open the right-click menu on one or more cards and choose **Download**, or use the download button that appears on a card when you hover it. * A single file downloads on its own. * On Comfy Cloud, selecting several assets, or selecting a card whose run produced multiple outputs, prepares a ZIP archive instead of downloading file after file. * On a self-hosted server, grouped outputs are expanded into their individual files. ## Working with several assets at once Drag a marquee across the grid to select a block of assets, then use the selection bar at the bottom of the panel. It shows how many assets are selected and offers **Deselect all**, **Download**, and **Delete**. Right-clicking a selected card opens the bulk menu with **Insert all assets as nodes**, **Open all workflows**, **Export all workflows**, **Download all**, and **Delete all**. ## Grouped outputs When a run produced several files, the card carries a badge with the output count. Clicking that badge opens a folder view for that job instead of a flat grid. The folder header shows the job ID with a copy button and the execution time of the run, and **Back to all assets** returns to the full list. ## Deleting assets Choose **Delete** from the right-click menu, or **Delete all** for a selection. A confirmation dialog lists the affected files first. What happens next depends on the server: * Comfy Cloud deletes the stored file as well, so the asset is gone. * For generated assets, a server that does not support file deletion removes the asset from the library only. The file stays on disk. * Imported assets can be deleted on Comfy Cloud only. On a self-hosted server they have no **Delete** entry. * Deleting a queue entry that has no stored asset affects the history only, and the files remain on disk. Deleting an asset also clears it from the loader nodes that referenced it, which then show the file as missing media. ## Related pages * [Interface overview](/interface/overview): where the Assets panel sits among the other sidebar entries. * [Import models](/cloud/import-models): uploading your own models to Comfy Cloud. * [Startup flags](/development/comfyui-server/startup-flags): `--enable-assets` and `--enable-asset-hashing`. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.