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ComfyUI custom node management

Learn how to install custom nodes through Manager

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Install nodes

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Click the Manager button in the ComfyUI interface

Click the Manager button on the main menu (top bar).Manager button
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Select Install Nodes

Manager entry
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Browse or search for the node you want to install

Manager list
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Click **Install** to install the node

Node install dialog
  1. Prefer latest version if available
  2. Click Select to install the node
  • Version numbers with digits are versions published by authors to registry, equivalent to stable releases
  • nightly is the latest version updated by authors to github, equivalent to development version, usually not security scanned, with unstable factors
ComfyUI’s default security settings do not allow direct installation of nightly versions. You can refer to Security Policy for details
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Wait for dependency installation to complete, then restart ComfyUI

After clicking install, Manager will automatically complete dependency installation and prompt you to restart ComfyUI after installation is completeRestart ComfyUI and refresh browser after installationRestart ComfyUI and refresh browser after installation
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Check if the plugin was installed successfully

After restarting, check in ComfyUI Manager whether the corresponding plugin was installed successfully, and whether there are import failed error messagesCheck if plugin was installed successfully

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Install missing nodes

Missing nodes are a common situation when loading workflows. There are usually two types of missing nodes:
  1. Core node missing: ComfyUI version is not the latest version, please refer to Update ComfyUI to update ComfyUI
  2. Custom node missing: Third-party custom nodes are missing, you can refer to this guide for installation
After ComfyUI-Manager is installed, if there are missing custom nodes when importing workflows, you will be alerted about the missing node information Missing nodes prompt
  1. Click Open Manager to activate the corresponding option
Missing nodes prompt 2. Click Install Missing Custom Nodes in the Manager menu to enter the missing nodes list interface Missing nodes prompt 3. View and install the corresponding nodes in the node list
If you find that the missing nodes list cannot find the corresponding node, there are usually several situations:
  1. The corresponding node author has not submitted and registered the custom node to registry
  2. The corresponding node is not open source, it may be a restricted node from certain authors or limited platforms
  3. The original author changed the version and deleted the corresponding node

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Update nodes

Node version
  1. Switch the filter to Update filter to filter nodes that can be updated in the current node list
  2. Click the Update button to update the node

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Uninstall nodes

Uninstall nodes
  1. Select the “Installed” filter in the node list to filter installed nodes in the current node list
  2. Right-click the corresponding node and select Uninstall to uninstall
Uninstalling the corresponding node will not remove the corresponding dependency installation
For other methods of installing plugins, please refer to the article below

Install custom nodes

Learn how to manually install custom nodes

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Snapshot manager

Snapshots save your current installation status, allowing you to restore to a previous state. Snapshot manager Snapshots are automatically saved when you press Save snapshot or use Update All. Snapshot files are stored in: <USER_DIRECTORY>/default/ComfyUI-Manager/snapshots To restore: Open the Snapshot Manager, select a snapshot, and press Restore.
Restoration takes effect on the next ComfyUI startup. For custom nodes not managed by Git, snapshot support is incomplete.