Settings

Global settings, proxy/mirror configuration, and data locations

Click the ☰ menu (1) in the top-left corner and select Desktop Settings (2) to open the global settings panel.

The settings panel is organized into five tabs. Click a tab in the sidebar to switch views.

Preferences

• Language: Choose the display language. English and 中文 are available.
• 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.
• Share anonymous usage telemetry: Send anonymous usage data to help improve Comfy Desktop.
• Comfy Desktop: Link to the Comfy Desktop GitHub repository.

Updates

• Status: Shows whether Comfy Desktop is up to date, the installed version, and the last check time.
• Check for updates: Manually check for a new version. Button changes to Download then Install when an update is available.
• Automatically install Desktop updates: Auto-download and install updates in the background.

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.

• Shared Models: Each directory listed here is scanned for models by every instance. The directory marked Primary is where new models are saved by default.

  
  • Click the folder icon to open a directory in your file manager.
  • Click the … menu (1) on a directory, then select Make primary (2) to change which directory new models save to.
  • 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.

Advanced

• Default Install Location: Where new standalone instances are created. Click the folder icon to change it.
• Use hardware acceleration: Use the GPU to render Comfy Desktop. Restart Comfy Desktop for changes to take effect.
• 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.
• Cache Directory: Where Comfy Desktop stores temporary and cached data. Click the folder icon to change it.

Logs

• Diagnostics: Open logs folder reveals the Desktop app log directory (app.log). See How do I check Comfy Desktop startup logs?.

Data Locations

Comfy Desktop stores data in platform-specific directories.

Windows

App data:     %APPDATA%\Comfy Desktop
Logs:         %APPDATA%\Comfy Desktop\logs
Installs:     %LOCALAPPDATA%\Comfy-Desktop\ComfyUI-Installs
Shared data:  %LOCALAPPDATA%\Comfy-Desktop\ComfyUI-Shared

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.

macOS

App data:     ~/Library/Application Support/Comfy Desktop
Logs:         ~/Library/Logs/Comfy Desktop
Installs:     ~/ComfyUI-Installs
Shared data:  ~/ComfyUI-Shared

Linux

Config:       ~/.config/comfyui-desktop-2
Data:         ~/.local/share/comfyui-desktop-2
Cache:        ~/.cache/comfyui-desktop-2
State:        ~/.local/state/comfyui-desktop-2
Logs:         ~/.config/comfyui-desktop-2/logs
Installs:     ~/ComfyUI-Installs
Shared data:  ~/ComfyUI-Shared

On Linux, Electron stores user data under the package name comfyui-desktop-2, not the display name Comfy Desktop.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+R / Cmd+R	Reload the current ComfyUI instance
Ctrl+W / Cmd+W	Close the current window
Escape	Close a dialog or popup
Ctrl+, / Cmd+,	Open Comfy Desktop Settings

Feedback and Issues

Found a bug or have a suggestion? Comfy Desktop is open source. You can report issues and check planned features here:

• Comfy Desktop issues: github.com/Comfy-Org/Comfy-Desktop/issues
• Documentation issues: github.com/Comfy-Org/docs/issues

For general questions about ComfyUI, visit the ComfyUI GitHub Discussions or join the ComfyUI Discord.