Downcodes editor reports: ComfyUI has released a major update to the V1 version, which brings new desktop applications, user interface innovations, and custom node security mechanism upgrades and many other improvements to provide users with a smoother and more convenient experience. This update significantly improves the ease of use and security of ComfyUI, and provides developers with a more friendly development environment. The desktop application supports Windows, macOS and Linux systems, and has built-in recommended Python environment and ComfyUI manager, simplifying the installation process and making it convenient for users to install the latest nodes. The new user interface design is more intuitive and easy to use, and supports automatic model download and custom node registry (CNR), further improving user experience and security.
ComfyUI recently released a V1 version update, which brings a series of major improvements, including new desktop applications, user interface innovations, and upgrades to custom node security mechanisms.
The desktop version of the application released by ComfyUI is designed to provide users with a smoother and more convenient experience. The desktop app has cross-platform support and can run on Windows, macOS and Linux systems. The automatic update feature will ensure that users are always on the latest stable version.
In addition, the desktop version of the application also has a built-in recommended Python environment to simplify the installation process, and includes the ComfyUI manager by default, allowing users to install the latest version of node directly from the ComfyUI registry.
The newly designed user interface is also a highlight of this update. The top menu bar integrates many functions, and extension developers can easily add custom menu items. The model library allows users to easily browse all models and drag and drop them directly into the workflow as a checkpoint loader. Workflow Browser supports saving and quick access to workflows and exporting them to different directories.
In addition, ComfyUI now supports automatic model download. Users can embed model URLs or IDs in the workflow, and ComfyUI will automatically download missing models.
ComfyUI also introduces Custom Node Registry (CNR), similar to NPM, where nodes are published with semantic versions. CNR aims to provide users with a safer and more stable custom node experience.
Currently, CNR has included more than 600 published nodes and more than 2,000 node versions. In the future, ComfyUI plans to perform security scans of custom nodes in CNR to identify and ban malicious nodes and notify users who have installed them.
Additionally, the ComfyUI team is developing tools to improve dependency resolution to help users reliably install custom nodes and run existing workflows.
The ComfyUI V1 desktop version application is currently in the internal testing stage, and users can sign up for the waiting list to gain access. A public beta is expected to be released in the coming weeks, at which time the source code will also be made open source.
It is worth noting that the new V1 user interface will become the default user experience of ComfyUI in the future. The original user interface is currently in maintenance mode and no new features will be added. The ComfyUI team encourages all custom node and extension developers to support the new user interface.
Internal test application address: https://www.comfy.org/waitlist
Details: https://blog.comfy.org/comfyui-v1-release/
All in all, the update to ComfyUI V1 version brings many practical functions and improvements to users, further consolidating its position in the field of AI image generation. Interested users can go to the official website to apply for internal testing and experience the charm of the new version!