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The Manage Panel

The Manage panel content varies by instance type. The screenshots on this page show a local standalone installation. Cloud and remote instances have fewer tabs and settings. Select Manage on an installation to open the settings panel. Accessing the Manage panel
  • Open the Chooser view (the home screen showing all your instances)
  • Click the ⋮ icon on an instance card
  • Select Manage from the context menu
The panel has six tabs:

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Update Tab

Update tab This tab shows the current version, lets you check for updates, and configure the update channel.
  • Version: Shows the current installed version and whether it’s up to date.
  • Last checked: Displays when updates were last checked.
  • Check for update: Manually check for a new version.
  • Update Channel: Choose the update channel from the dropdown:
    • Stable: Tested releases, recommended for most users. Default option.
    • Latest on GitHub: Newest commits from the master branch.

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Startup Args Tab

Startup Args tab Configure startup CLI arguments, Manager policy, launch mode, browser cache sharing, port conflict behavior, and environment variables.
  • Startup Arguments: Custom CLI arguments for ComfyUI (e.g. --listen). Click the gear icon for categorized flags.
  • Manager Security Level: Controls which node packs ComfyUI-Manager can install for this instance. Applies the next time you launch.
    • Strict: Blocks all node pack installs, updates, and uninstalls. Manager is read-only.
    • Standard (recommended): Allows registered node packs. Blocks installs from unregistered sources (for example arbitrary git URLs).
    • Relaxed: Like Standard, but also allows unregistered-source installs while ComfyUI is only reachable from this machine. --listen blocks them again.
    • Permissive: Allows every risk tier. If ComfyUI is exposed with --listen, installs still require Personal cloud network mode.
  • Manager Network Mode: How Manager talks to the node registry.
    • Public (default): Uses the public registry. --listen blocks node pack installs at every security level.
    • Private: Uses a private node database you configure yourself.
    • Offline: No external network. Downloads are unavailable.
    • Personal cloud: Treats this machine as a trusted remote box and lifts the --listen install block. The chosen security level still applies. Only use this on a machine you control.
  • Launch Mode: App window (embedded) or Console only (no app window; ComfyUI runs as a console process).
  • Browser Cache: Unique to this instance or Shared.
  • If Port is Busy: Ask what to do, or Use next available port (asks if —port is set).
  • Environment Variables: Add custom environment variables with the + Add Variable button.

Startup Flags Reference

See the full list of ComfyUI startup flags available for Startup Arguments.

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Snapshots Tab

Snapshots tab View, import, export, and create snapshots. Each entry shows version changes and package statistics.
  • Timeline: Lists all snapshots chronologically with version changes and stats.
  • Latest: Shows when the most recent snapshot was taken.
  • Import: Import a snapshot from a file.
  • Export All: Export all snapshots as a backup.
  • Create Snapshot: Manually create a new snapshot at any time.
  • Each snapshot entry shows:
    • Version change (e.g. v0.20.1 → v0.24.1)
    • Package changes
    • Node and package counts
    • Export and Delete buttons

Complete Snapshot Management

Learn about automatic snapshots, comparison, and full snapshot management.

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Storage Tab

Storage tab Configure whether this instance uses the global shared folders, and add extra model directories that apply only to this instance.
  • Include Shared Directories: Toggle whether this instance scans the global shared model directories from Desktop Settings → Storage.
  • Use Shared Input Folder: When enabled, this instance reads input files from the global shared input folder. Disable to use this instance’s own input folder.
  • Use Shared Output Folder: When enabled, this instance writes generated outputs to the global shared output folder. Disable to use this instance’s own output folder.
  • Model Directories: Extra model directories for this instance only, searched in addition to the shared model directories.
  • Input Directory / Output Directory: This instance’s own folders when the shared toggles above are off.

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Terminal Tab

Terminal tab An interactive shell in this instance’s folder. It works whether ComfyUI is running or stopped.
  • Use it to inspect startup logs, errors, and Python output.
  • Copy, paste, and select-all follow OS shortcuts. Right-click the terminal for the same actions.

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About Tab

About tab View installation details: ComfyUI version, hardware, Python and PyTorch versions, disk path, and usage.
  • Current Version: The installed ComfyUI version.
  • Hardware: Detected hardware (e.g. Apple Silicon (MPS)).
  • Python: Bundled Python version.
  • PyTorch: The installed PyTorch build. Change PyTorch switches to an official stack tested with this install type (CUDA, ROCm, Intel XPU, CPU, or Apple MPS). The rest of the environment is kept. Nightly builds are marked unstable.
  • Location: The full installation path on disk. Click the copy button to copy it.
  • Disk Usage: How much disk space the installation uses.

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Installation Actions

Right-click an installation card (or click the ⋮ icon) to access actions. See the Instance Management page for a full list of actions.