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Node-based image, video and audio generator. Version 1.1.8,26102263fz4azlz via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Node-based image, video and audio generator
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Project history and usage
Comfy Desktop is the packaged desktop distribution of ComfyUI, an open-source node-based generative-AI workflow engine for image, video, audio, and related media pipelines.
Project history
ComfyUI began as an open-source node-based interface and inference engine created by comfyanonymous. Comfy Desktop later packaged stable ComfyUI releases with the frontend, dependency management, and update machinery. The original desktop repository was archived in June 2026 and superseded by Comfy-Org/Comfy-Desktop.
Adoption history
ComfyUI developed a large ecosystem of community workflows and custom nodes; the official site describes more than 60,000 nodes and highlights use in visual-effects, animation, advertising, gaming, and other creative fields. Comfy Desktop lowers the installation barrier by packaging the engine, frontend, manager, Python environment tooling, and updates.
How it is used
Users choose a workspace for models, inputs, outputs, custom nodes, and saved workflows, then construct or import node graphs that connect models and processing operations. Desktop starts the local ComfyUI server, manages its Python dependencies, and follows stable component releases.
Why package nerds care
ComfyUI is notable in AI package culture because workflows are portable graphs rather than opaque prompt histories, while models and custom nodes remain locally manageable. Desktop packaging turns a Python- and GPU-oriented stack into an application installable through a macOS cask.
Timeline
- 2023: ComfyUI emerged publicly as a node-based Stable Diffusion interface and inference engine.
- 2024: Comfy Desktop began packaging ComfyUI for a guided native installation experience.
- 2026: The original desktop repository was archived and superseded by Comfy-Org/Comfy-Desktop.
Related projects
- ComfyUI is the underlying inference engine; ComfyUI Frontend supplies the interface; ComfyUI Manager manages extensions; Comfy Cloud and Comfy API provide hosted and production-oriented counterparts.
Sources
- Official archived desktop repository: https://github.com/Comfy-Org/desktop
- Official current desktop repository: https://github.com/Comfy-Org/Comfy-Desktop
- Official documentation: https://docs.comfy.org/
- Official homepage: https://comfy.org/
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- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
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Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Linux
~/.config/ComfyUI/config.json~/.config/ComfyUI/extra_models_config.yaml- macOS
~/Library/Application Support/ComfyUI/config.json~/Library/Application Support/ComfyUI/extra_models_config.yaml- Windows
%APPDATA%\ComfyUI\config.json%APPDATA%\ComfyUI\extra_models_config.yaml
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page generated2026-11-04
manager version1.1.8,26102263fz4azlz
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local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://comfy.org/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:comfy |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.8,26102263fz4azlz |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/comfy |
| Homepage | https://comfy.org/ |
| Upstream docs | https://comfy.org/ |
| Source archive | https://download.todesktop.com/241012ess7yxs0e/Comfy%20Desktop%201.1.8%20-%20Build%2026102263fz4azlz-arm64-mac.zip |
| SHA-256 | 0fee33ee392372fedbfcdfc4fb0b390dfb67edd8fb4050ae6ce7d18b35c92d57 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
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| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | comfy |
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| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
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