ComfyUI 0.3.51: Subgraph, New Manager UI, Mini Map and More
Biggest frontend update since June!
Hello community! With the release of ComfyUI 0.3.51, you may have noticed some major frontend changes. This is our biggest frontend update since June!
Subgraph
Subgraph is officially available in stable releases, and it now supports unpacking a subgraph back into its original nodes on the main graph.
Subgraph is:
A package of selected nodes with complete Input/Output
Looks and functions like one single "super-node"
Feels like a folder - you can dive inside and edit
A reusable module of your workflow, easy to copy and paste
And the subgraph feature is still evolving. Upcoming improvements include:
Publishing subgraphs as reusable nodes
Synchronizing updates across linked subgraph instances
Automatically generating subgraph widgets
New Manager UI
Manager is your hub for installing and managing custom nodes.
You can now access the redesigned UI by clicking “Manager Extension” in the top bar.
Mini Map
Easier canvas navigation by moving around with the Mini Map.
Standard Navigation Mode
We’ve added a new standard navigation mode to the frontend:
Use the mouse wheel to scroll across the canvas
Switch back to the legacy zoom mode anytime in the settings
Tab Preview
Tabs now support previews, so you can check them without switching.
Shortcut Panel
See all shortcuts in the shortcut panel. Any changes you make are updated in real time.
Help Center
Stay informed of the release information by checking changelogs directly in the Help Center.
We know there are still areas to improve, and we’ve received tons of valuable feedback from the community.
We’ll continue refining the experience in upcoming versions.
As always, enjoy creating with ComfyUI!
I think ComfyUI is simply the dogs bollocks (google it...it's a compliment)... but some nodes aren't keeping up with ComfyUI's changes. This is a bit of a pain in the arse... for example Crystools et al: super useful nodes, but running an instance on Runpod always ends up with Crystools failing to install. Now, it would be very useful if, after installing certain nodes, they would remain updated and not fail to install...I have to add that I have network storage on Runpod, that has all of my main ComfyUI custom nodes already present, the majority are problem free...perhaps a requirement that node authors have a requirement to maintain their respective nodes to be compatible with the stable version of ComfyUI... I know it's a big ask, but it would help to ensure that ComfyUI users didn't have to daily "try fix" on problematic nodes. It would help to ensure that ComfyUI was the Gold Standard for AI image generators
Suggestion for improvement:
I would really like to have a feature that would allow selecting multiple nodes while holding down the RIGHT mouse button. The right mouse button doesn't do anything anyway if you hold it down and move it around on the canvas - so why not give the ability to select nodes on the canvas while holding down the mouse button?
This would speed up the work many times for those who prefer to use the mouse or who only need to use the mouse when building workflows, since the keyboard is essentially used quite rarely when building graphs (mostly when you need to set some text or numerical parameters, or when searching for nodes).