---
title: "How To Install Custom Nodes Manually ComfyUI Git Clone | ComfyUI"
description: "\"how to install custom nodes manually comfyui git clone\" is a real ComfyUI search. Install the desktop or portable Windows build, put weights in the matching models folder, then run the graph locally. Download the Windows desktop or portable build from /download."
canonical: https://comfy.ink/howto/how-to-install-custom-nodes-manually-comfyui-git-clone
updated: 2026-10-17
---

# How To Install Custom Nodes Manually ComfyUI Git Clone

"how to install custom nodes manually comfyui git clone" is a real ComfyUI search. Install the desktop or portable Windows build, put weights in the matching models folder, then run the graph locally.

## Facts (2026-10-17)

- **Query:** how to install custom nodes manually comfyui git clone
- **Product:** ComfyUI for Windows
- **Runs:** Local GPU

## What "how to install custom nodes manually comfyui git clone" means here

People type "how to install custom nodes manually comfyui git clone" when they want a working local ComfyUI setup, not a cloud seat.

Loaders, CLIP, KSampler and VAE stay on the canvas so a missing file shows as a red node.

Download the Windows desktop or portable build from [/download](https://comfy.ink/download).

## Fast path

1. Get the installer at [/download](https://comfy.ink/download).
2. Place safetensors or GGUF files in the matching models folder. See [how to add models](https://comfy.ink/howto/add-models-to-comfyui).
3. Open [ComfyUI Manager](https://comfy.ink/nodes/comfyui-manager) only if a workflow asks for extra nodes.
4. On 8–12 GB cards use FP8/GGUF and tiled VAE decode.

## FAQ

### Is "how to install custom nodes manually comfyui git clone" a paid cloud app?

No. ComfyUI runs locally after you download the Windows build and the model weights.

### Where is the installer?

On [/download](https://comfy.ink/download) on this host.

## Related

- [ComfyUI How-To Tutorials](https://comfy.ink/howto)
- [ComfyUI Desktop for Windows](https://comfy.ink/desktop)
- [How to Fix Red Missing Nodes in ComfyUI Workflows](https://comfy.ink/howto/fix-missing-custom-nodes-red-boxes)
- [How to Fix CUDA Out of Memory (OOM) in ComfyUI](https://comfy.ink/howto/fix-cuda-out-of-memory-comfyui)
- [Where to Put Flux.1 Safetensors, CLIP & VAE Files in ComfyUI](https://comfy.ink/howto/where-to-put-flux-safetensors-comfyui)

## Download

Free desktop app: [Download Comfy](https://comfy.ink/download)

Markdown mirror: https://comfy.ink/howto/how-to-install-custom-nodes-manually-comfyui-git-clone.md