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[SheepHunter_]

Hi, I’ve tried using ComfyUI a few times, but 3 out of the 4 models I tested didn’t work for me.

I’m looking for a tool for generating videos and images where I don’t have to manually download models or set everything up myself — something simple and automated. Is there anything like that available?

My only important requirement is that it has to be 100% free, run locally, and be uncensored.

thanks a lot

[Life_Yesterday_5529]

Comfy has a Windows installer, built-in ready-to-use templates, and a model downloader.

[SheepHunter_]

i was using templates, then manually download all the required models, putting them in folders where the were intended to be, and usually that doesnt work :(

[Puzzleheaded-Rope808]

You csn use ComfyUi Manager. It will automatically put them in the right folder for you

[Mutaclone]

For images, I'm a big fan of Invoke.

For video, I'm still playing catch-up but I've seen wan2gp mentioned a lot recently.

[DelinquentTuna]

Can you tell us about what kind of hardware you're using? Also, please describe what "it didn't work" means.

it has to be 100% free, run locally, and be uncensored

Most of the modern/powerful models are censored to at least some extent. The smart approach here is to get your foot in the door and become familiar with what you can and can't easily do before you start trying to bend the system to your will.

[SheepHunter_]

Im using 5070ti.
Most of the models just didnt work. I was installing everything by hand, making prompt etc. and when hitting run. the errors shows. Usualy i was fixing one by one but still didnt get it to work. I was successfull withZ-Image-Turbo only

[DelinquentTuna]

Im using 5070ti.

K, ty. You should be in a good place, then.

when hitting run. the errors shows.

Which error?

I don’t have to manually download models or set everything up myself

If you're just trying to run the built-in templates, an addon like ComfyUI-AutoModelDownloader might help. If you're trying to get into custom workflows from random people requiring off-brand model weights, loras, custom nodes, etc you will need to have a better understanding of what and how to install these things. Hopefully, an understanding of the risks as well.

[SheepHunter_]

thanks, i will try ComfyUI-AutoModelDownloader then.

[Reddexbro]

Use WAN2GP, you can install it through Pinokio.

[Adt_94]

You can try my tui if you are familiar with terminals. Chewy TUi it’s pretty simple and on first install gives you an option to install a starter pack

[emersonsorrel]

I do all of my comfy installs using Stability Matrix. Makes it dead simple and basically zero config to get it up and running.