# ComfyUI-LinkRouter Buy me a coffee > **I'm new to all this — first plugin, first GitHub repo, learning as I go.** > If you find bugs, have ideas, or just want to help a beginner out, I'd be incredibly grateful. > Bug reports, PRs, suggestions, or just [buying me a coffee](https://buymeacoffee.com/90red) ☕ — every bit of support honestly makes my day. Thank you! 🙏 --- **Object-avoiding orthogonal link routing for ComfyUI.** Links automatically detour around nodes with smooth right-angle paths — no more spaghetti lines. ![Before vs After](screenshots/demo.jpg) ## Features Links automatically route around nodes instead of through them. Animated flow markers on hover or selection. Floating bar for quick toggles. ## Installation ### Via ComfyUI Manager Search for **LinkRouter** in ComfyUI Manager and click **Install**. ### Manual ```bash cd ComfyUI/custom_nodes/ git clone https://github.com/90-RED/ComfyUI-LinkRouter ``` Then reload ComfyUI with `Ctrl+R`. ## Usage LinkRouter is enabled by default. A floating bar appears on the right: | 🔀 | Toggle routing | | 🌊📐➖ | Cycle official link styles | | ✨➤◾ | Cycle flow markers (animated/static/none) | All visual parameters are in **Settings → LinkRouter**. ## Credits - **Algorithm**: Wybrow, Marriott, Stuckey — *"Orthogonal Connector Routing"* (Graph Drawing 2009) - **Incremental routing**: Wybrow et al. — *"Incremental Connector Routing"* (GD 2005) - **Inspiration**: libavoid (Adaptagrams), react-flow-smart-edge, JointJS - All code is original JavaScript — no third-party dependencies ## License Apache-2.0 — see [LICENSE](LICENSE).