---
title: "Comfy Desktop Overview"
description: "Learn about Comfy Desktop — a modern desktop app for managing multiple ComfyUI installations"
icon: "desktop"
sidebarTitle: "Overview"
---

**Comfy Desktop** is a desktop application that lets you install, manage, and launch multiple ComfyUI instances from a single launcher.

To put it simply: **Comfy Desktop** is the app that manages and launches **ComfyUI**, the node-based engine for generative AI. You don't install ComfyUI separately — Comfy Desktop handles the installation, Python environment, and dependencies for you. Each ComfyUI instance runs independently with its own version, custom nodes, and settings.

![Comfy Desktop screenshot](/images/desktop/usage/01-homepage.png)

Comfy Desktop runs on **Windows 10+**, **macOS 13+ (Apple Silicon)**, and **Debian-based Linux**. Each standalone installation requires at least **4.85 GB** of disk space and **8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended)**. Check the platform-specific pages for full details.

## Get Started

Choose your platform to begin:

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  <Card title="Windows" icon="windows" href="/installation/desktop/windows">
    Step-by-step installation guide for Windows 10 or later.
  </Card>

  <Card title="macOS" icon="app-store" href="/installation/desktop/macos">
    Step-by-step installation guide for macOS 13+ (Apple Silicon).
  </Card>

  <Card title="Linux" icon="linux" href="/installation/desktop/linux">
    Build and install from source on Debian-based distributions.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Usage Guide

Once installed, learn how to use Comfy Desktop:

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  <Card title="Comfy Desktop Usage Guide" icon="book-open" href="/installation/desktop/usage/overview">
    Dashboard overview, instance management, settings, snapshots, and more.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Migrate from Legacy Desktop

If you're still using the older Legacy Desktop version (single-install desktop app), you can migrate your custom nodes, workflows, and models to the new Comfy Desktop. Your existing data is preserved — no manual migration needed.

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  <Card title="Migration Guide" icon="arrow-right" href="/installation/desktop/usage/migrate">
    Step-by-step guide to migrate from Legacy Desktop to Comfy Desktop.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Open Source

Comfy Desktop is fully open source. View the source code on [GitHub](https://github.com/Comfy-Org/Comfy-Desktop).