comfyuiattic-989-ComfyUI-External-Lora-Loader/examples/README.md

Examples

A ComfyUI custom node that lets you load LoRA files from any path on any mounted drive — no server restarts, no manual config edits, no symlinks.

Features

• Drive auto-detection — Automatically detects all mounted drives on Windows, macOS, and Linux at startup
• Tree-style file browser — Click Browse to open a modal with a full expandable drive/folder tree; navigate to any location without typing paths
• Extension filter — Filter the browser to Safetensors only, all LoRA types, PyTorch files, or all files
• LoRA metadata popup — Single-click any .safetensors file to open a tabbed info panel showing base model, rank/alpha, training stats, trigger tags, and author notes without loading the file
• Draggable and resizable modal — Drag the browser by its header; resize from the bottom-right corner
• Keyboard navigation — Press Enter to confirm a selection, Escape to close
• System RAM caching — LoRAs are loaded into memory on first use; subsequent runs skip disk I/O entirely
• LRU eviction — Configurable cache size cap (per node, per workflow); oldest-used LoRAs are evicted automatically when the limit is reached
• Cache stats display — Shows current usage and available headroom, live-updating as LoRAs load
• Independent strength sliders — Separate model_strength and clip_strength controls, matching ComfyUI's native Load LoRA node
• Clear Cache button — Flush cached LoRAs directly from the node; shows freed memory in the button label
• Cross-platform — Windows (D:\), macOS (/Volumes/MyDrive), and Linux (/mnt/nas) path formats all work