Pixaroma Help

Help & setup

Everything you need to install the Pixaroma nodes and run the workflows you download here.

1 Run a downloaded workflow

  1. Download an episode from the Workflows page and unzip it.
  2. Copy the .json files into your ComfyUI workflows folder:
    ComfyUI/user/default/workflows/
    They then show up in the Workflows tab inside ComfyUI.
  3. Open and run the workflow in ComfyUI.

Quick option: you can also drag a .json file straight onto the ComfyUI canvas to load it right away.

2 Install the Pixaroma nodes

Some workflows use the free Pixaroma custom nodes. They live on GitLab: gitlab.com/pixaroma/ComfyUI-Pixaroma (the old GitHub repo is no longer used).

Option 1 - ComfyUI Easy-Install (Windows)

If you use ComfyUI Easy-Install, Pixaroma is already included. Just run the built-in updater.

Option 2 - ComfyUI Manager

Search for "Pixaroma" in ComfyUI Manager, click Install, then restart ComfyUI.

Option 3 - Manual with git (if Manager does not work)
  1. Make sure git is installed. Don't have it? Get it here: git-scm.com/downloads.
  2. Open your ComfyUI/custom_nodes folder. Click the address bar, type cmd and press Enter - this opens a command window in that folder.
  3. Run this command:
    git clone https://gitlab.com/pixaroma/comfyui-pixaroma.git
  4. Restart ComfyUI.

Buttons or a whole node missing after an update? That is almost always a browser cache problem, not a broken install - see how to clear it below.
Installed it from GitHub before? Run "Update Easy-Install", or repoint it once with git remote set-url origin https://gitlab.com/pixaroma/ComfyUI-Pixaroma.git

3 Buttons or nodes missing? Clear the cache

If a node looks broken or its buttons and widgets are missing, it is almost always a browser cache problem - not a broken install. After an update your browser keeps serving the old node files. This can be stubborn and persistent, so work through the two steps below in order.

First - hard refresh

Reload ComfyUI while skipping the cached files: press Ctrl+Shift+R (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+R (Mac). Most of the time the missing buttons come straight back.

Still missing? - reload with the cache disabled

If a hard refresh did not fix it, force a clean reload with the browser developer tools open:

  1. Press F12 to open the developer tools.
  2. Click the Network tab.
  3. Tick the Disable cache checkbox at the top of that tab.
  4. Keep the tools open and refresh the page (Ctrl+Shift+R / Cmd+Shift+R).

The cache only stays off while the developer tools are open, so refreshing with them open is what forces a truly fresh copy. Once the buttons are back, press F12 again to close it.

Why this happens: the browser saves the JavaScript that draws each node so the page loads faster. After a node update that saved copy is out of date, and you see missing buttons until you force a clean reload.

4 Need help?

Stuck or found a bug? The community and I are happy to help.

  • Discord: for problems with the Pixaroma nodes, post in the #pixaroma-nodes channel.
  • YouTube: leave a comment on the episode video.
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