ComfyUI Load Image From URL

A ComfyUI custom node that allows you to load images directly from URLs or local file paths. This node provides a convenient way to import images into your ComfyUI workflows without manually downloading them first.

Features

• Load images from HTTP/HTTPS URLs
• Load images from local file paths
• Supports multiple image formats (PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, etc.)
• Returns both image and mask outputs
• Handles animated images (GIF) by extracting frames
• Automatic EXIF orientation correction
• Alpha channel support with mask extraction

Installation

1. Clone this repository into your ComfyUI custom nodes directory:

cd ComfyUI/custom_nodes/
git clone https://github.com/papcorns/ComfyUI-load-image-from-url.git

2. Install the required dependencies:

cd ComfyUI-load-image-from-url
pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Restart ComfyUI

Usage

You can find this node in the "🍿PapcornsNodes" category in ComfyUI.

Node Inputs

• url_or_path: A string input that accepts either:
  • HTTP/HTTPS URLs (e.g., https://example.com/image.png)
  • Local file paths (e.g., /path/to/your/image.jpg)

Node Outputs

• IMAGE: The loaded image as a tensor
• MASK: Alpha channel mask (if present) or empty mask

Example Workflow

{
  "1": {
    "inputs": {
      "url_or_path": "https://i.postimg.cc/TYbdk63X/test.png"
    },
    "class_type": "LoadImageFromUrlOrPath",
    "_meta": {
      "title": "LoadImageFromUrlOrPath"
    }
  },
  "2": {
    "inputs": {
      "images": [
        "1",
        0
      ]
    },
    "class_type": "PreviewImage",
    "_meta": {
      "title": "Preview Image"
    }
  }
}

Requirements

• ComfyUI
• Python 3.7+
• See requirements.txt for Python package dependencies

Supported Image Formats

• PNG
• JPEG/JPG
• GIF (animated and static)
• BMP
• TIFF
• WebP
• And other formats supported by PIL/Pillow

Error Handling

The node will handle common errors gracefully:

• Invalid URLs
• Network timeouts
• Unsupported file formats
• Missing local files

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is open source. Please check the license file for more details.

Changelog

v1.0.0

• Initial release
• Support for URL and local path loading
• Basic image processing and mask extraction