⌨️ CR Load Image List

CR Load Image List points at a folder and loads its images as a list - which, in ComfyUI, means every downstream node runs once per image. That's the whole reason to use it: you've got a directory of pictures and you want to run all of them through the same pipeline (upscale, img2img, background removal, tagging) without dragging each one in by hand. Point, set a count, queue once.

It's the input half of a batch-processing workflow. Pair it with an upscaler or an img2img graph and you've turned a one-image tool into a folder cruncher.

How it works

You pick a folder and it reads the image files inside, emitting them as a list. start_index and max_images let you page through a big folder - start at image 20, load the next 10 - which is how you process a large set in manageable chunks or skip ones you've already done. The output being a list is what triggers per-image execution downstream; each image flows through your graph as its own run.

There are two ways to point it at a folder: the input_folder dropdown (which lists subfolders ComfyUI already knows about, under its input directory) and the optional input_path string, which overrides the dropdown and lets you name any folder you like. For anything outside ComfyUI's default input folder, use input_path.

The inputs and outputs that matter

• input_folder - dropdown of known input subfolders. Fine for images you've dropped into ComfyUI's input directory.
• input_path (optional) - a folder path that overrides the dropdown. This is what you'll use for arbitrary directories.
• start_index - which image to begin at. Good for skipping or paging.
• max_images - how many to load. Defaults to 1, so bump it up or you'll only get one image and wonder where the batch went.

Outputs:

• IMAGE - the images as a list; wire into whatever processes them and it fans out per image.
• show_help - wiki link, ignore.

How to install it

Comfyroll Studio (Suzie1 and RockOfFire), a mature utility pack - no models, no heavy dependencies.

• ComfyUI Manager - search Comfyroll Studio, install, restart.
• Manual - cd ComfyUI/custom_nodes && git clone https://github.com/Suzie1/ComfyUI_Comfyroll_CustomNodes.git, then restart.

Also on CivitAI.

Common issues

The number-one gotcha is max_images defaulting to 1 - plenty of people wire this up, get a single image, and assume it's broken. It isn't; raise max_images to cover the folder. Second is the path: if input_folder's dropdown doesn't show your directory, use input_path with a full path the ComfyUI server can reach. On a hosted or serverless instance that means a path the server sees, not a folder on your own desktop - local paths won't resolve remotely.

And if the images come through in a surprising order, that's filesystem ordering; name your files with zero-padded numbers (001, 002) if sequence matters.

If the node's missing entirely, it's the pack load failure: Comfyroll Studio: Failed to load ... and NameError: name 'CR_HalftoneGrid' is not defined in the log. The NameError is a symptom of a real import error (usually an incompatible Pillow version from another custom node) that can take the whole pack down. Reinstall Pillow (pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall pillow) and restart.