ComfyUI ControlNet Auxiliary

All the ControlNet preprocessors in one node pack.

Open Source 6–12 GB VRAMRuns locally

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Hardware requirements

Runs locally · Mid GPU (12 GB)

6–12 GB VRAM

Min VRAM

6 GB

Rec. VRAM

12 GB

Min RAM

16 GB

Rec. RAM

32 GB

Disk

15 GB

GPU class

Mid GPU

Via ComfyUIApple Silicon ✓GPU RequiredQuant: FP16

Depth Anything v2 large needs ~6 GB on its own.

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What is ComfyUI ControlNet Auxiliary?

Single dependency for every ControlNet preprocessor — OpenPose, DWPose, Depth Anything v2, Canny, Lineart, Tile, Normal. Plug a source image in, get a perfect conditioning map out.

Pros & cons

Pros

One install = all preprocessors
Auto-downloads required submodels
Active maintenance

Cons

Big disk footprint when all submodels download
Some preprocessors VRAM-hungry

What's actually free?

Free / OSS.

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