LoRA Manager Civitai Extension (Chrome Extension) - willmiao/ComfyUI-Lora-Manager GitHub Wiki
The LoRA Manager Civitai Extension is a Browser extension designed to work seamlessly with LoRA Manager to significantly enhance your browsing experience on Civitai. With this extension, you can:
✅ Instantly see which models are already present in your local library (Free for all users)
🔒 Download new models with a single click (Supporters only)
🔒 Manage downloads efficiently with queue and parallel download support (Supporters only)
I've personally found this tool incredibly useful and I'd love to share it with everyone. To support the ongoing development of LoRA Manager, most premium features of this extension are currently available to Patreon/Ko-fi monthly supporters only.
That said, the ability to instantly detect which models already exist in your local library is free for all users — a small gift back to the community.
LoRA Manager itself is completely free and open-source. I've invested a tremendous amount of time building it, with many more features planned. I genuinely want to keep improving LoRA Manager and contribute to the Stable Diffusion community. But without enough support, it's hard to keep this going.
Your support helps make all of this possible — thank you! ❤️
(For those who previously supported me on Ko-fi with a one-time donation, I'll be sending out license keys individually as a thank-you.)
| Browser | Installation Method |
|---|---|
| Google Chrome | Chrome Web Store link |
| Microsoft Edge | Install via Chrome Web Store (compatible) |
| Brave Browser | Install via Chrome Web Store (compatible) |
| Opera | Install via Chrome Web Store (compatible) |
| Firefox |
For non-Chrome browsers (e.g., Microsoft Edge), you can typically install extensions from the Chrome Web Store by following these steps: open the extension’s Chrome Web Store page, click 'Get extension', then click 'Allow' when prompted to enable installations from other stores, and finally click 'Add extension' to complete the installation.
I understand concerns around browser extensions and privacy, and I want to be fully transparent about how the LM Civitai Extension works:
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✅ Reviewed and Verified
This extension has been manually reviewed and approved by the Chrome Web Store. The Firefox version uses the exact same code (only the packaging format differs) and has passed Mozilla’s Add-on review. -
🌐 Minimal Network Access
The only external server this extension connects to is:
https://willmiao.shop— used solely for license validation.It does not collect, transmit, or store any personal or usage data.
No browsing history, no user IDs, no analytics, no hidden trackers. -
🔐 Local-Only Model Detection
Model detection and LoRA Manager communication all happen locally within your browser, directly interacting with your local LoRA Manager backend.
I value your trust and are committed to keeping your local setup private and secure. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out!
After installing the extension, you'll automatically get a 14-day trial.
When the extension is correctly installed and your license is valid:
- Open Civitai, and you'll see visual indicators added by the extension on model cards, showing:
- ✅ Models already present in your local library
- ⬇️ A download button for models not in your library
Clicking the download button adds the corresponding model version to the download queue, waiting to be downloaded. You can set up to 5 models to download simultaneously.
- Home Page — Featured models
- Models Page
- Creator Profiles — If the creator has set their models to be visible
- Recommended Resources — On individual model pages
On a specific model page, visual indicators also appear on version buttons, showing which versions are already in your local library.
When switching to a specific version by clicking a version button:
- Clicking the download button will open a dropdown:
- Download via LoRA Manager
- Download via Original Download (browser download)
You can check Remember my choice to set your preferred default. You can change this setting anytime in the extension's settings.
To use the one-click download function, you must first set:
- Your Default LoRAs Root
- Your Default Checkpoints Root
These are set within LoRA Manager's settings.
When everything is configured, downloaded model files will be placed in:
<Default_Models_Root>/<Base_Model_of_the_Model>/<First_Tag_of_the_Model>
A new setting to customize the default download path has been added in the nightly version. You can now personalize where models are saved when downloading via the LM Civitai Extension.
The previous YAML path mapping file will be deprecated—settings will now be unified in settings.json to simplify configuration.
If your ComfyUI or LoRA Manager backend is running on a port other than the default 8188, you must configure the backend port in the extension's settings.
After correctly setting and saving the port, you'll see in the extension's header area:
- A Healthy status with the tooltip:
Connected to LoRA Manager on port xxxx
The extension will evolve alongside LoRA Manager improvements. Planned features include:
- Support for additional model types (e.g., embeddings)
- One-click Recipe Import
- Display of in-library status for all resources in the Resources Used section of the image page
Stay tuned — and thank you for your support!