> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://dripart-codex-simplify-get-started.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Start here

> Choose where to run ComfyUI and follow a short path from your first template to understanding a workflow.

ComfyUI lets you create images, video, audio, and more by connecting steps on a canvas. A set of connected steps is called a **workflow**. You can begin with a ready-made **template** and change it later.

## Choose where to run ComfyUI

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Use Comfy Cloud" icon="cloud" href="/get_started/cloud">
    Open ComfyUI in a browser. No local installation or model download is needed to try a template.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Run on your computer" icon="desktop" href="/installation/desktop/overview">
    Install Comfy Desktop on Windows, macOS, or Linux. Your device runs local models you download.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

Both paths use workflows and templates. If you use a **Partner Node** in either path, that node calls a hosted model and may require an account and credits. [Compare the ways a workflow can run](/get_started/where-work-runs).

## Your first three steps

1. [Create your first image](/get_started/first_generation) with a template. You can follow the Cloud path first, or use your local installation.
2. [Understand the workflow you used](/get_started/how-comfyui-works). Learn what a template, node, model, and connection do.
3. [Try another template](/interface/features/template) or follow a [text-to-image tutorial](/tutorials/basic/text-to-image) to change more than the prompt.

<Note>
  If you opened a workflow from someone else and it will not run, start with [Fix a workflow that will not run](/get_started/fix-a-workflow). It helps you identify missing models, missing nodes, inputs, and account or credit requirements.
</Note>