<h1 id="civitai-browser-ex-or-a1111-and-forge-classic-extension">CivitAI Browser Ex | A1111 &amp; Forge Classic Extension</h1><img src="https://image.civitai.com/xG1nkqKTMzGDvpLrqFT7WA/eff9b1de-6e74-45f7-b2ec-087eb58bfb49/original=true/eff9b1de-6e74-45f7-b2ec-087eb58bfb49.jpeg" />Browse, download and manage your models without leaving your WebUI — built for <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui">Automatic1111</a> and <a rel="ugc" href="https://github.com/Haoming02/sd-webui-forge-classic/tree/classic#stable-diffusion-webui-forge---classic">Forge Classic</a>.Brings the full feature set of <a rel="ugc" href="https://civarchive.com/models/2422108/civitai-browser-neo-or-forge-neo-extension">CivitAI Browser Neo</a> — auto-organization, dashboard, creator management, and download reliability — natively to A1111, Forge Classic, and any Gradio 3.x SD WebUI.<hr /><h1 id="features">Features 🚀</h1><h3 id="browse-and-search">Browse &amp; Search 🔍</h3><ul><li>Browse CivitAI directly inside your WebUI — no tab switching needed</li><li>Filter by content type, base model, sort order, time period, and NSFW</li><li>Base model list is auto-updated from CivitAI API at startup</li><li>Favorite or ban creators with instant card filtering</li><li>Search settings persist across restarts</li></ul><h3 id="download">Download 📥</h3><ul><li>Download any model, version, and file in one click</li><li>Aria2 high-speed multi-connection downloads</li><li>Download queue — multiple downloads run in sequence without blocking the UI</li><li>Queue persistence — restore banner after browser disconnect; re-queue everything with one click</li><li>SHA256 integrity check — every download verified; corrupted files caught and removed automatically</li><li>Instant batch enqueue — queuing 10 models is as fast as queuing 1</li><li>Cancel downloads individually or all at once</li></ul><h3 id="model-updates">Model Updates 🔄</h3><ul><li>Outdated card detection — orange border on cards with a newer version available</li><li>Batch update from cards: select multiple and download all at once</li><li>Retention policy on update: keep, trash, or replace</li><li>Audit log: <code>ex_update_audit.jsonl</code></li></ul><h3 id="auto-organization">Auto-Organization 🗂️</h3><ul><li>Automatically sort new downloads into subfolders by architecture (SDXL/, Pony/, Illustrious/, etc.)</li><li>Organize your entire existing collection in one click</li><li>Validate organization — read-only per-file scan</li><li>Fix misplaced files — moves flagged models with automatic backup</li><li>Full backup &amp; one-click rollback (keeps last 5 backups)</li><li>Custom category patterns via JSON in Settings</li></ul><h3 id="dashboard">Dashboard 📊</h3><ul><li>Disk usage broken down by model type and architecture</li><li>Pie chart, progress bars, percentage breakdown</li><li>Top 10 largest files and top categories</li><li>Export CSV / JSON</li></ul><h3 id="safety-and-integrity">Safety &amp; Integrity 🔒</h3><ul><li>Deleted models go to OS Trash by default</li><li>SHA256 post-download integrity check</li><li>Filename length capped at 246 UTF-8 bytes (Linux safe)</li><li>Illegal character sanitization</li></ul><hr /><h1 id="how-to-install">How to install 📘</h1><ol><li>Open your WebUI</li><li>Go to Extensions → Install from URL</li><li>Paste: <code>https://github.com/eduardoabreu81/sd-civitai-browser-ex</code></li><li>Click Install and reload</li></ol>Requirements: A1111 or Forge Classic or any Gradio 3.x SD WebUI · Python 3.10+<hr />Using Forge Neo? We recommend <a rel="ugc" href="https://civarchive.com/models/2422108/civitai-browser-neo-or-forge-neo-extension">CivitAI Browser Neo</a> for an even better experience on Forge Neo.

CivitAI Browser Ex | A1111 & Forge Classic Extension

v0.2.2-ex — Startup Crash Fix<ul><li>Fixed <code>NameError: name 'update_mode_banner' is not defined</code> — component was used as a Gradio callback output but never declared in the Browser tab layout</li></ul>v0.2.1-ex — Wildcard Download Improvements<ul><li>Own subfolder per wildcard download (sd-dynamic-prompts compatible)</li><li>Flat zip extraction — no double-nesting when the zip has internal folders</li><li>Skip preview/gallery images for Wildcards</li><li>New settings: <code>wildcard_own_folder</code> (ON by default), <code>wildcard_organize_by_base</code> (OFF by default)</li></ul>v0.2.0-ex<ul><li>Update Selected — queue only checked cards, dynamic button label</li><li>Smart version selection by base model filter</li><li>Downloads survive screen lock / SSE disconnect (Win+L, RunPod)</li><li>EARLY_ACCESS/NO_API: no more stray saves or unrelated file deletes</li><li>Embeddings folder auto-detection (old and new layout support)</li><li>Warn when both embeddings folders have content</li><li>Fixed send-to-txt2img intermittent failure</li><li>Guard against None <code>json_data</code> in session restore</li><li>Fixed <code>UnboundLocalError</code> for <code>model_folder</code> in update flow</li><li>Guard <code>None preview_html</code> in <code>save_images</code></li><li>Fixed <code>_debug_log</code> message format</li></ul>

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