Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2026-08-23 · applies to OpenLayer v0.16.0-alpha and later
OpenLayer is a local-first Photoshop plugin. This policy covers two separate things: the plugin itself, which runs inside Photoshop on your machine, and this website, which is a static page with no server-side component. The short version: the plugin's author does not collect anything, from either.
What the plugin does not do
OpenLayer has no telemetry, no analytics, no crash reporting, and no user accounts. It does not phone home, and there is no server operated by the author that the plugin talks to. Nothing you type, generate, or import is sent anywhere by OpenLayer itself.
What the plugin does send over the network, and to whom
The plugin's manifest requests broad network access because it has no fixed set of destinations — it is a client for services you point it at, not a service with its own backend. In practice, network requests only happen in two situations, both of which you initiate:
- Your ComfyUI server. The host and port are whatever you configure in
Settings — normally
127.0.0.1, sometimes another machine on your own network. Every prompt, image, and generation parameter you send to ComfyUI goes only to that address. OpenLayer's author never sees it, because it never passes through anything the author operates. - Model downloads you start. The Setup screen can download model files and custom node packages on your behalf, from hosts such as Hugging Face, Civitai, or GitHub. Every download shows the file size, destination folder, and source host before it starts, and nothing downloads without that confirmation. Those hosts have their own privacy policies, which this document does not cover.
What the plugin reads and writes on your local disk
OpenLayer requests full local filesystem access because it needs to locate and read your ComfyUI
installation's models folder — which can be anywhere on disk — without prompting a
file picker every time it checks install status. It also writes temporary files used to hand images
to Photoshop's import command, which are deleted automatically once Photoshop has read them. None of
this data leaves your machine; it is filesystem access, not data collection.
Clipboard access
The Copy Diagnostics and Copy Link actions, and copying a generated prompt, write text to your system clipboard so you can paste it somewhere of your choosing — a GitHub issue, a chat message, wherever you decide. OpenLayer does not read your clipboard's existing contents at any point.
This website
This page and the rest of the OpenLayer landing page are static HTML with no
analytics script, no tracking pixel, and no cookies set by this site. It is hosted as a static site;
the hosting provider may log requests (such as IP addresses) as part of normal web server operation,
outside the author's control or visibility. The landing page embeds two YouTube demo videos in
privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com), which does not set cookies until you press
play; playing one connects you to Google/YouTube directly, subject to their own privacy practices,
not this site's.
Third-party software
OpenLayer connects to ComfyUI and to whichever models, custom nodes, or LoRAs you choose to install. These are independent open-source projects with their own licenses and their own data practices, if any. This policy covers OpenLayer only.
Children's privacy
OpenLayer is a professional creative tool distributed through Adobe Photoshop and is not directed at children. It does not knowingly collect information from anyone, of any age, because it does not collect information at all.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the "Last updated" date above will change with it, and material changes will be noted in the project changelog.
Contact
Questions about this policy, or a security report, can go through the project's security policy or as a GitHub issue.