diff --git a/folder_paths.py b/folder_paths.py
index 71faa2df4db..3db1da61a94 100644
--- a/folder_paths.py
+++ b/folder_paths.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import os
 import time
 import logging
-from typing import Set, List, Dict, Tuple
+from collections.abc import Collection
 
-supported_pt_extensions: Set[str] = set(['.ckpt', '.pt', '.bin', '.pth', '.safetensors', '.pkl', '.sft'])
+supported_pt_extensions: set[str] = {'.ckpt', '.pt', '.bin', '.pth', '.safetensors', '.pkl', '.sft'}
 
-SupportedFileExtensionsType = Set[str]
-ScanPathType = List[str]
-folder_names_and_paths: Dict[str, Tuple[ScanPathType, SupportedFileExtensionsType]] = {}
+folder_names_and_paths: dict[str, tuple[list[str], set[str]]] = {}
 
 base_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
 models_dir = os.path.join(base_path, "models")
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 input_directory = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "input")
 user_directory = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "user")
 
-filename_list_cache = {}
+filename_list_cache: dict[str, tuple[list[str], dict[str, float], float]] = {}
 
 if not os.path.exists(input_directory):
     try:
@@ -50,33 +50,33 @@
     except:
         logging.error("Failed to create input directory")
 
-def set_output_directory(output_dir):
+def set_output_directory(output_dir: str) -> None:
     global output_directory
     output_directory = output_dir
 
-def set_temp_directory(temp_dir):
+def set_temp_directory(temp_dir: str) -> None:
     global temp_directory
     temp_directory = temp_dir
 
-def set_input_directory(input_dir):
+def set_input_directory(input_dir: str) -> None:
     global input_directory
     input_directory = input_dir
 
-def get_output_directory():
+def get_output_directory() -> str:
     global output_directory
     return output_directory
 
-def get_temp_directory():
+def get_temp_directory() -> str:
     global temp_directory
     return temp_directory
 
-def get_input_directory():
+def get_input_directory() -> str:
     global input_directory
     return input_directory
 
 
 #NOTE: used in http server so don't put folders that should not be accessed remotely
-def get_directory_by_type(type_name):
+def get_directory_by_type(type_name: str) -> str | None:
     if type_name == "output":
         return get_output_directory()
     if type_name == "temp":
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def get_directory_by_type(type_name):
 
 # determine base_dir rely on annotation if name is 'filename.ext [annotation]' format
 # otherwise use default_path as base_dir
-def annotated_filepath(name):
+def annotated_filepath(name: str) -> tuple[str, str | None]:
     if name.endswith("[output]"):
         base_dir = get_output_directory()
         name = name[:-9]
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def annotated_filepath(name):
     return name, base_dir
 
 
-def get_annotated_filepath(name, default_dir=None):
+def get_annotated_filepath(name: str, default_dir: str | None=None) -> str:
     name, base_dir = annotated_filepath(name)
 
     if base_dir is None:
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def get_annotated_filepath(name, default_dir=None):
     return os.path.join(base_dir, name)
 
 
-def exists_annotated_filepath(name):
+def exists_annotated_filepath(name) -> bool:
     name, base_dir = annotated_filepath(name)
 
     if base_dir is None:
@@ -126,17 +126,17 @@ def exists_annotated_filepath(name):
     return os.path.exists(filepath)
 
 
-def add_model_folder_path(folder_name, full_folder_path):
+def add_model_folder_path(folder_name: str, full_folder_path: str) -> None:
     global folder_names_and_paths
     if folder_name in folder_names_and_paths:
         folder_names_and_paths[folder_name][0].append(full_folder_path)
     else:
         folder_names_and_paths[folder_name] = ([full_folder_path], set())
 
-def get_folder_paths(folder_name):
+def get_folder_paths(folder_name: str) -> list[str]:
     return folder_names_and_paths[folder_name][0][:]
 
-def recursive_search(directory, excluded_dir_names=None):
+def recursive_search(directory: str, excluded_dir_names: list[str] | None=None) -> tuple[list[str], dict[str, float]]:
     if not os.path.isdir(directory):
         return [], {}
 
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ def recursive_search(directory, excluded_dir_names=None):
         logging.warning(f"Warning: Unable to access {directory}. Skipping this path.")
 
     logging.debug("recursive file list on directory {}".format(directory))
+    dirpath: str
+    subdirs: list[str]
+    filenames: list[str]
+
     for dirpath, subdirs, filenames in os.walk(directory, followlinks=True, topdown=True):
         subdirs[:] = [d for d in subdirs if d not in excluded_dir_names]
         for file_name in filenames:
@@ -160,7 +164,7 @@ def recursive_search(directory, excluded_dir_names=None):
             result.append(relative_path)
 
         for d in subdirs:
-            path = os.path.join(dirpath, d)
+            path: str = os.path.join(dirpath, d)
             try:
                 dirs[path] = os.path.getmtime(path)
             except FileNotFoundError:
@@ -169,12 +173,12 @@ def recursive_search(directory, excluded_dir_names=None):
     logging.debug("found {} files".format(len(result)))
     return result, dirs
 
-def filter_files_extensions(files, extensions):
+def filter_files_extensions(files: Collection[str], extensions: Collection[str]) -> list[str]:
     return sorted(list(filter(lambda a: os.path.splitext(a)[-1].lower() in extensions or len(extensions) == 0, files)))
 
 
 
-def get_full_path(folder_name, filename):
+def get_full_path(folder_name: str, filename: str) -> str | None:
     global folder_names_and_paths
     if folder_name not in folder_names_and_paths:
         return None
@@ -189,7 +193,7 @@ def get_full_path(folder_name, filename):
 
     return None
 
-def get_filename_list_(folder_name):
+def get_filename_list_(folder_name: str) -> tuple[list[str], dict[str, float], float]:
     global folder_names_and_paths
     output_list = set()
     folders = folder_names_and_paths[folder_name]
@@ -199,9 +203,9 @@ def get_filename_list_(folder_name):
         output_list.update(filter_files_extensions(files, folders[1]))
         output_folders = {**output_folders, **folders_all}
 
-    return (sorted(list(output_list)), output_folders, time.perf_counter())
+    return sorted(list(output_list)), output_folders, time.perf_counter()
 
-def cached_filename_list_(folder_name):
+def cached_filename_list_(folder_name: str) -> tuple[list[str], dict[str, float], float] | None:
     global filename_list_cache
     global folder_names_and_paths
     if folder_name not in filename_list_cache:
@@ -222,7 +226,7 @@ def cached_filename_list_(folder_name):
 
     return out
 
-def get_filename_list(folder_name):
+def get_filename_list(folder_name: str) -> list[str]:
     out = cached_filename_list_(folder_name)
     if out is None:
         out = get_filename_list_(folder_name)
@@ -230,17 +234,17 @@ def get_filename_list(folder_name):
         filename_list_cache[folder_name] = out
     return list(out[0])
 
-def get_save_image_path(filename_prefix, output_dir, image_width=0, image_height=0):
-    def map_filename(filename):
+def get_save_image_path(filename_prefix: str, output_dir: str, image_width=0, image_height=0) -> tuple[str, str, int, str, str]:
+    def map_filename(filename: str) -> tuple[int, str]:
         prefix_len = len(os.path.basename(filename_prefix))
         prefix = filename[:prefix_len + 1]
         try:
             digits = int(filename[prefix_len + 1:].split('_')[0])
         except:
             digits = 0
-        return (digits, prefix)
+        return digits, prefix
 
-    def compute_vars(input, image_width, image_height):
+    def compute_vars(input: str, image_width: int, image_height: int) -> str:
         input = input.replace("%width%", str(image_width))
         input = input.replace("%height%", str(image_height))
         return input