Version: 2021.1
Regular searches
Searching the current Scene

Searching Project Assets

Use the Asset Search Provider to search all Assets in the current Project. You can search using keywords or GUIDs (Instance IDs).

You can also search the Asset Database or the file system from the Search window.

Search token: p: (for “project”)

Default action: Open the Asset, either in Unity or in an external editor.

Context menu actions:

Action: Function:
Select Selects the Asset in the Project windowA window that shows the contents of your Assets folder (Project tab) More info
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Open Opens the Asset, either in Unity or in an external editor.
Delete Deletes the Asset.
Copy Path Copies the path of the Asset.
Reimport Reimports the Asset.
Reveal Selects the Asset in the operating system’s file browser.
Properties Opens the Asset’s property settings.


Asset Search Provider

Asset Search Provider vs. Asset Database search

Search uses its own Asset indexer, which is faster and more flexible than the Asset Database or the Project Browser.

For example:

  • You can type a file extension and it will find all Assets with that extension.
  • It matches against directory name
  • It does a partial search

Searching the file system

If you use the asterisk (*) in a query, Search performs both a normal search and a wildcard search against the file systems. This allows you to include files not indexed by the Asset database in your searches.

Regular searches
Searching the current Scene