Regular searches
Regular searches use opt-out Search Providers. Each time you perform a search, Quick Search uses all regular Search Providers, and returns their combined results. You can exclude specific providers to obtain more precise results.
Items that best match the search query appear higher in the results. Quick search also learns over time, and prioritizes items that you select often. See Settings to learn how to customize search result ordering.
Note
Quick search also has special opt-in Search Providers that are not used in regular searches. See Special searches for details
Quick Search has the following regular Search Providers:
| Provider: | Function: | Search token: | Example: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset | Searches Project Assets. | p: (for "project") |
p:Player Searches for Assets that match the term "Player". |
| Asset Store | Searches the Unity Asset Store. | store: |
store:texture Searches the Unity Asset Store for Assets that match the term "texture". |
| Menu | Searches the Unity main menu. | me: |
me:TextMesh ProSearches the Unity main menu for commands that contain "TextMesh Pro." |
| Scene | Searches GameObjects in the Scene. | h: (for "hierarchy") |
h:Main Camera Searches the current Scene for GameObjects that match the term "Main Camera". |
| Packages | Searches the Unity package database. | pkg: |
pkg:vectorSearches the Unity package database for packages that match the term "vector". |
| Settings | Searches all Project Settings and Preferences. | se: |
se:VFX Finds Project Settings and Preferences pages that match the term "VFX". |
| Online Search | Searches Unity-related online resources. | web: |
web:UIElementsReturns one item for each available online resource. When you execute the item, Quick Search searches that online resource for the search term. |
Excluding Search Providers
You can exclude specific Search Providers from a regular search. To exclude a provider, do one of the following:
- Mute a provider from the Filters pane. When you mute a provider, Quick Search does not use it in searches, but its background activities (such as indexing parts of Unity) continue to run.
- Disable a provider from the preferences. When you disable a provider, Quick Search does not use it at all, and stops all of its background activities.