Search assets with the Project search provider

Use the Project search provider to search all assets in your project.

Query syntax

Provider token: p: (for Project)

Query examples

Query example	Description
p: t=Texture width>=4096	Find all textures bigger than 4K.
p: t=Material shader=Assets/Personal/Shaders/PBR_StandardSand.shadergraph	Find all materials using the PBR_StandardSand shaderA program that runs on the GPU. More info See in Glossary.
p: t=Material ref=Assets/Personal/Shaders/3DNoise_T.psd	Find all materials using the 3DNoise_T texture.
p: t=SceneAsset	Find all sceneA Scene contains the environments and menus of your game. Think of each unique Scene file as a unique level. In each Scene, you place your environments, obstacles, and decorations, essentially designing and building your game in pieces. More info See in Glossary files.
p: tag=MainCamera	Find all assets with the tag MainCamera.
p: ref="Assets/Prefabs/Crystal.prefab"	Find all assets referencing a specific prefab.
p: prefab:variant	Find all prefab variants.
p: ref=”Assets/Mine/Prefabs/Mu Models/Buildings/Fence.prefab”	Find assets that reference the Fence prefab.
p: missing:scripts scene="Assets/Scenes/Test/SampleScene.unity"	Find objects in the SampleScene that are missing scriptsA piece of code that allows you to create your own Components, trigger game events, modify Component properties over time and respond to user input in any way you like. More info See in Glossary.
p: missing:scripts from=prefab	Find prefabs that are missing scripts.
p: 7f64a6e091143c0458506b559165cf72	Find the asset with the GUID 7f64a6e091143c0458506b559165cf72.

Provider filters

The Project search provider supports the following filters.

Types

Use the t filter to find all assets of a specific type in the Project folder.

For example, to find all textures with the word volume in their name:

p: t:texture volume

For more information about types and properties in the Project search provider, and how they differ from the Hierarchy search provider, refer to Search your project and scenes.

Properties

The syntax for properties in the Project search provider:

• Don’t use the # and p prefixes that you use in the Hierarchy search provider.
• If a property is unique to a component, you don’t have to specify the component in the query. For example, p: mass:5.15 is equivalent to p: articulationbody.mass:5.15 if the GameObjectThe fundamental object in Unity scenes, which can represent characters, props, scenery, cameras, waypoints, and more. A GameObject’s functionality is defined by the Components attached to it. More info
  See in Glossary has no other components with a mass property.
• Words in filters can’t have spaces, so if a property or component name has spaces, remove them. For example, articulation body becomes articulationbody.

Unity indexes properties according to their internal name, which might be different than the display name in the InspectorA Unity window that displays information about the currently selected GameObject, asset or project settings, allowing you to inspect and edit the values. More info
See in Glossary window. To search by property value, do one of the following:

• Use the visual query builder, which uses the property’s display name.
• Check the Inspector window in Debug mode to find the internal name of a property.

Tip: To search for assets that share a value with an asset you’re editing in the Inspector window: right-click the property in the Inspector window and select Search Same Property Value.

For more information about types and properties in the Project search provider, and how they differ from the Hierarchy search provider, refer to Search your project and scenes.

Area (Index)

Find all textures in assets, installed packages, or both.

Filter option	Query example	Description
Assets	p: a:assets t:material	Find all materials in the Assets folder, but not in the installed packages.
Packages	p: a:packages t:material	Find all materials in installed packages, but not in the Assets folder.
All	p: a:all t:material	Find all materials in the Assets folder and in installed packages.

Options:

• All: Both assets and packages.
• Assets: Exclude packages.
• Packages: Exclude the Assets folder.

p: a:<assets/packages/all>

Example: Find all textures in installed packages:

p: a:packages t:texture

Prefabs

Find prefabsAn asset type that allows you to store a GameObject complete with components and properties. The prefab acts as a template from which you can create new object instances in the scene. More info
See in Glossary or their GameObjects.

Filter	Query example	Description
Any	prefab:any	Find any asset (Project search provider) or GameObject (Hierarchy search provider) that is part of a prefab. If you search for prefab instead of prefab:any, the results include anything with the string prefab in its name or path.
Altered	prefab:altered	Find prefab instances or variants with overrides, including default overrides.
Asset	prefab:asset	Find prefab asset.
Base	prefab:base	Find base prefabs.
Instance	prefab:instance	Find objects that are part of a prefab instance.
Model	prefab:model	Find GameObjects that are part of a model prefab.
Modified	prefab:modified	Find GameObjects that are a prefab instance with overrides.
Non asset	prefab:nonasset	Find prefabs that aren’t prefab asset.
Regular	prefab:regular	Find regular prefab instances or assets.
Root prefab	prefab:root	Find prefabs that aren’t children of other prefabs.
Top (root)	prefab:top	Find top-level prefab roots.
Variant	prefab:variant	Find prefab variants (Project search provider) or GameObjects from a variant (Hierarchy search provider).

For details on the different prefab options, refer to Prefabs.

Reference

Find assets referencing an object by its GlobalObjectId, path, or name.

Filter option	Query example	Description
Referencing asset (ID, path, or name)	p:ref:Assets/Trees/Prefab/Pine.prefab	Find assets referencing another asset by its name, exact path, or GlobalObjectId.

If you don’t know the asset’s ID, use this filter as part of a visual query, where you’re able to choose the referenced asset from a list. If you need a textual query, you can convert the visual query to a textual one. For more information, refer to Launch and use the search window.

To get an asset’s exact path, right-click the asset in the Project window and select Copy Path.

Another way to find references is with the context (right-click) menu:

• Project window: right-click an asset and select Find References In Scene or Find References In Project.
• Hierarchy window: right-click a GameObject and select Find References In Scene.
• Inspector window: right-click a component and select Find References In Scene.

Filters

Find assets by file characteristics.

Filter	Description	Example
Age	Days since last modified.	p: age>=0.01
Directory	Exact path to the asset file.	p: dir="Assets/AnimationSipts"
File extension	File extension. Equivalent to p: *.<extension>	p: ext:cs
File size	Files size in bytes.	p: size>=8096
Name	File name by exact match (but without case matching; dry and Dry return the same results).	p: name="dry"
Sub asset	List nested assets without having to specify their name.	p: is:subasset

Labels

Find assets by their built-in or user-defined labels.

p: l:<label>

For example: Find all assets with the label Weapons:

p: l:Weapons

No Results Limit

By default, the Search window returns to first 2,999 results. The No Results Limit option returns all results, however many there are.

Query example: finds all scripts, even if the results list is longer than the usual limit.

p: +noResultsLimit t:script

When using a visual query, No Results Limit is part of the Options filter group.

Fuzzy search

Use a fuzzy search to find items that are similar to your query, but not an exact match. For example, where the string’s characters aren’t in the same order, or have other characters between them.

Query example: To find two GameObjects, one called score and one called scr:

h: +fuzzy scr

When using a visual query, the Fuzzy Search filter is part of the Options filter group.

Results

Search window tab: Project.

Actions

The context menu for the Project search provider includes the following actions:

Action	Description
Select	Selects the asset in the Project window. This is the same as a single mouse click.
Open	Opens the Asset, either in the Unity Editor or in an external editor. This is the default double-click action. To change the default action, refer to Preferences. Note that if you double-click a scene file, the Unity Editor opens it in the Hierarch window.
Delete	Deletes the asset.
Copy Path	Copies the path of the asset relative to the Project window.
Reimport	Reimports the asset.
Reveal	Shows the asset in the operating system’s file browser.
Properties	Opens a Focused Inspector window for the asset.

Add files and package asset searches

You can add results from the Files search and from the packages you have in your Project folder.

For more information, refer to Add result types and indices.

Search the file system

Note: The Assets search provider always runs a find query as part of its search.

To search unindexed files, use an asterisk (*) in a query. The query then includes both a normal asset search and a wildcard search against the file systems.

Additional resources

• Visual query builder reference
• Textual query references
• Search your project and scenes
• Search query operators