Global Search Pro – Unreal Engine
Global Search Pro is a productivity plugin that adds a powerful, editor-integrated global search system to Unreal Engine.
Search across assets, Blueprints, symbols, actors, comments, and project data in real time, from anywhere in the editor, without breaking your workflow.
Designed for solo developers and teams who need fast navigation, accurate indexing, and editor-friendly performance.
Key features:
Floating Search Window (Alt+O) – Access global search instantly from anywhere, including the viewport
Optional Static Search Bar – Toolbar integration for Level, Blueprint, Widget, and Animation Blueprint Editors
Advanced Categories & Scopes – Assets, Symbols, Actors, Comments, Project, Engine, Plugins, and more
Instant Navigation – Jump directly to any asset, function, variable, or symbol
Automatic Reference Detection – Retrieves and displays references for every result
Context Previews – Preview reference context and navigate directly to it, wherever it lives
Full Cross-Blueprint Navigation – Jump into nodes inside Blueprint functions implemented in other Blueprints
True Cross-Blueprint Exploration – Navigate implementations across modular and interconnected Blueprints
Smart Fuzzy Search – Typo-tolerant search powered by n-grams
Metadata-Based Indexing – Minimal memory usage with maximum coverage
Automatic Reindexing – Updates instantly when assets are created or modified
Technical overview
Deep indexing of Blueprint elements (variables, functions, events, macros, comments)
Metadata-only indexing for non-Blueprint assets
Parallel indexing with multiple worker threads and disk cache
Real-time updates via Asset Registry notifications
Automatic throttling and PIE-aware indexing
Fully thread-safe and editor-friendly performance
Features:
Real-time global search available via a floating window (Alt+O) and optional editor toolbars.
Advanced category tabs and scope filters including Assets, Symbols, Actors, Comments, Project, Engine, and Plugins.
Deep indexing of Blueprint elements such as functions, variables, events, macros, and comments.
Metadata-based indexing for materials, textures, data assets, VFX, and other asset types.
Instant navigation to any asset, symbol, or Blueprint element.
Automatic retrieval and display of reference information for every result, with context previews and direct navigation.
Full navigation into nodes inside Blueprint functions implemented in other Blueprints, enabling true cross-Blueprint exploration.
Smart fuzzy search with typo tolerance.
Automatic incremental reindexing when assets are created, modified, or deleted.
Thread-safe indexing with low memory usage and editor-friendly performance.
Code Modules
Module Name: GlobalSearchPro
Module Type: Editor
Number of Blueprints: 0
Number of C++ Classes
Approximately 10–15 C++ classes (indexing, search engine, cache, workers, UI, commands, settings, data models).
Network Replicated: No
Supported Development Platforms
Windows: Yes
Mac: No
Supported Target Build Platforms
Editor-only plugin. Does not affect packaged builds.
Unreal Engine versions: 5.3 – 5.8
Important / Additional Notes
Editor-only plugin, not included in packaged builds.
Parallel indexing with multiple worker threads and compressed on-disk cache.
Automatic throttling and PIE-aware indexing to avoid editor frame drops.
Designed to scale efficiently to very large projects.
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