# \#search

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## [Find+ — advanced search sidebar for the Node-RED editor](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/find-advanced-search-sidebar-for-the-node-red-editor/101479)

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**Author:** [@CincellaAiazzi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/CincellaAiazzi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [16 July 2026 05:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/find-advanced-search-sidebar-for-the-node-red-editor/101479 "2026-07-16T05:34:35Z")

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Hi all, I use Node-RED extensively for a large personal home-automation project. As the project grew, the limitations of the built-in search became increasingly noticeable. Finding a specific value across many flows, n…

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## [Highlight nodes in search results list](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/highlight-nodes-in-search-results-list/99747)

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**Author:** [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [30 April 2026 10:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/highlight-nodes-in-search-results-list/99747 "2026-04-30T10:14:24Z")

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Hi There, I really enjoy the search functionality but one thing that irritates me is that I sometimes don't know which node is meant - since I can't remember which node I've already opened. What I would like is that no…

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## [Search: does \`uses:\` flag work and \`uses:selection\` might be an idea?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/search-does-uses-flag-work-and-uses-selection-might-be-an-idea/99350)

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**Author:** [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [11 October 2025 18:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/search-does-uses-flag-work-and-uses-selection-might-be-an-idea/99350 "2025-10-11T18:26:26Z")

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Hi There, I was playing around with the idea of having a search limited to a selection of nodes/groups when I thought how hard could it be?. So I had a look at the source code and discovered the uses:\<node-id\> flag: v…