Feature Request: Hide Unrelated Folders When Searching in the Project Panel

[Editing Ninja]

When searching for a specific file or clip name in the Project Panel (for example, typing “whoosh”), Premiere Pro still shows the entire folder structure even for folders that do not contain matching results.

This makes it harder to quickly locate what you are looking for, especially in large projects with deeply nested bins and sound libraries.

Suggestion:
Add an option to hide folders that do not contain matching results when using the search bar in the Project Panel.

For example, show only:

• Matching clips
• The folders (bins) that directly contain those clips or just the clips only

This would make searching much cleaner and faster, especially for sound designers, editors, and anyone working with large projects.

Please consider adding this in a future update!

[mattchristensen]

@Editing Ninja thanks for the suggestion; it's a good one and I'll make sure the right team sees this.

If you're using Premiere Pro 25.2 or later, there is a new Search panel which can show you the same results as the Project panel, but without the folder hierarchy. Change the dropdown at the top from "Everything" to "Metadata" and then you'll be able to find clips by name.

Going a little further – soon the Search panel will have semantic audio search so if you are searching for a "woosh" you'll be able to find it with just that description instead of relying on exact file names or tags. That audio search is available now in Beta, and will be in release soon.