MusicBeeSearchBar

A modern, customizable search bar plugin for MusicBee that provides unified search across your music library. Also functions as a command palette that can search MusicBee and plugin commands.

Features

• Unified Search: Search for artists, albums, and songs all in one place
• Fuzzy Search: Intelligent matching that always prioritizes the best results
• Filtering: Use prefixes to filter results:
  • a: for artists
  • l: for albums
  • s: for songs
  • p: for playlists
  • > for commands
• Customizable Actions: Configure different actions for each result type:
  • Default click / Enter
  • Ctrl + click / Enter
  • etc.
• Action Types:
  • Play (with optional shuffle)
  • Queue Next
  • etc.
• Quick Launcher: Can be used as a quick song/album selector while MusicBee is hidden

Installation

1. Download the the latest release here.
2. Extract the files into the MusicBee Plugins folder (usually located at MusicBee\Plugins).
3. Restart MusicBee
4. Set up a hotkey in MusicBee's preferences to show the search bar.

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Alt+D: Focus search box
• Alt+R: Execute artist action for current result
• Alt+A: Execute album action for current result
• Ctrl+P: Open configuration
• Enter: Execute action
• Ctrl/Shift + Enter: Execute alternative actions

Command Palette Notes

The command palette feature (activated with the > prefix) can be used to search and execute built-in or plugin commands. Note:

• Some commands may fail to execute, or give an error
• Some command names might differ from how they appear in MusicBee's context menus

If you find inconsistent command names or broken commands, you can create an issue here.