Powerful Asset Search – Unity Editor Tool
Powerful Asset Search
🎯 A smarter, faster way to find your Unity assets
By Krishnamohan Yagneswaran | KrishnamohanProductions
🎁 Get It Free
Included in the Both Adventurer and VIP
🔍 Description
Powerful Asset Search is a professional Unity Editor extension built to help you search, filter, and locate assets in seconds — especially in large Unity projects.
Whether you’re managing sprites, prefabs, materials, or custom ScriptableObjects, this tool helps you stay focused and efficient — no more hunting through endless folders!
| Feature | Unity's Built-in Search | Powerful Asset Search (Your Tool) |
|---|---|---|
| Search by Name | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Filter by Type (explicitly) | ⚠️ Basic via t: keyword, not user-friendly
| ✅ Dropdown list of types (Prefab, Sprite, ScriptableObject, etc.) |
| Thumbnail Previews | ✅ Yes (if you switch to thumbnail mode manually) | ✅ Auto shown inline per result |
| Custom UI | ❌ No | ✅ Clean, scrollable window |
| One-click Select & Ping | ⚠️ Can select, but no “quick select” button | ✅ Dedicated Select button next to each result |
| Search Validation | ❌ No warnings if empty | ✅ Shows a warning if search field is empty |
| Expandable to new asset types | ❌ Limited | ✅ Easily extendable (add your own filters: animation, shader, etc.) |
| Editor-only Utility Script | ❌ Cannot customize | ✅ You control code and behavior |
✅ Features
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🔍 Search by Name – Find any asset with a partial or full name
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🗂️ Filter by Type – Sprite, Texture, Material, Prefab, ScriptableObject, and more
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🖼️ Preview Thumbnails – Instantly see what you're selecting
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🎯 One-Click Select – Ping assets directly in the Project window
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⚠️ Empty Field Warning – Prevents empty searches with a clear prompt
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🧠 Editor-Only & Lightweight – No performance impact on builds
💼 Perfect For
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Artists managing large asset libraries
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Level designers organizing scenes
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Developers working with ScriptableObjects
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Anyone tired of digging through folders
📦 Installation
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Copy the script into your project:
Assets/Editor/AssetSearchWindow.cs -
Open from Unity Editor:
Krishnamohan Productions → Asset Tools → Powerful Asset Search
🧰 Requirements
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Unity 2020.3 LTS or newer
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Compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux Unity Editors
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Editor-only – not included in game builds
📌 Legal & License
This tool is protected under copyright by Krishnamohan Yagneswaran.
✅ Free for personal and commercial Unity projects.
❌ Redistribution, repackaging, or resale is strictly prohibited.
💡 You can also get it for free via
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Purchase
In order to download this tool you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $2.50 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Development log
- Introducing Powerful Asset Search For Unity92 days ago
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