Global Search / Command Palette in Live App

Global Search / Command Palette in Live App

Zoho Creator applications can contain many forms, reports, pages, and dashboards. While navigation inside the app is smooth, users still need to move through multiple menus or screens to find specific records or open particular modules.

Currently, in live mode, users can use Ctrl + F, but this only helps to search text that is visible on the current screen. It does not allow users to search data across the entire application or quickly jump to another form or report.

Zoho Creator also provides a component search option in the builder using the Space key. However, this feature is mainly useful for developers during app design and is not available as a global search tool for end users in the live application.

It would be very helpful to have a Global Command Palette or Universal Search feature (for example, triggered using Ctrl + K) inside the live app. This kind of feature could allow users to:

  1. Search and open records from anywhere in the application
  2. Quickly navigate to forms, reports, pages, or dashboards
  3. Perform quick actions without going through multiple navigation steps

Such a feature can significantly improve productivity and make large Creator applications easier to use.

It would be great to know if this functionality is planned for future updates.