QuickSearch

QuickSearch is a search plugin for KeePass 2, designed to provide instant search results. It serves as replacement to the built-in QuickFind toolbar control, offering an enhanced user experience.

Table of Contents

• Usage
• Installation and Uninstallation
• Development
• Changelog
• Credits
• Contact

Usage

QuickSearch delivers instant results as you type. A password entry is a match if all words separated by whitespace occur within a single one of its fields, regardless of their position in the field.

If you need to make a more complex search, you can still use CTRL+F to open the search from KeePass.

Warning: If you search in fields that have in-memory protection, they will be decrypted and remain unencrypted in memory for a while.

Shortcuts

• Activate Search Box: CTRL+E
• Focus Password List: ENTER
• Clear Search Box: ESCAPE (if the search box is empty, the ESCAPE action configured in KeePass is executed)

Additional Features

• Dynamic Search Box Color: Changes based on search results and focus (adjust in Tools > Options… > Quick Search).
• Quick Settings Panel: Customize search settings easily by clicking the magnifying glass icon next to the search box.
• Integrates seamlessly with KeePass: Respects following KeePass settings
  • Search for passwords in quick searches
  • Exclude expired entries in quick searches
  • Focus quick search box when restoring from taskbar
  • Focus quick search box when restoring from tray
  • Alternating item background color
  • Grouping in Entry List

Installation and Uninstallation

Installation

1. Download QuickSearch.plgx from the latest Release.
2. Move QuickSearch.plgx into your KeePass Plugins folder (Tools > Plugins… > Open Folder).
3. Provide administrator permission to copy to the folder.
4. Restart KeePass to complete the installation.

Uninstallation

1. Remove QuickSearch.plgx from your KeePass Plugins folder.
2. Provide administrator permission to remove the file.
3. Remove all Items in %AppData%\KeePass\KeePass.config.xml under /Configuration/Custom with Keys beginning with QuickSearch
4. Restart KeePass to complete the uninstallation.

Development

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:
   • Ensure you have the "Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 Developer Pack" installed. You can download it from the official Microsoft website.
3. Build the project:
   • Every time after making changes, rebuild the QuickSearch project in the solution
4. Ensure KeePass is not running:
   • Before starting the debug process, make sure there are no running instances of KeePass.
5. Start debugging:
   • Start the debug process to test your changes.
6. Ignore assertion errors:
   • Ignore potential KeePass assertion errors that may occur when using DPI scaling settings.

You can skip step 3 by adding the following as a pre-build event to the Build Events of the KeePass project: if "$(BuildingInsideVisualStudio)" == "true" "$(MSBuildBinPath)\msbuild.exe" "$(ProjectDir)..\..\QuickSearch\QuickSearch.csproj" /p:Configuration=$(ConfigurationName)

Changelog

v2.41

• Fixed: CTRL+E was captured globally

Full Changelog

### v2.40 - **Fixed**: Show previously partially cut off text in options.

v2.39

• Fixed: Crash on missing KeeTheme.

v2.38

• Added: Alternating item backgrounds in search.
• Added: Add placeholder text to search box.

v2.37

• Added: Localize the quick settings panel using KeePass localization.
• Added: Use search combobox items like KeePass search.
• Added: Search in tags.
• Added: Add tooltip to search box.
• Fixed: Group search and exclude expired entries in some cases.
• Fixed: Groupbox color with the dark theme from the KeeTheme plugin.

v2.36

• Changed: Shortcut to activate search box now CTRL+E.
• Changed: Use modern default colors.
• Changed: Updated icons to avoid copyright issues.
• Changed: Align settings with KeePass aesthetics.
• Fixed: Color selection with the dark theme from the KeeTheme plugin.

v2.35

• Added: Show passwords in groups.
• Added: Search in group names.

v2.34

• Added: Sync KeePass search settings.
• Added: Consistent use of KeePass settings for focus.
• Added: Reset search on empty search box.
• Added: Always hide KeePass QuickFind.
• Changed: Revised PlgX creation.
• Fixed: Option exclude expired entries.
• Fixed: Display of entries on reset.
• Fixed: Text formatting of expired entries.

v2.33

• Added: Respect KeePass settings when focusing the search box on restoring from tray or minimized.
• Added: KeePass2.x as a submodule.

v2.32

• Fixed: Shortcut to activate search box, now CTRL+SHIFT+X.
• Added: Focus password list on ENTER.
• Added: Clear search box on ESCAPE, use the ESCAPE action configured in KeePass if the search box is empty.
• Added: Focus search box on restoring from tray or minimized state.
• Added: Strike out expired entries.

v2.31

• Fixed: Search functionality issue after sync.
• Added: CTRL+Backspace deletes the last word.

v2.30

• Changed: Updated build configuration.

v2.29

• Fixed: Compatibility issues.

v2.28

• Fixed: Automatic check for updates.

v2.27

• Added: Automatic check for updates.

v2.26

• Added: CTRL+SHIFT+F shortcut for activating search textbox.

v2.17

• Fixed: Support KeePass 2.17.

v2.13 b0.0.0.2

• Fixed: QuickSearch.config will now be saved in the application directory if PreferUserConfiguration==false.
• Added: Custom mouse cursor for ColorSelectButton.

v0.3

• Changed: Configuration system updated; settings now stored in the KeePass config file instead of QuickSearch.config.
• Changed: Redistributable format updated to .plgx from .dll.
• Fixed: Support KeePass 2.28 and likely earlier versions (untested).

Credits

Original version by Gordon Venem
With contributions by Dominik Reichl, Alex Vallat and Laurens von Assel
Current development by CennoxX
Icons by David Vignoni, licensed under the LGPL 2.1

Contact

For questions, issues, or discussions, visit the GitHub Issues page or check out the GitHub Discussions page.