Search in Zoner Studio—Find Any Photo Instantly

Can’t find the photo you’re looking for? Well, that’s a thing of the past. Zoner Studio’s advanced search lets you search using almost any parameter you can think of. You can also use the new search feature for filtering, statistics, and a variety of other tasks.

Search is located at the bottom of the left panel in Zoner Studio. The panel contains a wide range of metadata you can use to search for your photos—from rating and file types to details like aperture or focal length used. You can also see how many photos with a given property are in the folder for each parameter.

*Click the search icon to hide the panel while navigating.*

With or without the Catalog?

Search works fast and offers more options in the Catalog, and this is why we recommend using the Catalog for a more efficient workflow. You can also search subfolders.

But you can use the Search feature reliably even outside the Catalog.

Search your entire database

Search always works within the folder that is currently open. However, you might need to find specific photos among all the photos you’ve ever taken. In that case, open the main folder—the one containing all the subfolders with your photos—and start adding search criteria. To search subfolders, your photos must be included in the Catalog.

A typical situation is when you want to create a calendar at the end of the year. If you mark your best photos with five stars or use another rating system, check the relevant parameter, and your best shots appear in a single click.

Search across all modules

Search isn’t just available in the Manager. You can find it throughout the entire Zoner Studio interface. Even when you’re editing in Develop or the Editor, or putting together a photo book in the Print module.

*For example, if you mark photos for editing with five stars, select five-star photos, and they’ll be conveniently displayed.*

Combine parameters to suit your needs

You can combine virtually any parameter. For example, are you looking for photos with portrait orientation shot at f/1.4 and f/1.8, in RAW format, with the keyword family or taken at your home address? No problem.

Great for overviews and statistics

If you’re curious which lenses you use most often and which ones you hardly ever use, view the number of photos for these parameters for an instant overview.

Because EXIF metadata contains much more information than you see by default, you can also display additional parameters. After clicking the three dots, select Configure search parameters. Then check any parameter that is important to you.

This is where you can choose whether the search parameters are cleared when you switch to a different folder or remain active. In some cases, you might want to search multiple folders using the same parameters, but other times you might just want to find a single photo. Having to clear the search parameters every time you switch to a different folder would be a nuisance.

Find exactly what you need

When you’re looking for the best photos for a photo book, photos taken with a specific lens, or perhaps all the RAW files from a recent family vacation, advanced Search saves you a lot of time.

Thanks to a combination of metadata, ratings, and keywords, even a large photo archive stays organized and easy to navigate. Try out the new search options in Zoner Studio and see for yourself that finding the right photo takes just a few clicks.