Public bug reported:
The "Open With..." dialog in Nautilus (GNOME Files) lacks a search bar
or filtering mechanism, forcing users to manually scroll through a
potentially long list of applications.
To Reproduce:
1. Right-click any file in Nautilus.
2. Select "Open With...".
3. Type for an application (i.e. "code" for Visual Studio Code
Expected Behavior:
A search/filter bar should be present at the top of the application list
to allow quick filtering by application name.
Actual Behavior:
The dialog only displays a long, static list of applications, making it
slow and difficult to find the desired program.
Environment:
- Nautilus Version: 49.0
- GNOME Version: 49.0
- Distribution: Ubuntu 25.10
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Description changed:
The "Open With..." dialog in Nautilus (GNOME Files) lacks a search bar
or filtering mechanism, forcing users to manually scroll through a
potentially long list of applications.
To Reproduce:
1. Right-click any file in Nautilus.
2. Select "Open With...".
3. Type for an application (i.e. "code" for Visual Studio Code
Expected Behavior:
A search/filter bar should be present at the top of the application list
to allow quick filtering by application name.
- Actual Behavior
+ Actual Behavior:
The dialog only displays a long, static list of applications, making it
slow and difficult to find the desired program.
-
- Environment
+ Environment:
- Nautilus Version: 49.0
- GNOME Version: 49.0
- Distribution: Ubuntu 25.10
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Title:
Missing searchbar on "Open With..." dialog in Nautilus
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