Search plugins one extra click now plus fonts are ugly (:

In addition to the solutions mentioned in the link above you can also use this script and assign it to the tab key when PT is focused. Click on a insert or send and hit tab when the menu pops up . The search field will open.

(From this post: How to work around the PT legacy menu not supporting Tab to search.)

function getMenuAtMousePosition() {
    var mp = sf.mouse.getPosition().position;
    var element = sf.ui.root.getElementAtPosition(mp.x, mp.y);
    while (element.role == 'AXMenuItem') {
        element = element.getParentElement();
    }
    if (element.fullRole == 'AXMenu' || element.fullRole == 'AXWindow:AXDialog')
        return element;
    return null;
}

var menu = getMenuAtMousePosition();
if (menu) {
    menu.getMenuItem('search...').elementClick();
}
else sf.keyboard.press({ keys: 'tab' }); //Fall-through

Interesting, I’ll try it out
Thank you so much

Hi Tom,

Check these built-in commands in the Pro Tools package under "Sends":

Run any of these with a keyboard shortcut (for example using the ones I have assigned here) and it'll automatically display a searchable popup with sends you can assign. The same functions are available for outputs as well.

The same functions are available for outputs as well.

See: