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Ability to search for images in the “Pick Image” window (Image component)

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10/9/25

Request for Feature Enhancement (RFE) Summary:

Ability to search for images in the “Pick Image” window on the image component

 

As of now, when an author tries to select an image using the “browse for image” option in components or page properties, they need to drill through the entire AEM directory and hunt for the image they want with truncated file names and tiny thumbnails.

Could we have the ability to search for an image using file names or descriptions?

Use-case:

Image Search in “Pick Image” Dialog

Currently, when authors select an image in AEM through the “Browse for Image” option (in components or page properties), they must manually navigate through the entire directory structure. This process is inefficient and error-prone, especially when dealing with large repositories, truncated file names, or small thumbnail previews.

By adding a search capability within the “Pick Image” dialog, authors could quickly locate assets by file name, description, or metadata. This enhancement would significantly improve the authoring experience by:

  • Reducing the time spent searching for specific images

  • Streamlining content creation and updates

  • Minimizing manual navigation errors

  • Increasing overall productivity for large-scale content teams

Current/Experienced Behavior: When we select/pick an image into the image component, we have to select the aem directory and hunt for the image we want 
Improved/Expected Behavior: Could we have the ability to search for an image using file names or descriptions and then select the one we want
Environment Details (AEM version/service pack, any other specifics if applicable): AEM 6.5
Customer-name/Organization name: OneTrust
Screenshot (if applicable): Screenshot 2025-10-09 at 12.40.28 PM.png

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