# Allow layer search while in Focus Mode

**URL:** <https://community.penpot.app/t/allow-layer-search-while-in-focus-mode/10716>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Tags:** design, focusmodus, search, layers\
**Created:** [July 8, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/allow-layer-search-while-in-focus-mode/10716 "2026-07-08T18:21:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Dylan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/dylan/32/8603_2.png) [@Dylan](https://community.penpot.app/u/Dylan)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/allow-layer-search-while-in-focus-mode/10716/1 "2026-07-08T18:21:40Z")

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**Title:** Allow layer search while in Focus Mode

**Description:**

Please add the ability to search for layers while using Focus Mode. Currently, layer search is unavailable when working in a focused view, making it more difficult to quickly locate specific layers in complex designs.

**Steps to reproduce:**

1. Open a file with multiple layers.
2. Enter **Focus Mode**.
3. Try to search for a layer in the Layers panel.

**Expected behavior:** Layer search should remain available in Focus Mode, allowing users to quickly find and navigate to layers within the focused context.

**Current behavior:** Layer search is not available while in Focus Mode.

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**Author:** ![Anders\_Carlsson](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/anders_carlsson/32/7579_2.png) [@Anders\_Carlsson](https://community.penpot.app/u/Anders_Carlsson)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/allow-layer-search-while-in-focus-mode/10716/2 "2026-08-14T12:55:26Z")

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This would be a great quality-of-life improvement 🥳