Search Function Taken Away for Music with Catalina

I hate the new search results page as I want results displayed in list view and there's no option to change it from its default. However, if you select Songs and then select View > Show Filter Field; a new field appears in the top right corner of the app. The results from that field are taken from your current library of music and is displayed in a similar manner to the old search.

Unfortunately the filter field isn't permanently displayed, so you may have to repeat those steps to re-display it.

To search in "songs" view : Cmd + Shift + F

Cheers

The search box is now located on the top left corner (see picture below). You can then choose to search Apple Music or your own library through the buttons located on the top right.

Not sure about the iTunes Store, though.

Thank you! That brought it back. Also, someone earlier in the discussion mentioned going to "View" and click on "Show Filter Field" and that approach works as well (until perhaps they change these again!). I wish they would just let us have the Filter Field permanently, but the shortcuts are at least manageable solutions. Thanks for your response and help!

just discovered that ye old shift+apple+F shows and hides it. better than nothing.

Solution: Try Alt + Cmd + F

Hi, starting with the most recent update, it appears that this shortcut to the old search feature has been taken away? I used it repeatedly over the last few months, but today (April 3, 2020), it no longer works - it keeps bringing up a different function, to play a song on a separate screen. Very frustrating? Do you know if the keyboard shortcut to the old search box, in the upper right?

In my previous post, I should have said "NO option to change the view."

The more I use Catalina, the worse I find it to be.

All we need now is a selection in Preferences to permanently display the filter field.

right - I always want the filter field displayed. why do I have to re-select it every time? that's pretty annoying. not like there's a lack of room for it to be displayed.

That's useful. I've spent a lot of time putting stuff in the Comments field, and it was annoying to have lost the ability to search that field.

Thanks!

Couldn't agree more... C'mon Apple, allow the filter field to be set to "Show" permanently. What a disappointment.

Thanks for this! I'm appalled that they changed the design and there is no longer an easy list-view search option. I loved itunes prior to this update. I'm so over apple now.

Why would Apple do this?

It is absolutely infuriating!!

This is unacceptable. Fix this now!!!!!!

Yeah, to me it's incredible that 5 other options on the View pulldown are Show/Hide toggles. Why couldn't they just make Filter Field also toggle between Show and Hide. It would be so elegant!