# Global Search deprecation
**URL:** https://community.interop.io/t/global-search-deprecation/653
**Category:** General
**Created:** [August 13, 2026, 7:38am UTC](https://community.interop.io/t/global-search-deprecation/653 "2026-08-13T07:38:17Z")
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### Author:  [@anonymous](https://community.interop.io/u/anonymous)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2026, 7:38am UTC](https://community.interop.io/t/global-search-deprecation/653/1 "2026-08-13T07:38:17Z")
I believe I saw in one of the changelogs Global Search was being deprecated, but can’t find it any more. In the same time in the docs I can’t find any notices and it seems to be still there [io.Connect Desktop Documentation - Search \> Overview](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/capabilities/search/overview/index.html) [io.Connect Desktop Documentation - @interopio/desktop - Search - API](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/reference/javascript/search/api/index.html)
Am I missing something?
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### Author:  [@toni.petrov](https://community.interop.io/u/toni.petrov)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2026, 10:15am UTC](https://community.interop.io/t/global-search-deprecation/653/2 "2026-08-13T10:15:11Z")
I think you are looking for [io.Connect Desktop Documentation - Changelog \> io.Connect Desktop 9.9](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/getting-started/changelog/9-9/index.html#deprecated_platform_apps-global_search_app) :
> ## Global Search App
>
> The legacy Global Search App is now deprecated.
The point of consusion is that the Global Search **App** was deprecated, but the **Global Search UI** and **Search API** are two separate things.
In io.Connect Desktop 9.9, what was deprecated was the **legacy standalone Global Search App**. Global search as a capability was not removed. The new Launchpad added global search bar implemented using io.Connect Search.
Actually, the way to go now is to use the **Search API exposed through `io.search`** which allows applications to register search providers with `io.search.registerProvider()` and search clients to issue queries with `io.search.query()`. It’s different from the older Global Search integration model, which used custom search providers registered with older `T42.Search...` methods.
Hope this makes it clearer:
- **Global Search capability:** fully supported via the Search API
- **Legacy standalone Global Search App:** deprecated since Desktop 9.9 and **replaced** by the search experience in Launchpad.
- **`io.search` Search API:** supported and the recommended integration point for search providers and clients.