NT Productions shows how you can make a script that can search for comps and footage everywhere.

Find all the compositions, footage, or any item you want throughout as many projects as possible. How? By making your very own search script in Adobe After Effects. A new tutorial from NT Production’s Nathan Lovell runs through how to make something like a “Search In” command that some apps will use. 

Look Through as Many Projects as You Like.

The script will allow you to search through as many After Effects projects you like and look for compositions, footage or other selectable elements. Download the source code for the search project tutorial here.