If you are adding most of your movies “By Title”, then this will be a huge time-saver.

Here’s how the new “Search-As-You-Type” feature works:

  1. In the Add Movies Automatically screen, just start typing the first letters of the title you want to add.
  2. While typing, a drop-down list will appear, showing the five most popular titles that match,
    including the release year and a small thumbnail image.

  3. For recent / popular movies, it usually takes only 2 or 3 letters before it shows up.
    For older or less popular movies, type a few more letters.

  4. Once you see your movie appear, use the arrow keys to select it, then hit Enter.
  5. Then under Search Results, that exact movie will be listed, automatically Previewed on the right.
  6. Click the Add Selected button to add it to your database.

Important: this is an *extra* tool, that makes it easier and faster to add recent and/or popular movies
(although you should be able to find any older or less popular movie by typing more letters).
It is not a replacement of the normal title search, which still works like it always did 🙂

Some background: This new tool is doing an online search request to our server with every letter you type in the Search box, the results instantly updating the drop-down list with the 5 most popular matches.
To make these instant “suggestions” possible, our webdev guys have developed a completely new movie suggestions search engine. This new “Search-As-You-Type” engine is now running on its’ own separate web-server in our server farm.

See it in action:

Fixed:

  • Main Screen: the folder tree was wrapping the folder names, causing a messy list.
  • Edit Episode: field labels didn’t show personalized field names.
  • When working offline, closing the program could cause Access Violations.

Recent changes

v23.3: Cloud-sync your customized cast and crew lists Jul 25, 2023 v23.2: Now supports our new CLZ Scanner barcode scanner app Mar 30, 2023 v23.1: Movie trailers now appear as clickable thumbnails Nov 25, 2022 v23.0: Report screen after Update IMDb Ratings + Easier way to update ’em all Nov 08, 2022 v22: Configurable Pre-fill, more configurable Update from Core fields + WebP support Mar 08, 2022 v21.6 Improved Submit to Core system Oct 08, 2021 v21.5: Sync web-links and box set covers Sep 28, 2021 v21.4: Bar chart in folder panel background Sep 14, 2021 v21.3: New “Transfer Field Data” tool Aug 03, 2021 v21.2: New Link Movies with Core screen Apr 28, 2021 v21.1.2 Various improvements and fixes Mar 04, 2021 v21.1 Automatic Audience Ratings from IMDb Feb 15, 2021 v21.0: New: Pre-fill fields while adding movies Jan 11, 2021 v20.2: Now fully Big Sur compatible Dec 01, 2020 v20.6 Easier access to the Manage Pick Lists screen Aug 25, 2020 v20.5: Changing your folder field is now much easier Jul 30, 2020 v20.4: Faster image downloads, faster Update from Core Jun 24, 2020 v20.3: Faster Shelves View + 2 new Shelf Styles Jun 08, 2020 v20.1 Faster CLZ Cloud syncing! Apr 14, 2020 v20.2 Faster CLZ Cloud syncing! Mar 25, 2020 v20.0.4 Now syncs through our brand-new CLZ Cloud Sync-server Feb 04, 2020 v20.1 Improved Add Movie Files / Better Tag editing / Faster syncing Feb 04, 2020 v20: Folder panel improvements + new Statistics screen Jan 13, 2020 v20: Dark Mode support / New HDR field and many more sync fields Dec 10, 2019 v19.3: Now fully macOS Catalina compatible! Oct 09, 2019

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