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It can be very difficult to find the resource you're looking for. That's why we've introduced a new search feature that allows you to search across all of your FlowFuse instances, devices and applications from a single place.",[10,59,60,64],{},[24,61],{"alt":62,"dataZoomable":27,"src":63},"Screenshot showing the new Application Search feature in FlowFuse","\u002Fchangelog\u002F2024\u002F07\u002Fimages\u002Fapplications-search.png",[30,65,62],{},[10,67,68],{},"The search filters as you type, making it easy to find the resource you're looking for. 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