Unified multi-account search

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When working with multiple accounts, switching between such is a cumbersome action, especially when these related to different projects which one has to switch between constantly.

It would be great to have a unified search that returns results across all (unlocked) accounts.

This feature has been mentioned a few times in the past but was deemed "finished" after the multi-account switch added in 2024.x. However, this is only half the work and what is really needed to make use of it in a productive way is the proposed unified search.

ref: https://community.bitwarden.com/t/implement-multi-account-search/46856
cc @MurzNN

I have a working branch build ready (based of 2026.02 currently) which implements this feature:

It groups search results by account and also displays items which belong to a specific "organization".

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[jamesangi]

I cannot overstate how useful this feature would be. Not being able to unlock all of my accounts and use them simultaneously is a daily frustration for me. In my case it would be most beneficial in the mobile app; on desktop I usually use different browser profiles that are logged into their respective bitwarden accounts to get around this problem.

The mobile experience is terrible. If I launch an app or access a website that needs a password stored in bitwarden here is the usual steps I am forced to take:

1. Tap the bitwarden vault locked button on my keyboard
2. Realize that it wants to unlock the last vault I used, not the one containing the password I need.
3. Switch to the bitwarden app
4. Switch accounts
5. Unlock account
6. Switch back to the original app/website
7. Tap the bitwarden credential I want to use.

It's excruciating. I should be able to choose to unlock all three vaults simultaneously if I want to, and combine searching/autofill across all of them.

[MurzNN]

Wooow, that's super cool that this feature is coming! For me it's needed in the browser, cuz I use Firefox Multi-account containers to separate the projects in the single browser window, and have to switch Bitwarden accounts 100 times per day 😒

[pat-s]

Oh I wouldn't say "it's coming" - this is more of a first proposal which hasn't seen too much love so far.

I also need it a lot but it seems 9x% of all users don't, so pushing that forward will be hard undertaking. But every support counts!

For the time being I have a patched browser extension which helps me tremendously already but in the long-term this must go upstream.

I'll create a PR in the next days and then this one needs be pushed forward. Nobody from the team seems to read the posts in these discussions here.

[UNESS-adminsys]

I think it's a useful feature.
When i have multiple account, i must switch for search.

[pat-s]

Submitted a PR: #20109