diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ae1e7f0..cb7c65c 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ A MPD client in Rust
 - [x] fix performance issues
 - [ ] improvements on queue control
 - [ ] add to playlists, playlists view
-- [ ] search for songs
+- [x] search for songs
 - [ ] metadata based tree view
-- [ ] Humantime format
+- [x] Humantime format
diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index b43cd7a..8b06be8 100755
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-use std::time::Duration;
-
 use crate::browser::FileBrowser;
 use crate::connection::Connection;
 use crate::list::ContentList;
+use crate::ui::InputMode;
 use mpd::Client;
 
 // Application result type
@@ -18,6 +17,11 @@ pub struct App {
     pub pl_list: ContentList<String>,
     pub selected_tab: SelectedTab,
     pub browser: FileBrowser,
+
+    // Search
+    pub inputmode: InputMode,
+    pub search_input: String,
+    pub cursor_position: usize,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
@@ -44,6 +48,9 @@ impl App {
             pl_list,
             selected_tab: SelectedTab::DirectoryBrowser,
             browser,
+            inputmode: InputMode::Normal,
+            search_input: String::new(),
+            cursor_position: 0,
         })
     }
 
@@ -96,4 +103,70 @@ impl App {
             SelectedTab::Playlists => SelectedTab::DirectoryBrowser,
         };
     }
+
+    pub fn search_song(&mut self) -> AppResult<()> {
+        let list = self
+            .conn
+            .songs_filenames
+            .iter()
+            .map(|f| f.as_str())
+            .collect::<Vec<&str>>();
+        let (filename, _) =
+            rust_fuzzy_search::fuzzy_search_sorted(self.search_input.as_str(), &list)
+                .get(0)
+                .unwrap()
+                .clone();
+
+        let song = self.conn.get_song_with_only_filename(filename);
+        self.conn.push(&song)?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    // Cursor movements
+    pub fn move_cursor_left(&mut self) {
+        let cursor_moved_left = self.cursor_position.saturating_sub(1);
+        self.cursor_position = self.clamp_cursor(cursor_moved_left);
+    }
+
+    pub fn move_cursor_right(&mut self) {
+        let cursor_moved_right = self.cursor_position.saturating_add(1);
+        self.cursor_position = self.clamp_cursor(cursor_moved_right);
+    }
+
+    pub fn enter_char(&mut self, new_char: char) {
+        self.search_input.insert(self.cursor_position, new_char);
+
+        self.move_cursor_right();
+    }
+
+    pub fn delete_char(&mut self) {
+        let is_not_cursor_leftmost = self.cursor_position != 0;
+        if is_not_cursor_leftmost {
+            // Method "remove" is not used on the saved text for deleting the selected char.
+            // Reason: Using remove on String works on bytes instead of the chars.
+            // Using remove would require special care because of char boundaries.
+
+            let current_index = self.cursor_position;
+            let from_left_to_current_index = current_index - 1;
+
+            // Getting all characters before the selected character.
+            let before_char_to_delete = self.search_input.chars().take(from_left_to_current_index);
+            // Getting all characters after selected character.
+            let after_char_to_delete = self.search_input.chars().skip(current_index);
+
+            // Put all characters together except the selected one.
+            // By leaving the selected one out, it is forgotten and therefore deleted.
+            self.search_input = before_char_to_delete.chain(after_char_to_delete).collect();
+            self.move_cursor_left();
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn clamp_cursor(&self, new_cursor_pos: usize) -> usize {
+        new_cursor_pos.clamp(0, self.search_input.len())
+    }
+
+    pub fn reset_cursor(&mut self) {
+        self.cursor_position = 0;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/browser.rs b/src/browser.rs
index a8c62fe..88d1db1 100755
--- a/src/browser.rs
+++ b/src/browser.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use mpd::Query;
-
 use crate::{app::AppResult, connection::Connection};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/src/handler.rs b/src/handler.rs
index ecc9e38..21743ea 100755
--- a/src/handler.rs
+++ b/src/handler.rs
@@ -1,203 +1,274 @@
 use std::time::Duration;
 
-use crate::app::{App, AppResult, SelectedTab};
+use crate::{
+    app::{App, AppResult, SelectedTab},
+    ui::InputMode,
+};
 use crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyEvent, KeyModifiers};
-use rust_fuzzy_search;
+use rust_fuzzy_search::{self, fuzzy_search_sorted};
 use simple_dmenu::dmenu;
 
 pub fn handle_key_events(key_event: KeyEvent, app: &mut App) -> AppResult<()> {
-    match key_event.code {
-        KeyCode::Char('q') | KeyCode::Esc => app.quit(),
-        KeyCode::Char('c') | KeyCode::Char('C') => {
-            if key_event.modifiers == KeyModifiers::CONTROL {
-                app.quit();
-            } else {
-                app.conn.conn.clear()?;
+    if app.inputmode == InputMode::Editing {
+        // Live update
+        let list: Vec<&str> = app
+            .browser
+            .filetree
+            .iter()
+            .map(|(_, f)| f.as_str())
+            .collect::<Vec<&str>>();
+
+        let res: Vec<(&str, f32)> = fuzzy_search_sorted(&app.search_input, &list);
+        let res = res.iter().map(|(x, _)| *x).collect::<Vec<&str>>();
+
+        for (i, (_, item)) in app.browser.filetree.iter().enumerate() {
+            if item.contains(res.get(0).unwrap()) {
+                app.browser.selected = i;
+            }
+        }
+
+        match key_event.code {
+            KeyCode::Esc => {
+                app.inputmode = InputMode::Normal;
+            }
+            KeyCode::Char(to_insert) => {
+                app.enter_char(to_insert);
+            }
+            KeyCode::Enter => {
+                let list: Vec<&str> = app
+                    .browser
+                    .filetree
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|(_, f)| f.as_str())
+                    .collect::<Vec<&str>>();
+
+                let res: Vec<(&str, f32)> = fuzzy_search_sorted(&app.search_input, &list);
+                let (res, _) = res.get(0).unwrap();
+
+                for (i, (_, item)) in app.browser.filetree.iter().enumerate() {
+                    if item.contains(res) {
+                        app.browser.selected = i;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                app.search_input.clear();
+                app.inputmode = InputMode::Normal;
+                app.reset_cursor();
+            }
+
+            KeyCode::Backspace => {
+                app.delete_char();
+            }
+
+            KeyCode::Left => {
+                app.move_cursor_left();
+            }
+
+            KeyCode::Right => {
+                app.move_cursor_right();
+            }
+
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    } else {
+        match key_event.code {
+            KeyCode::Char('q') | KeyCode::Esc => app.quit(),
+            KeyCode::Char('c') | KeyCode::Char('C') => {
+                if key_event.modifiers == KeyModifiers::CONTROL {
+                    app.quit();
+                } else {
+                    app.conn.conn.clear()?;
+                    app.conn.update_status();
+                }
+            }
+
+            KeyCode::Char('j') | KeyCode::Down => match app.selected_tab {
+                SelectedTab::DirectoryBrowser => app.browser.next(),
+                SelectedTab::Queue => app.queue_list.next(),
+                SelectedTab::Playlists => app.pl_list.next(),
+            },
+
+            KeyCode::Char('k') | KeyCode::Up => match app.selected_tab {
+                SelectedTab::DirectoryBrowser => app.browser.prev(),
+                SelectedTab::Queue => app.queue_list.prev(),
+                SelectedTab::Playlists => app.pl_list.prev(),
+            },
+
+            KeyCode::Enter | KeyCode::Char('l') => {
+                // app.update_queue();
+
+                match app.selected_tab {
+                    SelectedTab::DirectoryBrowser => {
+                        app.browser.handle_enter(&mut app.conn)?;
+                    }
+
+                    SelectedTab::Queue => {
+                        let song = app.conn.get_song_with_only_filename(
+                            app.queue_list.list.get(app.queue_list.index).unwrap(),
+                        );
+                        app.conn.push(&song)?;
+                    }
+                    SelectedTab::Playlists => {
+                        app.conn
+                            .push_playlist(app.pl_list.list.get(app.pl_list.index).unwrap())?;
+                    }
+                }
                 app.conn.update_status();
             }
-        }
 
-        KeyCode::Char('j') | KeyCode::Down => match app.selected_tab {
-            SelectedTab::DirectoryBrowser => app.browser.next(),
-            SelectedTab::Queue => app.queue_list.next(),
-            SelectedTab::Playlists => app.pl_list.next(),
-        },
-
-        KeyCode::Char('k') | KeyCode::Up => match app.selected_tab {
-            SelectedTab::DirectoryBrowser => app.browser.prev(),
-            SelectedTab::Queue => app.queue_list.prev(),
-            SelectedTab::Playlists => app.pl_list.prev(),
-        },
-
-        KeyCode::Enter | KeyCode::Char('l') => {
-            // app.update_queue();
-
-            match app.selected_tab {
+            KeyCode::Char('h') => match app.selected_tab {
                 SelectedTab::DirectoryBrowser => {
-                    app.browser.handle_enter(&mut app.conn)?;
+                    app.browser.handle_go_back(&mut app.conn)?;
                 }
+                SelectedTab::Queue => {}
+                SelectedTab::Playlists => {}
+            },
 
-                SelectedTab::Queue => {
-                    let song = app.conn.get_song_with_only_filename(
-                        app.queue_list.list.get(app.queue_list.index).unwrap(),
-                    );
-                    app.conn.push(&song)?;
-                }
-                SelectedTab::Playlists => {
-                    app.conn
-                        .push_playlist(app.pl_list.list.get(app.pl_list.index).unwrap())?;
-                }
-            }
-            app.conn.update_status();
-        }
-
-        KeyCode::Char('h') => match app.selected_tab {
-            SelectedTab::DirectoryBrowser => {
-                app.browser.handle_go_back(&mut app.conn)?;
-            }
-            SelectedTab::Queue => {}
-            SelectedTab::Playlists => {}
-        },
-
-        // Playback controls
-        // Toggle Pause
-        KeyCode::Char('p') => {
-            app.conn.toggle_pause();
-        }
-
-        // Pause
-        KeyCode::Char('s') => {
-            app.conn.pause();
-        }
-
-        // Toggle rpeat
-        KeyCode::Char('r') => {
-            app.conn.toggle_repeat();
-            app.conn.update_status();
-        }
-
-        // Toggle random
-        KeyCode::Char('z') => {
-            app.conn.toggle_random();
-            app.conn.update_status();
-        }
-
-        // Dmenu prompt
-        KeyCode::Char('D') => {
-            app.conn.play_dmenu()?;
-        }
-
-        // add to queue
-        KeyCode::Char('a') => {
-            // let song = app.conn.get_song_with_only_filename(
-            // app.conn.songs_filenames.get(app.song_list.index).unwrap(),
-            // );
-
-            let list = app
-                .conn
-                .songs_filenames
-                .iter()
-                .map(|f| f.as_str())
-                .collect::<Vec<&str>>();
-            let (filename, _) = rust_fuzzy_search::fuzzy_search_sorted(&app.browser.path, &list)
-                .get(0)
-                .unwrap()
-                .clone();
-
-            let song = app.conn.get_song_with_only_filename(filename);
-
-            app.conn.conn.push(&song)?;
-        }
-
-        KeyCode::Right => {
-            app.conn
-                .push_playlist(app.pl_list.list.get(app.pl_list.index).unwrap())?;
-        }
-
-        KeyCode::Char('f') => {
-            let place = app.conn.conn.status().unwrap().song.unwrap().pos;
-            let (pos, _) = app.conn.conn.status().unwrap().time.unwrap();
-            let pos = Duration::from_secs(pos.as_secs().wrapping_add(2));
-            app.conn.conn.seek(place, pos)?;
-        }
-
-        KeyCode::Char('b') => {
-            let place = app.conn.conn.status().unwrap().song.unwrap().pos;
-            let (pos, _) = app.conn.conn.status().unwrap().time.unwrap();
-            let pos = Duration::from_secs(pos.as_secs().wrapping_add(2));
-            app.conn.conn.seek(place, pos)?;
-        }
-
-        KeyCode::Tab => {
-            app.cycle_tabls();
-        }
-
-        KeyCode::Char('1') => {
-            app.selected_tab = SelectedTab::DirectoryBrowser;
-        }
-
-        KeyCode::Char('2') => {
-            app.selected_tab = SelectedTab::Queue;
-        }
-
-        KeyCode::Char('3') => {
-            app.selected_tab = SelectedTab::Playlists;
-        }
-
-        KeyCode::Char('>') => {
-            app.conn.conn.next()?;
-        }
-
-        KeyCode::Char('<') => {
-            app.conn.conn.prev()?;
-        }
-
-        // Volume controls
-        KeyCode::Char('=') => {
-            app.conn.inc_volume(2);
-            app.conn.update_status();
-        }
-
-        KeyCode::Char('-') => {
-            app.conn.dec_volume(2);
-            app.conn.update_status();
-        }
-
-        // Delete highlighted song from the queue
-        KeyCode::Char('d') => {
-            if app.queue_list.index >= app.queue_list.list.len() - 1 {
-                if app.queue_list.index != 0 {
-                    app.queue_list.index -= 1;
-                }
+            // Playback controls
+            // Toggle Pause
+            KeyCode::Char('p') => {
+                app.conn.toggle_pause();
             }
 
-            app.conn.conn.delete(app.queue_list.index as u32)?;
-            app.update_queue();
+            // Pause
+            KeyCode::Char('s') => {
+                app.conn.pause();
+            }
+
+            // Toggle rpeat
+            KeyCode::Char('r') => {
+                app.conn.toggle_repeat();
+                app.conn.update_status();
+            }
+
+            // Toggle random
+            KeyCode::Char('z') => {
+                app.conn.toggle_random();
+                app.conn.update_status();
+            }
+
+            // Dmenu prompt
+            KeyCode::Char('D') => {
+                app.conn.play_dmenu()?;
+            }
+
+            // add to queue
+            KeyCode::Char('a') => {
+                // let song = app.conn.get_song_with_only_filename(
+                // app.conn.songs_filenames.get(app.song_list.index).unwrap(),
+                // );
+
+                let list = app
+                    .conn
+                    .songs_filenames
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|f| f.as_str())
+                    .collect::<Vec<&str>>();
+                let (filename, _) =
+                    rust_fuzzy_search::fuzzy_search_sorted(&app.browser.path, &list)
+                        .get(0)
+                        .unwrap()
+                        .clone();
+
+                let song = app.conn.get_song_with_only_filename(filename);
+
+                app.conn.conn.push(&song)?;
+            }
+
+            KeyCode::Right => {
+                app.conn
+                    .push_playlist(app.pl_list.list.get(app.pl_list.index).unwrap())?;
+            }
+
+            KeyCode::Char('f') => {
+                let place = app.conn.conn.status().unwrap().song.unwrap().pos;
+                let (pos, _) = app.conn.conn.status().unwrap().time.unwrap();
+                let pos = Duration::from_secs(pos.as_secs().wrapping_add(2));
+                app.conn.conn.seek(place, pos)?;
+            }
+
+            KeyCode::Char('b') => {
+                let place = app.conn.conn.status().unwrap().song.unwrap().pos;
+                let (pos, _) = app.conn.conn.status().unwrap().time.unwrap();
+                let pos = Duration::from_secs(pos.as_secs().wrapping_add(2));
+                app.conn.conn.seek(place, pos)?;
+            }
+
+            KeyCode::Tab => {
+                app.cycle_tabls();
+            }
+
+            KeyCode::Char('1') => {
+                app.selected_tab = SelectedTab::DirectoryBrowser;
+            }
+
+            KeyCode::Char('2') => {
+                app.selected_tab = SelectedTab::Queue;
+            }
+
+            KeyCode::Char('3') => {
+                app.selected_tab = SelectedTab::Playlists;
+            }
+
+            KeyCode::Char('>') => {
+                app.conn.conn.next()?;
+            }
+
+            KeyCode::Char('<') => {
+                app.conn.conn.prev()?;
+            }
+
+            // Volume controls
+            KeyCode::Char('=') => {
+                app.conn.inc_volume(2);
+                app.conn.update_status();
+            }
+
+            KeyCode::Char('-') => {
+                app.conn.dec_volume(2);
+                app.conn.update_status();
+            }
+
+            // Delete highlighted song from the queue
+            KeyCode::Char('d') => {
+                if app.queue_list.index >= app.queue_list.list.len() - 1 {
+                    if app.queue_list.index != 0 {
+                        app.queue_list.index -= 1;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                app.conn.conn.delete(app.queue_list.index as u32)?;
+                app.update_queue();
+            }
+
+            KeyCode::Char('U') => {
+                app.conn.conn.update()?;
+            }
+
+            KeyCode::Char('L') => {
+                let str = dmenu!(prompt "Search: ");
+                let list = app
+                    .conn
+                    .songs_filenames
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|f| f.as_str())
+                    .collect::<Vec<&str>>();
+                let (filename, _) = rust_fuzzy_search::fuzzy_search_sorted(&str, &list)
+                    .get(0)
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .clone();
+
+                let song = app.conn.get_song_with_only_filename(filename);
+                app.conn.push(&song)?;
+            }
+
+            // Search for songs
+            KeyCode::Char('/') => {
+                app.inputmode = InputMode::toggle_editing_states(&app.inputmode);
+            }
+
+            _ => {}
         }
-
-        KeyCode::Char('U') => {
-            app.conn.conn.update()?;
-        }
-
-        KeyCode::Char('L') => {
-            let str = dmenu!(prompt "Search: ");
-            let list = app
-                .conn
-                .songs_filenames
-                .iter()
-                .map(|f| f.as_str())
-                .collect::<Vec<&str>>();
-            let (filename, _) = rust_fuzzy_search::fuzzy_search_sorted(&str, &list)
-                .get(0)
-                .unwrap()
-                .clone();
-
-            let song = app.conn.get_song_with_only_filename(filename);
-            app.conn.push(&song)?;
-        }
-
-        _ => {}
     }
-
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/tui.rs b/src/tui.rs
index 5c94b3b..9ebd34f 100755
--- a/src/tui.rs
+++ b/src/tui.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
-use crate::connection::Connection;
+use std::io;
 use crate::ui;
 use crossterm::event::{DisableMouseCapture, EnableMouseCapture};
-use crossterm::{
-    terminal::{self, *},
-};
-use ratatui::prelude::*;
-use std::io::{self, stdout, Stdout};
+use crossterm::terminal::{self, *};
 use std::panic;
 
 use crate::app::{App, AppResult};
diff --git a/src/ui.rs b/src/ui.rs
index 265a0d7..76a39ee 100755
--- a/src/ui.rs
+++ b/src/ui.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,21 @@ use ratatui::{
     widgets::{block::Title, *},
 };
 
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum InputMode {
+    Editing,
+    Normal,
+}
+
+impl InputMode {
+    pub fn toggle_editing_states(state: &InputMode) -> InputMode {
+        match state {
+            InputMode::Editing => return InputMode::Normal,
+            InputMode::Normal => return InputMode::Editing,
+        };
+    }
+}
+
 /// Renders the user interface widgets
 pub fn render(app: &mut App, frame: &mut Frame) {
     // This is where you add new widgets.
@@ -23,7 +38,14 @@ pub fn render(app: &mut App, frame: &mut Frame) {
         SelectedTab::DirectoryBrowser => draw_directory_browser(frame, app, layout[0]),
     }
 
-    draw_progress_bar(frame, app, layout[1]);
+    match app.inputmode {
+        InputMode::Normal => {
+            draw_progress_bar(frame, app, layout[1]);
+        }
+        InputMode::Editing => {
+            draw_search_bar(frame, app, layout[1]);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// Draws the file tree browser
@@ -116,6 +138,37 @@ fn draw_playlists(frame: &mut Frame, app: &mut App, size: Rect) {
     frame.render_stateful_widget(list, size, &mut state);
 }
 
+// Draw search bar
+fn draw_search_bar(frame: &mut Frame, app: &mut App, size: Rect) {
+    match app.inputmode {
+        InputMode::Normal =>
+            // Hide the cursor. `Frame` does this by default, so we don't need to do anything here
+            {}
+
+        InputMode::Editing => {
+            // Make the cursor visible and ask ratatui to put it at the specified coordinates after
+            // rendering
+            #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+            frame.set_cursor(
+                // Draw the cursor at the current position in the input field.
+                // This position is can be controlled via the left and right arrow key
+                size.x + app.cursor_position as u16 + 2,
+                // Move one line down, from the border to the input line
+                size.y + 1,
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    let input = Paragraph::new("/".to_string() + &app.search_input)
+        .style(Style::default())
+        .block(
+            Block::default()
+                .borders(Borders::ALL)
+                .title("Search Forward: ".bold().green()),
+        );
+    frame.render_widget(input, size);
+}
+
 /// Draws Progress Bar
 fn draw_progress_bar(frame: &mut Frame, app: &mut App, size: Rect) {
     // Get the current playing song
@@ -151,14 +204,13 @@ fn draw_progress_bar(frame: &mut Frame, app: &mut App, size: Rect) {
         modes_bottom.push(']');
     };
 
-
     // get the duration
     let duration = if app.conn.total_duration.as_secs() != 0 {
-    format!(
-        "[{}/{}]",
-        humantime::format_duration(app.conn.elapsed),
-        humantime::format_duration(app.conn.total_duration)
-    )
+        format!(
+            "[{}/{}]",
+            humantime::format_duration(app.conn.elapsed),
+            humantime::format_duration(app.conn.total_duration)
+        )
     } else {
         "".to_string()
     };