Quietsmith
SKU Search Preflight

Know which SKUs your storefront can't find.

Shopify's search should return the right product when a buyer types a SKU, barcode, or model number. Sometimes it doesn't. This extension tests your real catalog against your live storefront and shows you what's missing — before a customer gives up.

Install from Chrome Web Store See pricing Free for 10 SKUs · no account, no signup
Why this one

Your product data never leaves your machine.

The extension runs inside your browser tab on your own storefront. The CSV you upload is parsed locally. The search requests go to your store — not to us, not to a third-party server. Close the tab and nothing remains anywhere.

Nothing is uploaded

Your CSV of SKUs, handles, and titles stays in your browser. The only network traffic is to your own Shopify store, exactly like a shopper would.

No storefront install

No app embed, no theme code, no script tag. It reads your published search results the same way a buyer does — from the outside.

No Shopify permissions

No Admin API access, no OAuth, no product reads, no customer data. The extension only needs the tab you already have open.

How it works

Three steps, one browser tab.

Export your products from Shopify, open your store, and let the extension test each SKU against the search your customers actually see.

01
Upload your Shopify product CSVThe standard export from Products → Export in Shopify admin. The extension reads the Handle, Title, and Variant SKU columns.
02
Run the audit on your live storefrontThe extension queries your store's predictive search and standard search endpoints with each SKU, then checks whether the right product comes back.
03
Read the reportFor every SKU: found, not found, or wrong product. The report also tests whether adding variant SKU fields to the predictive search request would fix the miss — so you know what to tell your developer.

It does not modify your search, edit your theme, or install anything on your store. The report is evidence you can hand to a developer or use to decide whether you need a search app.

Honest comparison

When to use something else.

This is a diagnostic tool, not a search engine. If you need the things on the right, buy one of those instead.

Use SKU Search Preflight

You want to know which SKUs your storefront search can't find — before changing anything.

Use a search app

You already know your search is broken and want to replace it with better ranking, filters, and analytics.

Use SKU Search Preflight

You want a one-time audit before a catalog launch, theme change, or migration.

Use a search app

You need ongoing search monitoring, synonym management, and merchandising rules.

Use SKU Search Preflight

You don't want to install anything on your storefront or grant access to your product data.

Use a theme developer

You already know the fix is in your theme's Liquid code and just need someone to edit it.

Pricing

Free to try. One payment to unlock.

Test up to 10 SKUs per run for free, without an account. That's enough to see whether your storefront has a problem before you spend anything.

$24once — not per month
  • Up to 1,000 SKUs per run
  • Full report with per-SKU results
  • Predictive search vs. standard search comparison
  • Exportable evidence for your developer
  • Yours permanently — no renewal, no expiry
Questions

Before you buy

Why doesn't my Shopify store search find products by SKU?
Because Shopify's default predictive search only queries title, product type, vendor, and variants.title — it does not include variants.sku unless your theme requests it. So a buyer typing an exact SKU can get no match even though the product exists. SKU Search Preflight tests your live storefront with your real SKUs and reports exactly which ones miss.
How do I test whether my Shopify search works with SKUs?
Export your products from Shopify admin (Products → Export), open your storefront in Chrome, and run SKU Search Preflight on it. The extension queries your store's predictive search and standard search endpoints with each SKU from the CSV and reports found, not found, or wrong product — all inside your browser tab. The first 10 SKUs per run are free, no account needed.
Does SKU Search Preflight access my Shopify admin?
No. SKU Search Preflight tests your published storefront the same way a shopper would — by searching from the front end. It never connects to the Admin API, and it doesn't read your products, customers, or orders through Shopify.
Does my product data get uploaded anywhere?
No. Your CSV is parsed by JavaScript running inside the extension in your browser. Search requests go to your store's own domain. Nothing is sent to Quietsmith or any third party.
Does the license expire?
No. You pay $24 once and it stays unlocked permanently, for up to 1,000 SKUs per run. If you run into device-limit issues from reinstalls, email support and we'll reset it.
Will SKU Search Preflight fix my search?
No. SKU Search Preflight is a diagnostic tool: it tells you what's broken and whether adding variants.sku to your theme's predictive search request would solve the miss. The actual fix depends on your theme, and the report gives your developer the evidence to make it.
What if Shopify fixes Search & Discovery?
The extension tests your actual storefront, not Shopify's app. Even if the Search & Discovery app improves, your theme still controls how predictive search queries are built. The audit stays useful for any theme or search configuration.
Can I get a refund?
Yes. Email support@quietsmith.com and we'll refund it — that's why the free tier exists, so you can verify it finds something useful on your store first.