diff --git a/src/tools/ecode/ecode.cpp b/src/tools/ecode/ecode.cpp
index ba397a445..c7d7e7395 100644
--- a/src/tools/ecode/ecode.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/ecode/ecode.cpp
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ void App::openFileDialog() {
 }
 
 std::string App::getLastUsedFolder() {
-	if ( !mCurrentProject.empty() )
+	if ( !mCurrentProject.empty() && mCurrentProject != getPlaygroundPath() )
 		return mCurrentProject;
 	if ( !mRecentFolders.empty() )
 		return mRecentFolders.front();
diff --git a/src/tools/ecode/projectdirectorytree.cpp b/src/tools/ecode/projectdirectorytree.cpp
index cbdde6013..9944ff942 100644
--- a/src/tools/ecode/projectdirectorytree.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/ecode/projectdirectorytree.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ void ProjectDirectoryTree::scan( const ProjectDirectoryTree::ScanCompleteEvent&
 			mDirectories.push_back( mPath );
 
 			if ( !mAllowedMatcher && FileSystem::fileExists( mPath + PRJ_ALLOWED_PATH ) )
-				mAllowedMatcher = std::make_unique<GitIgnoreMatcher>( mPath, PRJ_ALLOWED_PATH, false );
+				mAllowedMatcher =
+					std::make_unique<GitIgnoreMatcher>( mPath, PRJ_ALLOWED_PATH, false );
 
 			if ( !acceptedPatterns.empty() ) {
 				std::vector<std::string> files;
@@ -104,8 +105,8 @@ void ProjectDirectoryTree::scan( const ProjectDirectoryTree::ScanCompleteEvent&
 }
 
 std::shared_ptr<FileListModel>
-ProjectDirectoryTree::fuzzyMatchTree( const std::vector<std::string>& matches,
-									  const size_t& max ) const {
+ProjectDirectoryTree::fuzzyMatchTree( const std::vector<std::string>& matches, const size_t& max,
+									  const std::string& basePath ) const {
 	Lock rl( mMatchingMutex );
 	std::multimap<int, int, std::greater<int>> matchesMap;
 	std::vector<std::string> files;
@@ -123,11 +124,14 @@ ProjectDirectoryTree::fuzzyMatchTree( const std::vector<std::string>& matches,
 			files.emplace_back( mFiles[res.second] );
 		}
 	}
-	return std::make_shared<FileListModel>( files, names );
+	auto model = std::make_shared<FileListModel>( files, names );
+	model->setBasePath( basePath );
+	return model;
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<FileListModel> ProjectDirectoryTree::fuzzyMatchTree( const std::string& match,
-																	 const size_t& max ) const {
+std::shared_ptr<FileListModel>
+ProjectDirectoryTree::fuzzyMatchTree( const std::string& match, const size_t& max,
+									  const std::string& basePath ) const {
 	Lock rl( mMatchingMutex );
 	std::multimap<int, int, std::greater<int>> matchesMap;
 	std::vector<std::string> files;
@@ -143,11 +147,14 @@ std::shared_ptr<FileListModel> ProjectDirectoryTree::fuzzyMatchTree( const std::
 			files.emplace_back( mFiles[res.second] );
 		}
 	}
-	return std::make_shared<FileListModel>( files, names );
+	auto model = std::make_shared<FileListModel>( files, names );
+	model->setBasePath( basePath );
+	return model;
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<FileListModel> ProjectDirectoryTree::matchTree( const std::string& match,
-																const size_t& max ) const {
+std::shared_ptr<FileListModel>
+ProjectDirectoryTree::matchTree( const std::string& match, const size_t& max,
+								 const std::string& basePath ) const {
 	Lock rl( mMatchingMutex );
 	std::vector<std::string> files;
 	std::vector<std::string> names;
@@ -160,25 +167,27 @@ std::shared_ptr<FileListModel> ProjectDirectoryTree::matchTree( const std::strin
 				return std::make_shared<FileListModel>( files, names );
 		}
 	}
-	return std::make_shared<FileListModel>( files, names );
+	auto model = std::make_shared<FileListModel>( files, names );
+	model->setBasePath( basePath );
+	return model;
 }
 
 void ProjectDirectoryTree::asyncFuzzyMatchTree( const std::string& match, const size_t& max,
-												ProjectDirectoryTree::MatchResultCb res ) const {
-	mPool->run( [this, match, max, res]() { res( fuzzyMatchTree( match, max ) ); } );
+												ProjectDirectoryTree::MatchResultCb res,
+												const std::string& basePath ) const {
+	mPool->run(
+		[this, match, max, res, basePath]() { res( fuzzyMatchTree( match, max, basePath ) ); } );
 }
 
 void ProjectDirectoryTree::asyncMatchTree( const std::string& match, const size_t& max,
-										   ProjectDirectoryTree::MatchResultCb res ) const {
-	mPool->run( [this, match, max, res]() { res( matchTree( match, max ) ); } );
+										   ProjectDirectoryTree::MatchResultCb res,
+										   const std::string& basePath ) const {
+	mPool->run( [this, match, max, res, basePath]() { res( matchTree( match, max, basePath ) ); } );
 }
 
 std::shared_ptr<FileListModel>
-ProjectDirectoryTree::asModel( const size_t& max,
-							   const std::vector<CommandInfo>& prependCommands ) const {
-	if ( mNames.empty() )
-		return std::make_shared<FileListModel>( std::vector<std::string>(),
-												std::vector<std::string>() );
+ProjectDirectoryTree::asModel( const size_t& max, const std::vector<CommandInfo>& prependCommands,
+							   const std::string& basePath ) const {
 	size_t rmax = eemin( mNames.size(), max );
 	std::vector<std::string> files( rmax );
 	std::vector<std::string> names( rmax );
@@ -195,6 +204,7 @@ ProjectDirectoryTree::asModel( const size_t& max,
 		}
 	}
 	auto model = std::make_shared<FileListModel>( files, names );
+	model->setBasePath( basePath );
 
 	if ( !prependCommands.empty() ) {
 		for ( size_t i = 0; i < prependCommands.size(); ++i )
@@ -205,7 +215,8 @@ ProjectDirectoryTree::asModel( const size_t& max,
 }
 
 std::shared_ptr<FileListModel>
-ProjectDirectoryTree::emptyModel( const std::vector<CommandInfo>& prependCommands ) {
+ProjectDirectoryTree::emptyModel( const std::vector<CommandInfo>& prependCommands,
+								  const std::string& basePath ) {
 	std::vector<std::string> files;
 	std::vector<std::string> names;
 	if ( !prependCommands.empty() ) {
@@ -217,6 +228,7 @@ ProjectDirectoryTree::emptyModel( const std::vector<CommandInfo>& prependCommand
 		}
 	}
 	auto model = std::make_shared<FileListModel>( files, names );
+	model->setBasePath( basePath );
 
 	if ( !prependCommands.empty() ) {
 		for ( size_t i = 0; i < prependCommands.size(); ++i )
diff --git a/src/tools/ecode/projectdirectorytree.hpp b/src/tools/ecode/projectdirectorytree.hpp
index c4e2636a1..7d516e4c7 100644
--- a/src/tools/ecode/projectdirectorytree.hpp
+++ b/src/tools/ecode/projectdirectorytree.hpp
@@ -42,7 +42,14 @@ class FileListModel : public Model {
 		switch ( role ) {
 			case ModelRole::Icon:
 				return Variant( iconFor( index ) );
-			case ModelRole::Display:
+			case ModelRole::Display: {
+				if ( !mBasePath.empty() && index.column() == 1 &&
+					 mBasePath.size() < mFiles[index.row()].size() )
+					return Variant( mFiles[index.row()].substr( mBasePath.size() ) );
+				return Variant( index.column() == 0 ? mNames[index.row()].c_str()
+													: mFiles[index.row()].c_str() );
+			}
+			case ModelRole::Custom:
 				return Variant( index.column() == 0 ? mNames[index.row()].c_str()
 													: mFiles[index.row()].c_str() );
 			default:
@@ -57,9 +64,12 @@ class FileListModel : public Model {
 		mIcons[idx] = icon;
 	}
 
+	void setBasePath( const std::string& basePath ) { mBasePath = basePath; }
+
   protected:
 	std::vector<std::string> mFiles;
 	std::vector<std::string> mNames;
+	std::string mBasePath;
 	mutable std::vector<UIIcon*> mIcons;
 
 	UIIcon* iconFor( const ModelIndex& index ) const {
@@ -106,17 +116,20 @@ class ProjectDirectoryTree {
 			   const bool& ignoreHidden = true );
 
 	std::shared_ptr<FileListModel> fuzzyMatchTree( const std::vector<std::string>& matches,
-												   const size_t& max ) const;
+												   const size_t& max,
+												   const std::string& basePath = "" ) const;
 
-	std::shared_ptr<FileListModel> fuzzyMatchTree( const std::string& match,
-												   const size_t& max ) const;
+	std::shared_ptr<FileListModel> fuzzyMatchTree( const std::string& match, const size_t& max,
+												   const std::string& basePath = "" ) const;
 
-	std::shared_ptr<FileListModel> matchTree( const std::string& match, const size_t& max ) const;
+	std::shared_ptr<FileListModel> matchTree( const std::string& match, const size_t& max,
+											  const std::string& basePath = "" ) const;
 
-	void asyncFuzzyMatchTree( const std::string& match, const size_t& max,
-							  MatchResultCb res ) const;
+	void asyncFuzzyMatchTree( const std::string& match, const size_t& max, MatchResultCb res,
+							  const std::string& basePath = "" ) const;
 
-	void asyncMatchTree( const std::string& match, const size_t& max, MatchResultCb res ) const;
+	void asyncMatchTree( const std::string& match, const size_t& max, MatchResultCb res,
+						 const std::string& basePath = "" ) const;
 
 	struct CommandInfo {
 		std::string name;
@@ -124,11 +137,13 @@ class ProjectDirectoryTree {
 		UIIcon* icon{ nullptr };
 	};
 
-	std::shared_ptr<FileListModel>
-	asModel( const size_t& max, const std::vector<CommandInfo>& prependCommands = {} ) const;
+	std::shared_ptr<FileListModel> asModel( const size_t& max,
+											const std::vector<CommandInfo>& prependCommands = {},
+											const std::string& basePath = "" ) const;
 
 	static std::shared_ptr<FileListModel>
-	emptyModel( const std::vector<CommandInfo>& prependCommands = {} );
+	emptyModel( const std::vector<CommandInfo>& prependCommands = {},
+				const std::string& basePath = "" );
 
 	size_t getFilesCount() const;
 
diff --git a/src/tools/ecode/universallocator.cpp b/src/tools/ecode/universallocator.cpp
index 917234960..8679a0c10 100644
--- a/src/tools/ecode/universallocator.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/ecode/universallocator.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-#include "universallocator.hpp"
 #include "ecode.hpp"
 #include "pathhelper.hpp"
 #include "settingsmenu.hpp"
+#include "universallocator.hpp"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 
@@ -118,33 +118,33 @@ UniversalLocator::UniversalLocator( UICodeEditorSplitter* editorSplitter, UIScen
 	mApp( app ),
 	mCommandPalette( mApp->getThreadPool() ) {
 
-	mLocatorProviders.push_back( {
-		">",
-		mUISceneNode->i18n( "search_in_command_palette", "Search in Command Palette" ),
-		[this]( auto ) {
-			showCommandPalette();
-			return true;
-		},
-		[this]( const Variant&, const ModelEvent* modelEvent ) {
-			ModelIndex idx( modelEvent->getModel()->index( modelEvent->getModelIndex().row(), 2 ) );
-			if ( idx.isValid() ) {
-				String cmd = modelEvent->getModel()->data( idx, ModelRole::Display ).toString();
-				mApp->runCommand( cmd );
-				if ( !mSplitter->getCurWidget()->isType( UI_TYPE_TERMINAL ) ) {
-					if ( mSplitter->curEditorIsNotNull() &&
-						 mSplitter->getCurEditor()->getDocument().hasCommand( cmd ) )
-						mSplitter->getCurEditor()->setFocus();
-				}
-				if ( cmd != "open-locatebar" && cmd != "open-workspace-symbol-search" &&
-					 cmd != "open-document-symbol-search" && cmd != "go-to-line" &&
-					 cmd != "show-open-documents" ) {
-					hideLocateBar();
-				} else {
-					mLocateInput->setFocus();
-				}
-			}
-		},
-	} );
+	mLocatorProviders.push_back(
+		{ ">", mUISceneNode->i18n( "search_in_command_palette", "Search in Command Palette" ),
+		  [this]( auto ) {
+			  showCommandPalette();
+			  return true;
+		  },
+		  [this]( const Variant&, const ModelEvent* modelEvent ) {
+			  ModelIndex idx(
+				  modelEvent->getModel()->index( modelEvent->getModelIndex().row(), 2 ) );
+			  if ( idx.isValid() ) {
+				  String cmd = modelEvent->getModel()->data( idx, ModelRole::Display ).toString();
+				  mApp->runCommand( cmd );
+				  if ( !mSplitter->getCurWidget()->isType( UI_TYPE_TERMINAL ) ) {
+					  if ( mSplitter->curEditorIsNotNull() &&
+						   mSplitter->getCurEditor()->getDocument().hasCommand( cmd ) )
+						  mSplitter->getCurEditor()->setFocus();
+				  }
+				  if ( cmd != "open-locatebar" && cmd != "open-workspace-symbol-search" &&
+					   cmd != "open-document-symbol-search" && cmd != "go-to-line" &&
+					   cmd != "show-open-documents" ) {
+					  hideLocateBar();
+				  } else {
+					  mLocateInput->setFocus();
+				  }
+			  }
+		  },
+		  nullptr, false } );
 
 	mLocatorProviders.push_back(
 		{ ":", mUISceneNode->i18n( "search_for_workspace_symbols", "Search for Workspace Symbols" ),
@@ -217,14 +217,15 @@ UniversalLocator::UniversalLocator( UICodeEditorSplitter* editorSplitter, UIScen
 				  }
 			  }
 			  return false;
-		  } } );
+		  },
+		  false } );
 
 	mLocatorProviders.push_back( { "o", mUISceneNode->i18n( "open_documents", "Open Documents" ),
 								   [this]( auto ) {
 									   showOpenDocuments();
 									   return true;
 								   },
-								   nullptr } );
+								   nullptr, nullptr, false } );
 
 	// clang-format off
 	mLocatorProviders.push_back( { "sb", mUISceneNode->i18n( "switch_build", "Switch Build" ),
@@ -339,27 +340,31 @@ void UniversalLocator::updateFilesTable() {
 	}
 
 	if ( !mApp->isDirTreeReady() ) {
-		mLocateTable->setModel( ProjectDirectoryTree::emptyModel( getLocatorCommands() ) );
+		mLocateTable->setModel(
+			ProjectDirectoryTree::emptyModel( getLocatorCommands(), mApp->getCurrentProject() ) );
 		mLocateTable->getSelection().set( mLocateTable->getModel()->index( 0 ) );
 	} else if ( !mLocateInput->getText().empty() ) {
 #if EE_PLATFORM != EE_PLATFORM_EMSCRIPTEN || defined( __EMSCRIPTEN_PTHREADS__ )
 		mApp->getDirTree()->asyncFuzzyMatchTree(
-			text, LOCATEBAR_MAX_RESULTS, [this, text]( auto res ) {
+			text, LOCATEBAR_MAX_RESULTS,
+			[this, text]( auto res ) {
 				mUISceneNode->runOnMainThread( [this, res] {
 					mLocateTable->setModel( res );
 					mLocateTable->getSelection().set( mLocateTable->getModel()->index( 0 ) );
 					mLocateTable->scrollToTop();
 					updateLocateBarSync();
 				} );
-			} );
+			},
+			mApp->getCurrentProject() );
 #else
-		mLocateTable->setModel( mApp->getDirTree()->fuzzyMatchTree( text, LOCATEBAR_MAX_RESULTS ) );
+		mLocateTable->setModel( mApp->getDirTree()->fuzzyMatchTree( text, LOCATEBAR_MAX_RESULTS,
+																	mApp->getCurrentProject() ) );
 		mLocateTable->getSelection().set( mLocateTable->getModel()->index( 0 ) );
 		mLocateTable->scrollToTop();
 #endif
 	} else {
-		mLocateTable->setModel(
-			mApp->getDirTree()->asModel( LOCATEBAR_MAX_RESULTS, getLocatorCommands() ) );
+		mLocateTable->setModel( mApp->getDirTree()->asModel(
+			LOCATEBAR_MAX_RESULTS, getLocatorCommands(), mApp->getCurrentProject() ) );
 		mLocateTable->getSelection().set( mLocateTable->getModel()->index( 0 ) );
 	}
 }
@@ -554,6 +559,10 @@ void UniversalLocator::initLocateBar( UILocateBar* locateBar, UITextInput* locat
 				auto pathAndPos = getPathAndPosition( mLocateInput->getText() );
 				range = { pathAndPos.second, pathAndPos.second };
 			}
+
+			if ( FileSystem::isRelativePath( path ) )
+				path = mApp->getCurrentProject() + path;
+
 			focusOrLoadFile( path, range );
 			mLocateBarLayout->execute( "close-locatebar" );
 		}
@@ -618,11 +627,12 @@ void UniversalLocator::showLocateBar() {
 		mLocateInput->setText( "" );
 
 	if ( mApp->getDirTree() && !mLocateTable->getModel() ) {
-		mLocateTable->setModel(
-			mApp->getDirTree()->asModel( LOCATEBAR_MAX_RESULTS, getLocatorCommands() ) );
+		mLocateTable->setModel( mApp->getDirTree()->asModel(
+			LOCATEBAR_MAX_RESULTS, getLocatorCommands(), mApp->getCurrentProject() ) );
 		mLocateTable->getSelection().set( mLocateTable->getModel()->index( 0 ) );
 	} else if ( !mLocateTable->getModel() ) {
-		mLocateTable->setModel( ProjectDirectoryTree::emptyModel( getLocatorCommands() ) );
+		mLocateTable->setModel(
+			ProjectDirectoryTree::emptyModel( getLocatorCommands(), mApp->getCurrentProject() ) );
 		mLocateTable->getSelection().set( mLocateTable->getModel()->index( 0 ) );
 	}
 
@@ -1130,8 +1140,12 @@ void UniversalLocator::asyncFuzzyMatchTextDocumentSymbol(
 std::vector<ProjectDirectoryTree::CommandInfo> UniversalLocator::getLocatorCommands() const {
 	std::vector<ProjectDirectoryTree::CommandInfo> vec;
 	UIIcon* icon = mUISceneNode->findIcon( "chevron-right" );
-	for ( const auto& locator : mLocatorProviders )
+	bool isOpenFolder = mApp->getCurrentProject().empty();
+	for ( const auto& locator : mLocatorProviders ) {
+		if ( !isOpenFolder && locator.projectNeeded )
+			continue;
 		vec.push_back( { locator.symbolTrigger, locator.description, icon } );
+	}
 	return vec;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tools/ecode/universallocator.hpp b/src/tools/ecode/universallocator.hpp
index 604708cfe..d7d6f5b3f 100644
--- a/src/tools/ecode/universallocator.hpp
+++ b/src/tools/ecode/universallocator.hpp
@@ -19,13 +19,15 @@ class UniversalLocator {
 		LocatorProvider(
 			String&& symbol, String&& description, std::function<bool( const String& )> switchFn,
 			std::function<void( const Variant& var, const ModelEvent* modelEvent )> openFn,
-			std::function<bool( const String& )> pressEnterFn = nullptr ) :
+			std::function<bool( const String& )> pressEnterFn = nullptr,
+			bool projectNeeded = true ) :
 			symbol( std::move( symbol ) ),
 			symbolTrigger( this->symbol + " " ),
 			description( std::move( description ) ),
 			switchFn( std::move( switchFn ) ),
 			openFn( std::move( openFn ) ),
-			pressEnterFn( std::move( pressEnterFn ) ) {}
+			pressEnterFn( std::move( pressEnterFn ) ),
+			projectNeeded( projectNeeded ) {}
 
 		String symbol;
 		String symbolTrigger;
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ class UniversalLocator {
 		std::function<bool( const String& )> switchFn;
 		std::function<void( const Variant&, const ModelEvent* )> openFn;
 		std::function<bool( const String& )> pressEnterFn{ nullptr };
+		bool projectNeeded{ true };
 	};
 
 	UniversalLocator( UICodeEditorSplitter* editorSplitter, UISceneNode* sceneNode, App* app );