diff --git a/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes.css b/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes.css
index 318faa6ed..324d36a3d 100644
--- a/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes.css
+++ b/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes.css
@@ -1254,7 +1254,8 @@
 }
 
 .dashcam-video-shell {
-  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
+  /* Match qcamera.ts so the visible frame does not widen during the full-quality swap. */
+  aspect-ratio: 526 / 330;
   background: #07080b;
   overflow: hidden;
   position: relative;
diff --git a/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes_helpers.js b/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes_helpers.js
index 6262ad80f..e52272a9a 100644
--- a/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes_helpers.js
+++ b/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes_helpers.js
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@ function validDate(value) {
   return Number.isNaN(date.getTime()) ? null : date
 }
 
+export function normalizeRouteSearchText(value) {
+  return String(value || "")
+    .normalize("NFKD")
+    .replace(/\p{M}/gu, "")
+    .toLocaleLowerCase()
+    .replace(/(\d+)(?:st|nd|rd|th)\b/g, "$1")
+    .replace(/[^\p{L}\p{N}]+/gu, " ")
+    .trim()
+}
+
 export function formatRouteDate(value, locale) {
   const date = validDate(value)
   if (!date) return "Unknown date"
@@ -19,8 +29,17 @@ export function normalizeRoute(route, locale) {
   const timestamp = route?.timestamp == null ? null : String(route.timestamp)
   const startedAtDate = validDate(route?.startedAt)
   const timestampDate = validDate(timestamp)
-  const displayDate = formatRouteDate(startedAtDate || timestampDate, locale)
+  const routeDate = startedAtDate || timestampDate
+  const displayDate = formatRouteDate(routeDate, locale)
   const isCustomName = Boolean(route?.isCustomName) || Boolean(timestamp && !timestampDate)
+  const displayName = isCustomName ? timestamp : displayDate
+  const dateAliases = routeDate ? [
+    new Intl.DateTimeFormat(locale, { dateStyle: "long" }).format(routeDate),
+    new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-US", { month: "long", day: "numeric", year: "numeric" }).format(routeDate),
+    new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-US", { month: "short", day: "numeric", year: "numeric" }).format(routeDate),
+    `${routeDate.getMonth() + 1}/${routeDate.getDate()}/${routeDate.getFullYear()}`,
+    `${routeDate.getFullYear()}-${routeDate.getMonth() + 1}-${routeDate.getDate()}`,
+  ] : []
 
   return {
     ...route,
@@ -29,8 +48,13 @@ export function normalizeRoute(route, locale) {
     startedAt: route?.startedAt || null,
     isCustomName,
     displayDate,
-    displayName: isCustomName ? timestamp : displayDate,
+    displayName,
     _startedAtMs: startedAtDate?.getTime() ?? timestampDate?.getTime() ?? null,
+    _searchValues: [
+      normalizeRouteSearchText(route?.name),
+      normalizeRouteSearchText(isCustomName ? displayName : ""),
+      ...dateAliases.map(normalizeRouteSearchText),
+    ].filter(Boolean),
   }
 }
 
@@ -96,11 +120,19 @@ export function sortRoutes(routes, sortOrder = "newest") {
 }
 
 export function routeMatchesSearch(route, searchQuery) {
-  const query = String(searchQuery || "").trim().toLocaleLowerCase()
-  if (!query) return true
-  return [route?.name, route?.timestamp, route?.displayName, route?.displayDate]
-    .filter(Boolean)
-    .some(value => String(value).toLocaleLowerCase().includes(query))
+  const queryTokens = normalizeRouteSearchText(searchQuery).split(" ").filter(Boolean)
+  if (!queryTokens.length) return true
+
+  const searchValues = Array.isArray(route?._searchValues) ? route._searchValues : [
+    route?.name,
+    route?.timestamp,
+    route?.displayName,
+    route?.displayDate,
+  ].map(normalizeRouteSearchText).filter(Boolean)
+  return searchValues.some(value => {
+    const searchTokens = value.split(" ").filter(Boolean)
+    return queryTokens.every(queryToken => searchTokens.some(searchToken => searchToken.includes(queryToken)))
+  })
 }
 
 export function buildRouteView(routes, options = {}) {
diff --git a/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/tests/test_dashcam_routes_helpers.py b/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/tests/test_dashcam_routes_helpers.py
index 2c7007570..a52963950 100644
--- a/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/tests/test_dashcam_routes_helpers.py
+++ b/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/tests/test_dashcam_routes_helpers.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import pytest
 
 HELPERS_PATH = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "assets" / "components" / "recordings" / "dashcam_routes_helpers.js"
 COMPONENT_PATH = HELPERS_PATH.with_name("dashcam_routes.js")
+COMPONENT_CSS_PATH = HELPERS_PATH.with_name("dashcam_routes.css")
 
 # node infers ESM from `export` syntax in a bare .js file from 22.7 on, so the helpers
 # need no package.json and stay a normal asset next to the component that imports them.
@@ -78,6 +79,12 @@ def test_route_titles_and_custom_name_badges_are_reactive():
   assert source.count('${() => route.isCustomName ? html`') >= 4
 
 
+def test_player_shell_matches_low_quality_video_aspect_ratio():
+  source = COMPONENT_CSS_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+  assert "aspect-ratio: 526 / 330;" in source
+
+
 def test_groups_routes_into_today_yesterday_dates_and_unknown():
   groups = evaluate('''
     const routes = [
@@ -129,6 +136,33 @@ def test_searches_custom_names_displayed_dates_and_route_ids():
   assert matches == [1, 1, 1, 0]
 
 
+def test_search_matches_partial_title_tokens_and_friendly_dates_as_the_user_types():
+  result = evaluate('''
+    const routes = [
+      route("0000006a--9f0a7bdf9c", "2026-08-27T08:00:00Z", { timestamp: "Test_31", isCustomName: true }),
+      route("0000006b--9f0a7bdf9d", "2026-08-28T08:00:00Z", { timestamp: "Morning drive", isCustomName: true }),
+      route("0000006c--9f0a7bdf9e", "2026-09-27T08:00:00Z", { timestamp: "Test_4", isCustomName: true }),
+    ]
+    return ["test", "test 3", "aug", "aug 2", "aug 27th", "8/27"]
+      .map(searchQuery => buildRouteView(routes, { searchQuery }).matching.map(item => item.name))
+  ''')
+
+  assert result == [
+    ["0000006c--9f0a7bdf9e", "0000006a--9f0a7bdf9c"],
+    ["0000006a--9f0a7bdf9c"],
+    ["0000006b--9f0a7bdf9d", "0000006a--9f0a7bdf9c"],
+    ["0000006b--9f0a7bdf9d", "0000006a--9f0a7bdf9c"],
+    ["0000006a--9f0a7bdf9c"],
+    ["0000006a--9f0a7bdf9c"],
+  ]
+
+
+def test_route_search_input_updates_on_every_keystroke():
+  source = COMPONENT_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+  assert '@input="${event => { state.searchQuery = event.target.value }}"' in source
+
+
 def test_filters_preserved_routes_before_applying_the_render_limit():
   view = evaluate('''
     const routes = Array.from({ length: MAX_RENDERED_ROUTES + 25 }, (_, index) => route(