You mean like a search/download basket? Can see the benefit for it and an addition would be that from that basket you could choose to either share (and it gets converted to a collection) or download (csv or assets)

A basket could be a possible solution.  A use case would be that a user requests multiple types of assets and I want to quickly search multiple filters or create new searches and make selections along the way to then turn into a collection or download as a zip file.  A secondary blocker is the inability to search multiple filters in one search if they do not pertain to each other.  I would like to search 2 brands at once but am unable to view assets across both of those brands so would have to do 2 separate searches, 2 separate sets of selections.  If trying to download a CSV with all of these assets included in a single CSV download (since it can be time consuming to merge CSVs as they may not download with the exact same metaproperties), it is extra steps to setup a collection that is only temporary.  Does this help?

for the searching 2 brands you can use the OR function right? Or am i missing something?
I am not sure a basket would lessen the steps. You have to cache or temporary put the selected assets somewhere. Not sure what the hassle is with creating a temporary collection you can search find the asset add it to the collection do another search add etc.
And from the collection you can download the single csv you want.

Does the “OR” function apply to filters or are you just referring to the search bar?  And just looking for ways to move more quickly in the platform based on previous experiences with other vendors.  While creating a collection for each multi-search is an option, it does increase the time spent in searching and downloading as well as cleaning up temporary collections afterwards to maintenance an overgrowth of collections.

​@CHD_MM Good question! To clarify: the "OR" logic ​@Danny van Loon  mentioned applies to the search bar, not the Smart Filters. You can type boolean operators like brandA OR brandB directly into the search bar and it'll pull matching assets across both. Smart Filters (the metaproperty dropdown filters) don't currently support OR logic across multiple selected options within a filter. Selecting multiple values narrows/refines rather than broadening.

So for now, the workarounds are:

1. Search bar boolean operators (OR, AND, NOT). This is the closest built-in way to pull multiple brands/terms into one result set without creating a collection.
2. Separate searches merged manually. If you need to combine filter-based results (e.g., two brands that aren't captured well by search terms), you'd still run them individually and combine downloads/CSVs afterward, which is the extra-steps process you flagged.
3. Temporary collections. As you noted, this works but adds setup/cleanup overhead.

There's no native "basket" or persistent cross-search selection feature yet. That idea (and the filter OR request) sound like solid product feedback which I’ve submitted on your behalf. If you ever have future feedback you can always submit yourself by going to our Roadmap and clicking “Submit idea”.

​@CHD_MM have you tried adjusting the drill-down settings for your brand metaproperty?

If you haven’t, click the gear icon, Advanced Settings / Portal Settings / Drilldown results /  add your ‘Brand’ metaproperty to disable drilldown. Then go to Taxonomy / Smartfilter management / Brand / and select the ‘Multi filter’ option.

This will allow users to select multiple values in your Brand Smartfilter.

I love the shopping basket or pinboard idea. It will help users quickly gather assets without having to create a collection. As an admin, it’s quite messy to see thousands of temporary collections that users forget to delete.

​@ChrisG Thank you for this suggestion!  Absolutely going to take a look at this option.  And with over 9K collections in our DAM, I can see you feel my pain. 

Glad to help!

Another powerful search tool for admins is search expressions which allow for sophisticated content filtering using boolean logic, and specific syntax.

For your specific use case, you can query specific metaproperties and multiple property values using this syntax:

metaproperty_metapropertyName:(Option1 OR Option2)

For example:

metaproperty_Brands:(Blackberry OR Amazon)

You can also combine multiple metaproperties and exclusions to refine your search further.

For example, to find assets with Brands: ‘Blackberry’ or ‘Amazon’ but exclude assets tagged with keywords ‘fruit’ or ‘rainforest’

metaproperty_Brands:(Blackberry OR Amazon) NOT tags:(fruit OR rainforest)

Perhaps someone from the Bynder team can share the full documentation for this feature, but below is a quick guide: