diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b3c6492..a56f561 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+1.8.1
+
+- added: bone propertie search and active bone picker
+
 1.8.0
 
 - added: `wrap animation` tool. On selected pose bones on each location keyframe, apply offset from a reference bone to a root bone.
diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 2b40e90..17034bd 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ bl_info = {
     "name": "Auto Walk",
     "description": "Develop a walk/run cycles along a curve and pin feets",
     "author": "Samuel Bernou",
-    "version": (1, 8, 0),
+    "version": (1, 8, 1),
     "blender": (3, 0, 0),
     "location": "View3D",
     "warning": "",
diff --git a/panels.py b/panels.py
index 8ef7c68..e03e1b2 100644
--- a/panels.py
+++ b/panels.py
@@ -160,11 +160,24 @@ class AW_MT_wrap_animation_help(bpy.types.Menu):
         col.label(text='Root is the bone to return to. Often root/walk/world bone')
         col.label(text='In most cases, Ref bone will be the bottom spine bone')
         col.label(text='Applying with spine selected will align spine with root on X-Y axis')
+        # col.separator()
+        # col.label(text='Note: If resulted animation is broken', icon='ERROR')
+        # col.label(text='try applying with only one selected bone at a time')
 
-        col.separator()
-        col.label(text='Note: If resulted animation is broken', icon='ERROR')
-        col.label(text='try applying with only one selected bone at a time')
+class AW_OT_bone_eye_dropper(bpy.types.Operator):
+    bl_idname = "auto_walk.bone_eye_dropper"
+    bl_label = "Bone Eye Dropper"
+    bl_description = "Fill the field with active pose bone"
+    bl_options = {'INTERNAL'}
 
+    field : bpy.props.StringProperty()
+    prop : bpy.props.StringProperty()
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        prop = self.prop
+        field = eval(self.field)
+        setattr(field, prop, context.active_pose_bone.name)
+        return {'FINISHED'}
 
 class AW_PT_wrap_animation_panel(bpy.types.Panel):
     bl_space_type = "VIEW_3D"
@@ -180,22 +193,19 @@ class AW_PT_wrap_animation_panel(bpy.types.Panel):
         if not context.object or context.object.type != 'ARMATURE':
             col.label(text='Active object must be of Armature type')
             return
-
-        settings = context.scene.anim_cycle_settings
-
-        ## As pose bone search picker
-        # col.prop_search(context.object, "pose_bone", context.object.pose, "bones")
-        # col.prop_search(settings, "wrap_root_bone", context.object.pose, "bones")
-        # col.prop_search(settings, "wrap_ref_bone", context.object.pose, "bones")
-
-        ## As strings
-        # col.label(text='offset selection from reference bone to Root')
+        
         row = col.row()
-        row.label(text='Enter bones names')
+        row.label(text='Offset Reference to Root')
         row.operator("wm.call_menu", text="", icon='QUESTION').name = "AW_MT_wrap_animation_help"
 
-        col.prop(settings, "wrap_root_bone", text='Root')
-        col.prop(settings, "wrap_ref_bone", text='Ref')
+        settings = context.scene.anim_cycle_settings
+        for prop_name in ("wrap_root_bone", "wrap_ref_bone"):
+            row = col.row()
+            row.prop_search(settings, prop_name, context.object.pose, "bones")
+            eyedrop = row.operator('auto_walk.bone_eye_dropper', text='', icon='EYEDROPPER')
+            eyedrop.field = repr(settings)
+            eyedrop.prop = prop_name
+
         col.operator('autowalk.wrap_animation', text='Wrap Animation') # , icon=''
 
 class AW_PT_anim_tools_panel(bpy.types.Panel):
@@ -252,6 +262,7 @@ AW_PT_walk_cycle_anim_panel,
 AW_PT_anim_tools_panel,
 AW_PT_nla_tools_panel,
 AW_MT_wrap_animation_help,
+AW_OT_bone_eye_dropper,
 AW_PT_wrap_animation_panel,
 )
 
diff --git a/properties.py b/properties.py
index f2c772f..33c3a0a 100644
--- a/properties.py
+++ b/properties.py
@@ -76,21 +76,7 @@ class AW_PG_settings(bpy.types.PropertyGroup) :
     pin_rot_z : bpy.props.BoolProperty(
         name="Pin Rot Z", description="Pin bones rotation Z", default=True, options={'HIDDEN'})
 
-    ## Wrap properties
-
-    # wrap_ref_bone : bpy.props.PointerProperty(
-    #     name="Reference Bone",
-    #     type=bpy.types.PoseBone,
-    #     description="Reference bone to replace aligned with root bone"
-    #     )
-
-    # wrap_root_bone : bpy.props.PointerProperty(
-    #     name="Root Bone",
-    #     type=bpy.types.PoseBone,
-    #     description="Root bone, on each keyframe\
-    #         \nthe offset between ref bon eand root bone will be applied to selected pose bones"
-    #     )
- 
+    ## Wrap properties 
     wrap_ref_bone : bpy.props.StringProperty(
         name="Reference Bone",
         description="Reference bone to calculate offset towards Root bone"
@@ -98,9 +84,9 @@ class AW_PG_settings(bpy.types.PropertyGroup) :
 
     wrap_root_bone : bpy.props.StringProperty(
         name="Root Bone",
-        default="world", # should be root or walk
+        # default="root", # should be root or walk
         description="Root bone, on each keyframe\
-            \nthe offset between ref bon eand root bone will be applied to selected pose bones"
+            \nthe offset between ref bon and root bone will be applied to selected pose bones"
         )
 
     """