The invention discloses a resource searching method and system of an intelligent television. Multiple different applications are installed in the intelligent television, and the resource searching method of the intelligent television comprises the steps of: receiving search start commands from different applications, starting up a preset search component through preset search start commands of different applications and a communication channel of the same preset search component; receiving search content through the search interface of the preset search component; sending the search content to a cloud-end server; receiving a research result returned by the cloud-end server and displaying the research result. According to the invention, development of only a public search component is needed for multiple applications of the intelligent television, so that manpower and material resources are economized.