Search

Search finds bookmarks as you type. It runs on your computer and works offline.

Search your library#

1. Press CtrlK⌘K, or click the search field at the top of the library. The shortcut works from anywhere in the app, such as Settings or Feeds, except in reading mode.
2. Type. The list narrows with every letter, and the toolbar counts the matches, like 3 of 17.
3. Press Esc to clear the words, and again to leave the field.

What is searched#

For each bookmark, search looks in the title, the site and the address (so part of a link works), the page’s description, your note and your tags.

How words match#

• Every word must match, in any order and in any of those places. rust guide finds a bookmark titled “Guide” that has the tag rust.
• A word matches part of a word. read finds “readable” and “Spreadsheet”. Short words work the same way: go finds “Go” and “google”.
• Capital letters don’t matter, accents do. cafe doesn’t find “café”.
• There is no special syntax. Quotes, *, AND and OR are searched as plain text.

Results follow the sort order you chose in the toolbar, not how well they match.

Search inside a section#

Search covers the section you have open, such as All bookmarks, Inbox, Favorites, Reading, Trash or a collection. Your words stay when you open another section, so you can check each one. A tag or site filter is cleared when you change sections.

If nothing matches inside a section, Search the whole library keeps your words and drops the section.

Narrow by a site or a tag#

Click the site name on a card or row to see only bookmarks from that site. A chip such as Site: example.com appears under the toolbar; click it to remove the filter.

Click a tag in the sidebar or on a row to see only that tag’s bookmarks, with a chip such as #design. Click the chip, or the tag again, to remove it.

A section, a site, a tag and words can all be combined: each one narrows the list further.

When nothing is found#

The page says Nothing matches with your words. Check the spelling, try a shorter piece of a word, or use fewer words, since every word must match.

Clear search (or Esc) clears your words and any tag or site filter. With only a filter on, the button reads Clear filters.

Search bookmarks you selected#

After a search, CtrlA⌘A selects every bookmark that matches, also those further down the list, so you can tag or move them all at once. See Select bookmarks.

If a bookmark is missing from search#

If you know a bookmark is in your library and search doesn’t find it:

1. Check the section you are in and any tag or site chip.
2. Open Settings, and under Data, click Rebuild next to Search index.

A note says how many bookmarks were indexed. Still missing? See Troubleshooting.

Other places to search#

• Feeds has its own Search posts, over the titles and excerpts of posts. See Feeds.
• The browser extension can search your library without opening the app. See Find a link from the browser.