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Advanced search ​

Advanced search lets you precisely filter and organize your library using search operators. You can combine multiple filters in a single query.

By default, searches include unarchived and non-deleted items from your Inbox. You can change this behavior using filters like in:archive, in:trash, or in:all.

Text search ​

Inboxt performs full-text search across:

  • Title
  • Content
  • Description

To search for an exact phrase, wrap your query in quotes:

"weekly newsletter"

Filtering by location ​

Use the in: filter to control which part of your library is searched.

Available options:

  • in:inbox
  • in:archive
  • in:trash
  • in:all

Examples:

in:archive
in:trash "meeting notes"

Filtering by labels ​

You can filter items by label using the label: operator. Labels are case sensitive.

Basic label search:

label:Newsletter

Multiple labels (OR):

label:Cooking,Fitness

Multiple labels (AND):

label:Newsletter label:Surfing

Excluding labels:

label:Coding -label:News

Multi-word labels:

label:"Send to Obsidian"

Items without labels:

no:label

Saved searches ​

You can save your favorite search queries for quick and easy access to specific filter views. Saved searches appear in the sidebar and allow you to quickly jump to a pre-defined set of filters (e.g., all unread newsletters with a specific label).

To save a search:

  1. Enter your search query in the search bar.
  2. Click the "Save search" button (bookmark icon) inside that search bar.
  3. Give your search a name and save it.

Filtering by item type ​

Use the type: filter to narrow results by content type.

Available options:

  • type:article
  • type:newsletter
  • type:highlight

Examples:

type:newsletter
type:highlight

Finding highlights ​

There are two ways to work with highlights:

  • type:highlight shows only highlight entries
  • has:highlights shows items that contain highlights

Examples:

type:highlight
has:highlights label:Books

Filtering by website ​

Use the site: filter to search by the source website.

Example:

site:theverge.com

Filtering by save date ​

Use the saved: filter to search within a date range. Dates use the YYYY-MM-DD format, and * can be used as a wildcard.

Items saved since a specific date:

saved:2022-04-21..*

Items saved between two dates:

saved:2020-01-01..2022-02-02

Items saved before a specific date:

saved:*..2020-01-01

Sorting results ​

Search results are sorted by saved date (newest first) by default.

You can change sorting using the sort: operator.

Sort options:

  • sort:date
  • sort:title

All sort queries require a direction:

  • asc
  • desc

Examples:

sort:date_desc
sort:title_asc

Combining filters ​

You can combine multiple filters in a single query.

Example:

in:archive type:article label:Research sort:date_desc

This finds:

  • Archived items
  • Articles only
  • Labeled “Research”
  • Sorted by newest first

Default views (reference) ​

Inbox:

in:inbox type:article sort:date_desc

Newsletters:

in:inbox type:newsletter sort:date_desc

Highlights:

type:highlight sort:date_desc

Archive:

in:archive sort:date_desc

Trash:

in:trash sort:date_desc

Label view:

label:LabelName sort:date_desc