Search

Open search with Ctrl + Shift + F or from the left sidebar. Search works across note names, paths, titles, aliases, tags, headings, properties and body text, entirely on your device.

Scaffold uses an in-memory index that behaves the same on Windows and Android and is rebuilt from your files, so there is no database to repair.

Basics

• Every word you type must match somewhere in the note (an implicit AND).
• Words match by prefix, so arch finds archive. Longer words also tolerate a small typo.
• Matching ignores letter case unless you turn on case-sensitive search.

Operators

Write	Meaning
"exact phrase"	The literal phrase.
-word or -"two words"	Exclude notes that match.
a OR b	Either side. OR must be upper case.
( ... )	Group terms, for example (slow OR quiet) reading.
path:Projects	The full path contains this text.
file:japan	The file name contains this text.
tag:#travel	The note has this tag. Nested tags match their parent too.
content:word	Only the body text, not the name or path.
section:(a b)	Both words appear in the same heading section.
[status:Draft]	A property equals a value. List properties match any element.
[status]	The note has this property at all.
/regex/	A JavaScript regular expression over the note text.

Property filters also accept numeric comparisons such as [rating:>3].

Results

Each result shows the note, where it matched and a snippet with the matched text highlighted. Click a result to open it at that spot. Search can be limited to a folder or to the current note.

Quick switcher

For jumping to a note by name, use the quick switcher (Ctrl + O) instead. It matches file names and aliases as you type.

Search and the graph

The graph and bases accept the same kind of filters, so a query you built here is a good starting point for colour groups in the graph or a filter in Bases.