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title: Search
description: Find anything across your workspace with full-text search, filters, and sorting
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Search lets you find anything across your entire workspace — note names, content, or both.

## Opening Search

Tap **Search** in the bottom navigation bar. If you moved it during navigation customization, open it from **More** instead. The page begins with a search field and your recent activity.

## Searching

Start typing to search across all notes in the workspace. Results update in real time as you type, showing matched notes with highlighted excerpts.

## Filters

Tap the slider icon in the search field to open the **Search options** sheet. A small dot on the icon indicates that at least one non-default filter is active.

| Filter | What it does |
|--------|--------------|
| **Match case** | Matches exact letter casing (e.g., "API" won't match "api") |
| **Whole word** | Only matches complete words, not partial matches inside longer words |
| **Regex** | Treats the query as a regular expression for advanced pattern matching |
| **Title only** | Restricts matching to note titles, ignoring body content |

All four are off by default. They combine — for example, you can enable case-sensitive and whole word together.

## Sorting

The same sheet has a **Sort by** row. Tap it to pick how results are ordered:

- Last edited — newest first *(default)*
- Last edited — oldest first
- Created — newest first
- Created — oldest first

## Recently Searched

When you open Search with an empty field, your recent search queries are shown as chips at the top. Tap one to re-run that search instantly, or tap **Clear** to wipe the list.

## Recently Viewed

Below recent searches, your recently viewed notes appear ordered by last access time. This gives you a quick way to return to notes you were just working on, even without searching.

## Persisted State

Your query, filters, results, and position are remembered while you open a result. Returning to Search picks up where you left off.

#### Quick Answers

### How do I search notes on Octarine for iOS?

Tap **Search** in the bottom navigation bar, or open it from More if you customized the tabs.

### Does iOS search support filters?

Yes. You can filter by match case, whole word, regex, and title-only search.

### Does Octarine for iOS remember recent searches?

Yes. Recent search queries appear as chips when you open Search with an empty field.