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Search Your Library ​

Web Highlights gives you full-text search across everything you've saved — highlights, bookmarks, notes, tags, and AI summaries. Whether you have dozens or thousands of items, search gets you to the right content in seconds.

In the Sidebar (Extension) ​

The sidebar includes a search field at the top of the highlights list. Type to filter the current page's highlights by text content or note text.

In the Web App ​

The web app has a dedicated Search section in the sidebar navigation. From here, search spans your entire library across multiple entity types — pages, highlights, AI summaries, and more.

You can also use the search field within any entity view (Pages, Highlights, Tags, etc.) to filter that specific collection.

What Gets Searched ​

Search looks through:

  • Highlight text — The text you highlighted on web pages, PDFs, and YouTube transcripts
  • Notes — Your rich-text notes attached to highlights
  • Page titles and descriptions — The metadata of your saved bookmarks
  • Tags — Use the tag: prefix to search by tag name (e.g. tag:research)
  • URLs and domains — Find everything you saved from a specific website

Search Tips ​

  • Use specific terms — Searching for "React useMemo performance" is more effective than "React"
  • Search by tag — Type tag:thesis to see all content tagged thesis. This also works in the search field of the web app's filter bar.
  • Combine with filters — On Ultimate, you can stack search with advanced filters (date range, color, domain, etc.) for precise results
  • Search notes — If you wrote a note saying "cite this in chapter 3," searching "chapter 3" will surface that highlight

Plan Availability ​

Basic search is available on all plans. Advanced filters and combining search with tag/date/color filters are Ultimate features. See Web App — Grid & Filters for details.

Common Questions ​

Can I search within a specific page?

Yes. When viewing a page's highlights in the sidebar, the search field filters highlights on that page only.

Does search include AI summaries and chats?

Yes. In the web app, the Search view spans multiple entity types including AI summaries and AI chats.

Can I search by highlight color?

Not directly via text search, but you can combine search with a color filter in the web app's filter bar (Ultimate feature).