Web App — Grid, Search & Filters
The Web Highlights web app is where you browse and manage everything you have synced. This page covers the grid views, search, and advanced filtering that work across all sections of the app.
Plan requirements
Advanced filters (filter bar, combining filters, quick filters from the search field) and related power-user features are Ultimate capabilities in the in-app plan comparison. In offline mode, opening the filter UI shows an upgrade path instead of full filter controls. Always check Settings → Plan or Pricing for your account.
Sidebar navigation
Use the left sidebar to switch between entity types. Choosing an item updates the main grid to that collection. Home takes you to the dashboard.
The available sections are: Pages, Highlights, Tags, Websites, Authors, Colors, AI Summaries, AI Chats, Documents, Images, and Search.
Drill-down
Clicking an item in some views acts as a filter. For example, clicking a Tag shows all pages/highlights with that tag; clicking a Website shows everything you highlighted on that domain.
Grid views and sorting
You can change how items are displayed:
- Grid, List, and Masonry layouts (per entity type).
- Sort options (e.g. by date or title) via the view menu.
Your choice of view mode and sort is remembered per entity type, so you can use a list for Pages and a grid for Highlights without reconfiguring each time.
Search
- The search field in the outlet filters content in the current context.
- On the dedicated Search view, search can span multiple entity types (e.g. pages, highlights, AI summaries), depending on your data.
Filter bar (advanced)
Open the filter control next to the search area to refine what appears in the grid.
Adding filters
From the filter dropdown you can add criteria such as:
- Tag — pick a tag; the grid shows items matching that tag.
- Website / origin, author, color, bookmark, media type, date range, notes (has note / no note), and filters related to AI summaries or AI chats where applicable.
Exact options depend on the current entity type (e.g. color filters apply in highlight-oriented contexts).
AND and OR between values
For several filter types (e.g. multiple tags), filters can be combined with:
- AND — an item must match all active values (narrower result set).
- OR — an item may match any of the active values (broader result set).
Toggle the logical operator in the filter dropdown when multiple values apply to the same kind of filter. The UI shows active filter badges so you can see what is applied.
Quick filters from the search input
On supported plans, you can add certain filters from the search field using quick syntax (for example, typing a tag: prefix and selecting a tag). This is equivalent to adding a filter from the filter menu and respects the same AND logic when stacking criteria.
Clearing filters
Use Clear on the filter bar to remove active filters and restore the full grid for the current view.
Custom visible fields
On Ultimate, you can control which columns or fields are visible in the grid. Open the view type dropdown (next to the layout selector) to see toggles for each field.
The available fields depend on the entity type you are viewing. Here are some examples:
| Entity type | Toggleable fields |
|---|---|
| Pages | Title, Description, Website URL, Website Favicon, Date, Footer (tags, notes count) |
| Highlights | Text, Notes, Tags, Color, Date, Footer |
| Documents | Title, Description, Website URL, Website Favicon, Date, Content length, Download status |
| AI Summaries | Page title, Summary text |
| AI Chats | Title, Last message |
| Colors | Highlights count |
Toggle a field off to hide it from all items in the current view. Your choices persist so you don't have to reconfigure after navigating away and back.
“Add content”
Ultimate includes Add content — manually adding pages or material to your library so your research is not limited to what you browse with the extension.
Export to PDF & HTML
Ultimate includes exporting your research to PDF and HTML (along with other formats). The export entry points live in the extension sidebar and related menus; see Reader mode for an overview of saving pages and using export options.
Related documentation
- Sidebar — extension sidebar basics.
- Reader mode — document storage and export formats.
- Keyboard shortcuts — speed up highlighting and navigation.
- Spaced repetition learning — learning mode in the app and extension.
Further reading (blog)
For product stories and SEO-friendly deep dives, see posts linked from Use cases and the blog; this page is the maintained reference for grid, search, and filter behavior.