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title Search
description By keyword, content, or meaning
icon search

Search for bookmarks, collections, tags, highlights, and annotations — all from one search field.

How to search

Click the search field at the top of the page and start typing. 
	<Frame style={{padding:0}}>![](/assets/search-results.png)</Frame>

	<Tip>**Pro tip**: To search within a specific collection, open it first, then click the search field and select **In current collection** from the dropdown.</Tip>
</Tab>

<Tab title="iOS">
	Tap the search field at the top of the screen and type your query.

	<Frame style={{padding: '20px 0 0 0'}}><img src="/assets/ios-search.png" style={{maxHeight: '333px'}} /></Frame>

	<Tip>**Pro tip**: To search within a specific collection, open it first, then tap the search field.</Tip>
</Tab>

<Tab title="Android">
	Tap the <Icon icon="search" size={16} /> button at the top of the screen and type your query.

	<Frame style={{padding: '20px 0 0 0'}}><img src="/assets/android-filter.png" style={{maxHeight: '333px'}} /></Frame>

	<Tip>**Pro tip**: To search within a specific collection, open it first, then tap the search field.</Tip>
</Tab>

Results are grouped by type so you can jump to the right one. For bookmarks, results match against title, description, URL, tags, and notes. Need to narrow things down? Use filters to refine your results by attributes, date, and more.

Searching inside content

Search doesn't stop at titles, tags, and notes — it also looks inside the content you saved. Type a phrase you remember reading, and you'll find the bookmark even if those words never appear in the title.

  • Saved web pages — the full text of the web archive copy
  • PDF & EPUB files — every page of the document
  • YouTube videos — spoken words from the video transcript

Searching inside web pages, PDF and EPUB files, and YouTube transcripts requires a Pro plan.

Matching by meaning

You don't need the exact words. Search also matches by meaning, so a query like morning routine can surface a bookmark titled how I start my day — even with no shared words.

For anything trickier, ask Stella — the built-in AI assistant. Open a chat and describe what you're looking for in your own words — that article about morning routines, the Italian recipe with the weird ingredient, travel tips for Tokyo from that blogger.

![](/assets/stella-intro.png)

Searching from the browser address bar

You don't even need to open Raindrop.io — search straight from your browser's address bar without leaving the page you're on. Enter rd in the address bar, press Tab, and type your query.

![](/assets/extension-omnibox.png)

Available in Chrome, Firefox, and Edge with installed Raindrop.io extension

Limitations

  • New bookmarks need a few minutes before page content is indexed
  • Text inside images is not searchable (no OCR)

Related

Narrow results by type, tag, date, and operators 
<Card title="Ask Stella" icon="sparkles" iconType="duotone" href="/stella">
	Describe what you're looking for in plain language
</Card>

FAQ

Yes. Type in the search field while one or more [filters](/filters) are active. The results will match both your search query and every selected filter. 
<Accordion title="Can't find something?">
	- **Saved it just now?** Title, description, and URL are searchable right away, but page content needs a few minutes to index.
	- **Deleted it?** Bookmarks in [Trash](/bookmarks#where-deleted-bookmarks-go) don't appear in search results. Restore the bookmark first.
	- **Try asking [Stella](/stella)** — describe what you're looking for in your own words, it's often the fastest way.
	- **Can't find text from the page?** Make sure the bookmark has a [web archive](/web-archive) copy — it's required for page content search.
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="How do I search for an exact phrase?">
	Wrap it in quotes: `"css grid"`. You can also exclude words with a minus sign: `-superman`. See [all available operators](/filters#need-more-precise-filtering) in the Filters article.
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Can I limit search to title and description only?">
	Yes. Select **In title/description** from the search field suggestions, or type `info:` before your query.
</Accordion>