Search

Finding notes quickly with live search and tag filtering.

The search bar sits at the top of the tree panel. Start typing to search across note titles and text field content.

Search bar with a typed query and the dropdown showing matching results with title and context snippet

Results appear as a dropdown as you type (debounced for performance). Each result shows:

  • Note title — the matching note’s name
  • Context snippet — a short excerpt showing where the match was found

Click a result (or use the arrow keys and press Enter) to navigate to that note. The tree will auto-expand any collapsed ancestors so the selected note is visible.

Prefix your search with tag: to search specifically for notes with a given tag.

Search bar showing a “tag:” prefixed query with results filtered to notes carrying that tag

This is equivalent to clicking a tag in the tag cloud, but lets you type it directly.

When you select a search result, Krillnotes:

  1. Expands any collapsed parent notes so the result is visible in the tree
  2. Scrolls the tree to the selected note
  3. Shows the note in the detail panel

Tree view with ancestors auto-expanded and the selected search result highlighted

Press Escape to clear the search and return to normal tree browsing.

Keyboard shortcuts

KeyAction
↑ / ↓Navigate search results
EnterGo to selected result
EscapeClear search