Search
Noted has two search surfaces: a fast switcher for jumping to a note by name, and a full-text search across the whole vault.
Quick Open
Press ⌘P to open the switcher.
- With an empty query, it lists your 20 most recently modified notes.
- As you type, it fuzzy-matches note names first, then appends full-text content matches below them, so a note whose body (but not title) mentions your query still shows up.
- Type
/to switch to commands: New note, Daily note, Settings, Templates, and Shortcuts. - If nothing matches, a Create "…" row lets you make a new note with that title on the spot.
Use the arrow keys to move, Enter to open, and Esc to close.
Full-text search
Press ⌘⇧F to search the content of every note. Results show the note title, a highlighted snippet around the match, and the folder it lives in, and are fully keyboard-navigable.
If your vault is large enough to exceed the index limits (below), a note tells you the results were truncated.
How the index works
Full-text search is backed by an in-memory BM25 inverted index built from a scan of your vault. To stay fast and bounded, the scan visits files newest-first and applies these limits:
| Limit | Value |
|---|---|
| Maximum files indexed | 1,500 |
| Maximum total content | 50 MB |
| Maximum size per file | 2 MB |
The index updates incrementally as you save notes and as new notes arrive from Quick Capture, so results stay current without a full rescan.
Search vs. AI retrieval
This full-text index powers Quick Open and full-text search. The AI assistant uses a separate retrieval system (RAG) to decide which notes to send as context — the two are independent.
Next steps
- AI assistant — completions, commands, chat, and retrieval.