Global Search — Find Anything Instantly

Keepsake's global search lets you find anything in your workspace in seconds — pages, contacts, companies, tasks, notes (still in the Inbox or kept in your Notes) and journal entries. Press Cmd+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux) from anywhere in the app to open it. It searches across everything simultaneously and takes you directly where you need to go.

Opening Global Search

There are several ways to open the search, depending on your device and preference.

Keyboard shortcut

Press Cmd+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux). This works from any screen in the app.

Search button (desktop)

Click Search (⌘K) at the top of the sidebar, just above the New button. It's always there, whatever screen you're on.

Magnifying glass (mobile)

Tap the magnifying glass in the top bar, next to the + button.

While you write

Cmd+K opens the search even while you're writing a note or a task. One exception: with some text selected (or the cursor on a link), Cmd+K adds or edits a link instead — the standard text editing shortcut.

Tip

Cmd+K is the fastest way to find anything in Keepsake — learn it, love it.

What Gets Searched

The search looks across 6 types of content simultaneously. Results are grouped by type, each with its own icon: up to 5 results per group, 8 for notes.

Pages

Your pages — projects and topics — matched by name.

Contacts

People in your CRM, matched by name first, then by company, job title or email.

Companies

Company profiles, matched by name, website or email.

Tasks

Your tasks, matched by title and description.

Notes

All your notes — QuickNotes still waiting in the Inbox and notes kept in your Notes — matched by full content. When searching for a note, you don't have to remember whether you already sorted it: notes still waiting to be sorted carry an Inbox badge.

Journal Entries

Dated entries and exchanges, matched by full content.

Contextual Snippets

For tasks, notes, and entries, when the matched term isn't in the title, the result shows a snippet of approximately 80 characters around it. The matching term is highlighted, and Markdown is cleaned up (a link shows as its text), so you can quickly identify the right result without opening each one.

Filtering by Type

As soon as you start typing, a row of filters appears under the search field to narrow down what you see. Pages only appear under All.

All

Shows results from every category (default view).

Notes

Your notes, Inbox and kept notes together — no separate tab to think about.

Entries

Only journal entries and exchanges.

Tasks

Only tasks.

Contacts

Contacts and companies.

Tip

Use a specific tab when you know what kind of element you're looking for — it cuts through the noise fast.

Keyboard Navigation

The search is designed for keyboard-first use. You can search, navigate, and open results without ever touching the mouse. On a computer, a reminder of these keys sits at the bottom of the search window.

↑ ↓ — Navigate results

Use the up and down arrow keys to move through the results list.

Enter — Open selected result

Press Enter to navigate directly to the highlighted result.

Escape — Close search

Press Escape to dismiss the search modal and return to your current view.

Creating a Page from Search

The search field reads "Search or create a page…" for a reason: if no page has exactly the name you typed, the last option is "Create page “[your search term]”". Select it and press Enter to create the page and open it. The New → New page option (P) works the same way: it opens All pages, whose single field "Search or create a page…" creates the page you type.

Tip

Need a new project space? Just search for it. If it doesn't exist, create it in one keystroke.

Type the words you remember, in any order

Search looks for each word separately: "padlock code" finds a note that says "the code for the bike padlock". The words can be anywhere in the item, in any order — and for a person, spread across their name, email and company ("marie acme"). The more words you type, the narrower the results.

Accent-Insensitive Search

Search ignores accents: typing "berenice" finds "Bérénice", and "resume" finds "résumé". This works for all element types — contacts, notes, entries, tasks, and pages. No need to remember exact accents — just type naturally.

Where Results Take You

Clicking or pressing Enter on a result navigates you directly to the right place. The search modal closes automatically.

Page

Opens the page with everything linked to it.

Contact

Opens the contact profile.

Company

Opens the company profile.

Task

Opens the Tasks view on that task.

Note

Opens the note, whether it's still in the Inbox or kept in your Notes.

Journal Entry

Opens the day view for that entry's date.

Need Help?

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