Search & Archive

Search

Use search to narrow memos by:

• content text
• tags
• visibility
• time range
• whether location data is present
• reusable filters with Views

Search works best when you keep memo titles, headings, and tags consistent.

Quick Find and browsing scope

Open Quick Find with the sidebar search action. The global Cmd/Ctrl+K shortcut was removed in 0.31.

Home and Explore filters follow the selected Space. Views reuse CEL expressions, including has_location, space == null for Unassigned memos, and visibility == "SPACE" for members-only memos.

Archive

Archived is global across Spaces. Archived memos are kept but hidden from the main timeline. Use archiving when a memo is still worth keeping but no longer belongs in active daily views.

Typical archive routine:

• archive finished projects or stale references
• restore a memo when it becomes relevant again
• combine archive review with search when looking for older material

Public sharing and discovery

Search only returns memos you can read. The instance access policy determines whether anonymous visitors can discover PUBLIC memos; the canonical instance URL does not control that policy. Use PRIVATE for author-only notes, SPACE for members of the assigned Space, or PROTECTED for signed-in instance users. See Sharing.

Related guides

• The Memos Bullet Journal guide uses recent-log and incomplete-task filters for daily and monthly reflection.
• The Memos GTD guide shows how checking and archiving completed actions keeps active views focused without discarding their history.
• The Memos Zettelkasten guide uses search to rediscover nearby ideas before creating meaningful Relations.