# Search

> Shortcuts are written for the Mac. On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl where it says Cmd, unless the text names another key.

Press Cmd+Shift+F or open **Search** in the sidebar. Type words to find them anywhere in the workspace. Results are lines, grouped by the page they belong to, up to 100 at a time, with the best text matches first. Open one in place, or aside with Cmd+Enter so the search stays where it is. Add `@page` to get pages instead of lines.

A search can be a few words, like `release notes`, or a precise query, like `@todo @overdue @Projects.Owner=@me`. Words, `#tags`, `@` filters for tasks, dates, people and properties, and `AND`, `OR` and `NOT` combine freely. The [Query language reference](query-language-reference.md) lists every filter and operator, with dozens of examples.

## Starter queries

```text
@todo @me                              my open tasks
@overdue                               past their due date
@scheduled=@me @todo                   open tasks on my Journal
@todo and not @scheduled               not planned yet
#research @thismonth                   tagged lines with a date this month
@Projects.Status="In progress" @page   active projects
```

## The same language everywhere

- View filters in a collection take a query; see [Views](../collections/views.md).
- A query dragged onto a page becomes a [live query](live-queries.md) block.
- A collection's Related section runs a query for each page, with `$currentpage` as the context.
- The Tasks overview, the CLI's `search` command and MCP's search tool use it too.

**Search Help** in the command palette opens a summary of the syntax inside the app.