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Search and jump to anything
Find any task, note, project or other item by name, create a task or note from what you typed, and run commands.
All devicesChecked against Jotifi 1.0.7 on 17 October 2026
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Search finds items in your workspace by their name: tasks, notes, projects, boards, calendars, spreadsheets, whiteboards, board columns, tags and files. It is also the quickest way to jump to a place, make a new task or note, or run a command.
Open Search#
Click the search button at the top right of the window, or press ⌘KCtrlK. Search opens in the pane on the right, with the cursor in the search field.
Tap the search button at the top right of the screen. With a keyboard, press ⌘KCtrlK.
Tap the Search tab, then type in Search everything. If you have turned the Search tab off, tap the search button at the top of the main screens instead.
Before you type, Search shows your Recent items and Suggested actions, such as a new task in the board you used last, Go to Today and Go to Upcoming.
Find an item#
- Type part of the item's name. Results appear as you type, grouped by kind, with the matching letters highlighted.
- Select a result to open it.
You can also use the keyboard: ↑ and ↓ move through the results, Return opens one, ⌘ReturnCtrlEnter opens it in a new tab, and ⌥ReturnAltEnter opens it in split view. Press Esc to close Search.
Search matches names, and the descriptions of spreadsheets. It does not look inside notes: to find a note by a word in its text, use the search field at the top of the notes list. See Write and format notes.
Search only one kind of item#
Select a kind under the search field: All, Tasks, Notes, Projects, Boards, Calendars, Spreadsheets, Whiteboards, Sections (board columns), Tags or Files. While you type, only the kinds with results are shown, each with how many it has.
Press Tab to move to the next kind.
Tap Search: All at the top, then choose a kind, such as Tasks, Notes or Projects.
Create a task or note from Search#
When you have typed something, the Create group at the end offers New task “…” and New note “…” with what you typed as the name. Select one to make it in the board or project shown next to it.
Run a command#
Search can also run commands, such as making a new project or tag, going to a place, or changing what you see.
Type > at the start of the search field. Commands include New project, New tag, Go to places such as Recently deleted and Settings, Toggle sidebar, New tab, Reopen closed tab and Sign out…. With an item open, there are commands for it too, such as Share…, Copy link and Show details. Press ⌫ on an empty field to go back to searching.
Select Actions under the search field, then choose a command.
Tap Search: All, then Actions, and tap a command, such as New project or New tag.
See everything you opened recently#
The Recent section shows the items you opened last. Select See all for the full list, which you can filter by type, project, device and time. See Recent items and restoring deleted ones.
Keep Search open#
Normally Search closes when you open a result. To keep it open while you look through several results, select the pin button at the top of the Search pane.
The pin is on computers and tablets only.
Related
Find your way around
Learn where everything is in Jotifi on your device, from the sidebar and items column to the phone's tab bar.
Recent items and restoring deleted ones
Find what you opened recently on any of your devices, and bring back notes, tasks, boards and other items you deleted in the last 30 days.
Write and format notes
Create notes, format text, add lists, tables, images and files, link to other items and nest notes inside each other.
Keyboard shortcuts
The keyboard shortcuts in the Mac and Windows apps, the web app and on a tablet with a keyboard, grouped by where you use them.
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