Search

The search box on the Dashboard, Library, and dedicated /search page supports plain-text matching as well as field-specific and negated queries.

Field prefixes

Use <field>:<value> to search in a single field. The field prefixes are always in English, regardless of the UI language.

Prefix	Field	Example
author	Author(s)	author:Murakami
title	Title	title:"The Hobbit"
publisher	Publisher	publisher:Penguin
language	Language	language:Japanese
tag	Tag name	tag:fantasy
possession	Possession status	possession:owned
medium	Book medium	medium:audiobook
notes	Private notes	notes:"to reread"
description	Blurb / description	description:"middle earth"

Use quotes for values that contain spaces: title:"The Silmarillion".

The author: prefix matches any author assigned to a book — a book with multiple authors matches if any of them contains the search value.

Possession values

The possession prefix matches the exact possession status. The original enum keys are accepted, and localized display values are accepted too, such as German Im Besitz for owned. Accepted keys include:

• to_acquire (or to acquire)
• owned
• borrowed
• digital

Example: possession:"to acquire" shows books you want to buy.

Medium values

The medium prefix matches the selected book medium. The original enum keys are print, ebook, audiobook, comic_graphic_novel, and magazine_newspaper. Localized display values are also accepted, such as German Hörbuch for audiobook.

Example: medium:audiobook shows audiobook entries. The API list filter accepts both display values and normalized keys.

Negation

Prefix a term with - to exclude matches.

• -author:Rowling
• -tag:horror
• Haushofer -"Die Wand"

Combining terms

Separate terms with spaces. All terms are combined with AND.

• author:Murakami -title:Norwegian — Murakami books except those whose title contains "Norwegian"
• tag:fantasy possession:owned — owned fantasy books
• medium:print possession:owned — owned print books

Plain text

An unprefixed phrase searches across title, author, publisher, language, notes, description, and tags. It is matched as a phrase, not as individual words.

• Marlen Haushofer — matches the exact phrase across the supported fields
• Haushofer -Wand — matches "Haushofer" but excludes books whose fields contain "Wand"

Quick reference in the app

Click the ? icon next to any search input to open a quick-reference card with the available prefixes and examples.