🔍Search

Find tasks by title, notes, and—on iPhone and iPad—subtasks.

Search helps you find a task even when you no longer remember which day or list it lives in.

Search on web and desktop

Select the Search button in Ellie's top bar, or use the default shortcut:

• Command+K on macOS

• Ctrl+K on Windows or Linux

Start typing any part of a task title or its notes. Ellie shows matching text, along with useful task context such as its date, label, notes, and subtasks. Select a result to open the full task.

You can move through the results with the Up and Down arrow keys and press Enter to open the selected task.

Keyboard shortcuts can be changed or disabled in Settings → Keyboard shortcuts.

Search on iPhone and iPad

Select the magnifying glass at the top of Ellie's Home screen, then type what you remember. On iPhone and iPad, Search can match text in task titles, notes, and subtasks.

Select a result to open the task and make changes.

Search results for Product in the real Ellie iPhone app with the keyboard open, displayed in an authentic iPhone frame on a light green background.

If a task does not appear

• Try a shorter or more distinctive word from the title or notes.

• Check that the text is saved on the task you expect.

• A generated recurring-task instance may not appear in indexed search until Ellie has materialized it for that date. On web and desktop, Ellie can show a local recurring match when one is available.

• If Search reports that it is temporarily unavailable, choose Try again.