Search feature

This explains how to find information using keyword search, natural language queries, and advanced filters for precise results.

Written By Saner.AI

Last updated About 2 months ago

Saner.ai’s Search System helps you quickly find notes, tasks, and documents - even when you don’t remember exact words.

You can open “Search” by:

Search supports both exact keywords and natural language, so you can search the way you think.


How search works in Saner.AI

Saner uses two types of search: full-text and semantic, depending on how you phrase your query.

1. Full-text search (exact keywords)

Full-text search looks for exact word matches across:

  • Note titles

  • Note content

  • Note metadata (such as tags)

Use this when you:

  • Remember specific words, names, or phrases

  • Want precise, literal matches

Example:
Searching for OKRs Q2 will return notes that contain those exact terms.


2. Semantic (AI) search (by meaning)

Semantic search understands meaning, not just exact words.

You can:

  • Describe what you’re looking for

  • Ask a question in natural language

  • Search by idea, topic, or intent

Saner will return relevant notes even if they don’t contain the same wording.

Example:

  • “Notes about our pricing discussion last month”

  • “Ideas related to user onboarding problems”

This is useful when:

  • You don’t remember exact wording

  • You want to explore how notes relate to each other


Refine your search results

You can narrow results using filters and sorting options in the “Search” feature

Filters

  • Folder – limit results to a specific folder

  • Tags – show only notes with selected tags

  • Tasks – search for tasks only

  • Date – filter by creation date or time range

Sorting options

  • Best matches – ranked by relevance

  • Newest first / Oldest first – based on creation or last edit date


Recent searches

Saner automatically saves your recent searches, so you can quickly return to queries you use often without retyping them.