Search is the simplest way to find what you’re looking for in Todoist. Here’s how you can use search to find a task, project, label, filter, or comment:
- Click the Find search field at the top.
- Type the keyword(s) that you’re looking for.
- Below the search field, you’ll see a few tasks, projects, labels, and filters that match your keyword(s). If you see what you’re searching for, click it to open it.
- If you haven’t found what you're looking for yet, look at more results by clicking Show more results at the bottom.
- You’ll see all the results that match your keyword(s). When you find what you're looking for, click it to open it.
- (Optional) If you want to search through task comments, click the Comments pane to the top right of your search results.
- (Optional) If you want to search through completed tasks, click Search completed tasks below the search results.
- Tap the magnifying glass on the bottom app bar.
- Type the keyword(s) that you’re looking for.
- Select the Tasks tab.
- At the bottom of your search results, tap on Search completed tasks.
- You'll now see all completed tasks that match your keyword(s). You can also uncomplete a task by clicking the circle with the check mark to the left of the task.
- You can also tap any of the completed task search results, and it will open the task view.
- Tap the magnifying glass in the top of your screen.
- Type the keyword(s) that you’re looking for.
- You’ll see a list of tasks, projects and comments that match your keyword(s). When you find what you’re looking for, tap it to open it.
- If you didn’t find what you’re looking for in the list, tap the Popular, Tasks, Descriptions, Projects, Sections, Comments, Labels, or Filters tabs above to see all the search results in the respective category.
- When you find what you’re looking for, tap it to open it.
- Click the magnifying glass in the top left.
- You’ll see a few tasks, projects, labels and filters that match your keyword(s) below the search field. If you see what you’re searching for, click it to open it.
- If you haven’t found what you're looking for yet, look at more results by clicking Show more results at the bottom.
- You’ll see all the results that match your keyword(s). When you find the task you’re looking for, click it to open it.
- (Optional) If you want to search through task comments, click the Comments pane to the top right of your search results.
- (Optional) If you want to search through completed tasks, click Search completed tasks below the search results.
If you want to view all your tasks across all of your projects, simply search view all in your search field.
Narrow down your search
If you can’t find what you’re looking for, you can narrow down your search results by date, by priority level, by project and more by using queries in your search. For example, you could enter August 7 directly into the search field to see all tasks due on August 7th. Here are a few more examples:
Quickly get the results you want by entering a query directly into the search field. For instance, try entering today & p1 to see every priority 1 task due today.
| Search | Result |
|---|---|
| August 7 | Tasks due on August 7 |
| Today & p1 | Tasks due today with priority 1 |
| Next 31 days | Tasks due in the next 31 days |
| Tomorrow & p3 | Tasks due tomorrow with priority 3 |
| @waiting | Tasks with the label @waiting |
| Label:waiting | Tasks with the label @waiting |
| 30 days | Tasks due in the next 30 days |
| Assigned to:John Smith | Tasks assigned to John Smith |
How to search for completed tasks
Sometimes you want to check back in on something you’ve already finished. Here’s how you can search for completed tasks:
- Type the keyword(s) into the Find search field at the top, and press enter.
- At the bottom of your search results, click on Search completed tasks.
- You can now see all completed tasks that match your keyword(s).
- You can also uncomplete them as usual or read the comments.
- Tap the magnifying glass in the top of the screen.
- Type the keyword(s) and press enter.
- At the bottom of your search results, tap on Search completed tasks.
- You can now see all completed tasks that match your keyword(s).
- You can also tap any of the completed task search results and you’ll open the project where it belongs.
- Tap the magnifying glass in the top of the screen.
- Type the keyword(s).
- At the bottom of your search results, tap on Search completed tasks.
- You can now see all completed tasks that match your keyword(s).
- You can also tap any of the completed task search results and you’ll open the project where it belongs.
Searching based on keyword(s)
| Filter query | What it does |
|---|---|
| search: weekend | Shows all tasks that contain the word "weekend" |
| search: December | Shows all tasks that contain the word "December" |
FAQ
Are tasks in archived projects included in search results?
No, it's not possible to search for archived projects and their tasks.