Readstow

Guide

Search

Search your library, use advanced search (Pro), and save a search to the sidebar.

Guide menuSearch
  1. Getting started
  2. Saving
  3. Your Library
  4. Feeds
  5. Newsletters
  6. Reading
  7. Search
    1. Search as you type
    2. Advanced search (Pro)
    3. Save a search
  8. Labels, folders, rules and Auto-archive / delete
  9. Bringing your library over
  10. Offline reading and storage
  11. Account and plans
  12. FAQ

Tap the magnifying glass at the top of Library or Feeds.

The search field, with the Advanced button underneath.

Search as you type

Start typing, and the list narrows to matching articles on your device straight away. That works with no connection.

To look through every word of every article, tap Search on the keyboard. Readstow asks the server, so it needs a connection. Your recent searches show under the field while it’s empty. Tap one to run it again.

You can use a few shortcuts in the search box. For example:

  • label:Research finds articles with that label.
  • is:unread, is:pinned and is:archived filter by state.
  • has:highlights and has:notes find articles you’ve marked up.
  • title:, author: and site: look in one place, such as site:example.com.
  • in:inbox, in:archive and in:following choose where to look.

Put them together, such as label:Research is:unread.

Advanced search (Pro)

Prefer a form? Tap Advanced under the search field. Fill in as little or as much as you like, then tap Search.

The Advanced search form: words, where to look, feeds, labels and read state.
  • Words can be anywhere in the article, only in the title, or from an author or a site.
  • Look in can be Everywhere, Library, Feeds or Archived.
  • Feeds and Labels narrow it to the ones you pick.
  • Read, Has highlights and Has notes narrow it by state.
  • Saved picks a time: today, this week, this month, this year, or between two dates.

On the Free plan, Advanced is part of Pro. The search box and its shortcuts work on every plan.

When a search gives you a list you’ll want again, tap the bookmark button at the top right of the results. Give it a name and tap Save. It then appears under Saved searches in the sidebar.

The Save this search box.

Press and hold a saved search in the sidebar to Rename…, Edit search… or Delete it.