Search
Find captures by what you remember, then narrow results by site, tag, or date.
Press ⌥⇧Space to open Capd’s keyboard-first search window. Search starts as you type; press the shortcut again or Escape to close it.
Capd searches titles, websites, notes, selections, readable page content, and
text recognized inside images. Title and website matches rank highest, with your
1–5 ratings prioritising the captures you like. The last word is treated as a
prefix, so concur can find concurrency.
Ask Cap
When Apple Intelligence is available, Ask Cap is always the first item in
the search list, above recents and matching captures. Type a question, then
press Return while Ask Cap is selected (or click it) to answer using the best
matches from your library. You can also start a query with ? and press Return:
? Compare what I saved about local-first softwareThe answer replaces the result list while it is being assembled. Every claim has a numbered citation; click a citation or a source below the answer to open the original capture. Press Escape to return to the search results, or Command-Return to copy the answer with its citations.
Retrieval and answer generation happen locally. Ask Cap uses Apple’s on-device
Foundation Model and works without a network connection once Apple Intelligence
is ready. On an unsupported Mac the Ask Cap row is hidden. Starting a query
with ? explains why the feature is unavailable and, when appropriate, links
to Apple Intelligence settings.
Keyboard shortcuts
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ | Move through Ask Cap and capture results |
| ⌘1–5 | Set the selected capture’s rating |
| ⇥ / ⇧⇥ | Cycle forward or backward through tag filters |
| ↩ | Open a link or image; copy a text capture |
| ⌘↩ | Copy the URL or captured text |
| ⌘⇧⌫ | Delete the selected capture |
| Esc | Return from an answer, or close search |
You can also click a tag to filter, click a result to open it, or click one of the five rating dots to set that capture’s rating. Plain Left and Right Arrow remain available for moving the cursor through your search.
Tags
When on-device tagging is available, Capd gives each capture one to three broad topic tags from a small vocabulary that adapts as your library grows. Tags appear below the search field and beside each result.
Press Tab and Shift-Tab to move through tag filters, click a tag, or include a
tag: filter in the query. Automatic tagging can be disabled in Settings.
Filter syntax
Add filters anywhere in a query:
swift concurrency site:swift.org tag:development after:2026-01-01| Filter | Meaning |
|---|---|
site:swift.org |
Match that website and its subdomains |
tag:development |
Match a complete tag name |
since:2026-01-01 or after:2026-01-01 |
Captured on or after that date |
until:2026-06-30 |
Captured on or before that date |
before:2026-06-30 |
Captured before that date |
Dates use YYYY-MM-DD. Text that does not form a valid filter is treated as an
ordinary search term.
Search from the terminal
The CLI uses the same search language and also accepts explicit filter flags:
capd search swift concurrency --site swift.org --since 2026-01-01
capd search --tag development
capd search rust --limit 10 --jsonResults are available as readable text, TSV, or stable JSON. See the CLI conventions for scripting details.