Searching
Type in the toolbar search box (⌥⌘F) and results appear as you type,
like an email client: matching pages on the left, a live preview on the right — and the
preview is directly editable, so you can fix a typo without leaving the results.
Every match is highlighted in the preview and the first one scrolls into view.
Press Return to also run the semantic “Related by meaning” pass.
The query language
| Query | Finds pages… |
|---|---|
plausible labs | containing both words, anywhere, any order |
"plausible labs" | containing that exact phrase, in order |
cats OR dogs | containing either word (OR must be uppercase) |
cats NOT dogs | containing cats but not dogs |
Pre* *ing *ish* | wildcards at either end, or both |
((Foo Bar) NOT baz) OR *pies | parentheses group anything |
Related by meaning
Below the keyword hits, MojoPad lists pages that are semantically related to your query — found by comparing meaning, not letters, using a local embedding model. Searching for "devices that extend human memory" finds your pages about the memex and Douglas Engelbart even if none of those words match. This needs Ollama; see Local AI. Encrypted pages never appear in either list.
Find in page
⌘F opens the in-page find bar with Replace, Replace All, next/previous, and a
running “3 of 7” match counter. Esc closes it.