Click the magnifying glass on the left sidebar to search all projects, tasks, notes and pages that you have access to. To start a search, you need to enter text in the search field — selecting filters alone does not start a search.

Search Projects, Tasks and Notes

To search for projects, tasks and notes in any of your projects:

1. Click on the magnifying glass in the top-left corner of the MeisterTask interface.
2. Type in your search term. If you don't have specific text to search for, you can search using only filters — see How do I search for something without typing any text? In the results, you'll find notes and projects. In the web app, you will only see tasks as well if you opened the search within a project.
3. Select Show all search results to see everything, including notes, projects and tasks. 
4. Narrow down your search by using the filters at the top of the search pop-up window.
   You can filter your search by:
   - Notes
   - Projects
   - Tasks

Search for Tasks

To search for a specific task:

1. Click the magnifying glass in the top-left corner of the interface.
2. Type in your search term.
3. Select Show all search results to see everything, including notes, projects and tasks.
4. Select the filter Tasks. Scroll to the right to view all advanced search filters available:
   Assignee
   Due date
   Project
   Status (Active, Archive, Deleted)
   Tags

Search on iOS and Android

Search works the same way in the MeisterTask apps for iOS and Android as it does in the web app: one search covers everything you have access to.

Tap the search icon to open search. Results include tasks, projects and notes, grouped by type.

Recent items before you type

Before you enter a search term, search shows a Recent list of your six most recently opened items: two projects, two tasks and two notes.

If you apply a filter without typing a search term, the Recent list expands to show six items of that type.

Filter your results

Use the filters above your results to narrow them down: All, Tasks, Projects or Notes.

Each category shows up to three results at a time. Tap Show more below a category to apply that type's filter and see all of its results.

Filter tasks by status

When you filter your results to Tasks, additional status filters appear: Active, Archived and Deleted. You can select more than one at a time, for example to see active and archived tasks together.

Find matches inside a note

When your search term appears inside the content of a note, the note is listed together with the matching passages, and your keyword is highlighted. Tap a passage to open the note at that exact place.

Search for Content in a Specific Note or Page

You can also search an open note or page for specific content. To do this, open a note or page and: 

1. Click the magnifying glass on the left sidebar or press CTRL/CMD + F.
2. Click the note name under the search field.
3. Enter your search term.
4. Click a search result to navigate to that note.

How do I search for something without typing any text?

To search using only filters, enter an asterisk * into the search box, then add filters as required.

Search using Reports

Reports show your results as a chart and as a list of tasks, and let you filter by things search cannot — including completed tasks.

To build any report:

1. Select Reports from the left sidebar.
2. Click the Project widget in the top-left corner of the Reports interface and select the project(s) you want to report on, or select All Projects.
3. Check the Status and Created This Month filters. Adjust these depending on whether you want to include completed or deleted tasks, and for the time span you want.
4. Select the + icon to add the filter you need. Business plans can apply:
   - Status: open tasks, completed tasks and/or deleted tasks.
   - Created: tasks created within a certain time period.
   - Date range: Created, Completed or Due.
   - Assignees: tasks assigned to a specific person.
   - Tags: tasks with specific tag(s).

Tasks assigned to a specific person

In step 4, select Assignee, then select the team member.

Tasks with specific tags

In step 4, select Tags, then choose as many tags as you like.

Tasks across all projects that are due this week

Select All Projects in step 2. In step 4, select Date Range, then Due, then This week.

Tasks that are overdue

In step 4, select Date Range, then Due, then Custom. Choose the date range on the calendar, e.g. from the beginning of the year to yesterday.

Why is the shortcut for search on Apple computers CMD + K, and on Windows computers CTRL + K, instead of CTRL + F?

Most web browsers let you search on a page by pressing CMD + F. MeisterTask uses CMD + K instead.

This way, we don't interfere with your browser's search function, keeping it available for use.

By using CMD + K, you can quickly search within MeisterTask while still being able to use your browser's search feature when needed.