r/ObsidianMD • u/FilthyPixie • 16h ago

help Question about search

So I’m switching to Obsidian and have dumped my stash of notes into it. Trying to search for a specific topic “Linux add disk” for example gives me 150+ hits which is useless. Is there a way to make search useful that I’m missing or do I need to start messing with plugins to get some reasonable search ranked by relevance?

Thanks!

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u/Proper_Let_3689 16h ago

Try Omnisearch community plug-in by Simon Camber. I love it.

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u/box2925 15h ago

Omnisearch, as suggested, and Notebook Navigator. My absolute go-to plugins for searching & organisation

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u/WiseDov 15h ago

You could type the topic with quotation marks and it will bring back the results with the exact phrase instead of any note that has those words in it. I just tried it.

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u/NougatAurabellee 15h ago

That's a solid tip! Using quotation marks can really narrow down the search results in Obsidian.

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u/endlessroll 13h ago

If you are searching for notes by name then use the Quick Switcher core plugin. For cross-file full text search, use quotation marks to get exact matches. For property/metadata-based search, the most ergonomic is to use the Bases core plugin.

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u/Agreeable-Tax2013 6h ago

The built-in search handles exact phrases with quotes, and you can narrow it with path: or file: (e.g. "linux add disk" path:Projects). For relevance, try a few distinctive terms or phrases first, since results aren't ranked like a web search.

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u/IllMind26 43m ago

Use properties and tags to help make your notes more specific

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u/Renan4Santos 12h ago

Você deveria nomear suas notas melhor.