Search operators reference

Here are the search operators you can use to refine your search:

(Note: these operators only work for the document search and Search Everywhere. They do not work in Item Mover, Item Finder, or Internal Link.)

What you can search by	Search operator & example
Search for an exact word or phrase	`" "` Example: `"apple pie"`
Exclude items	`-` Example: `apple -is:checklist`
Items that match either term	`OR` Example: `apple OR pie`
Checked off items	`is:completed`
Items with checkbox	`has:checkbox`
Heading items	`is:heading`
Items that contain non-empty note	`has:note`
Items that contain dates	`has:date`
Items that have color labels applied	`has:color`
Items with at least one child item	`has:children`
Items edited within a date range	`edited:DATE*`
Items created within a date range	`created:DATE*`
Dates that are within some time from right now	`within:DATE*`
Dates from some time in the past	`since:DATE*`
Dates until some time in the future	`until:DATE*`
Items with a certain color label	`color:` Example: `color:red`
Items with a certain heading level	`heading:` Example: `heading:2`
Items whose direct parent (one level above) contains the keyword	`parent:` Example: `parent:apple`
Items whose ancestors (at any level) contain the keyword	`ancestor:` Example: `ancestor:apple`
Items that contain the keyword in their titles	`in:title` Example: `in:title apple trees`
Items that contain the keyword in their notes	`in:note` Example: `in:note apple trees`

* Here "DATE" refers to a shortcut in Dynalist to represent relative date ranges. Here's the exact syntax:

For example, "-1w" means a week in the past, whereas "3d" means 3 days later in the future.

Here's a visual demonstration by David Sayer: