Search Syntax

Search Modes

AnySearch supports four search modes, selectable from the search bar dropdown:

Mode	Behavior	Example
Contains (default)	Matches files with the term anywhere in the name	`report` → "annual-report.pdf"
Prefix	Matches files starting with the term	`report` → "report-2024.xlsx"
Suffix	Matches files ending with the term	`report` → "annual-report"
Exact	Matches the exact file name	`report.pdf` → only "report.pdf"

Add filters directly in your search query:

ext:pdf
ext:swift
*.tsx

Filter results to specific file extensions.

size:>100mb
size:<1kb
size:1mb..100mb

Filter by file size. Supports units: kb, mb, gb.

modified:today
modified:this-week

Filter by modification date.

type:file
type:folder

Show only files or only folders.

NOT keyword

Exclude files matching a keyword from results.

Combine any filters in a single query:

project ext:swift size:>10kb modified:this-week

This finds Swift files larger than 10KB, modified this week, with "project" in the name.