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instantly recall any moment by searching your entire journal

The more you journal, the richer your archive becomes. memorist organizes everything you capture into a scrollable timeline and a searchable index — so you can find a specific entry by keyword, filter by tag, or simply scroll back through the weeks to rediscover what you've lived. Nothing gets lost.

The timeline includes every type of content — everything lives in one place. Tap any entry to read it in full, see attached photos at full size, and view all its tags.

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Timeline view showing entries across multiple days

Tap the search field at the top of your timeline and type any word or phrase. memorist searches the full text and returns matches with a preview snippet showing the surrounding context, so you can identify the right result without opening each one.

For example, searching "birthday dinner" returns every entry that contains those words, regardless of when it was written. Recent searches are saved so you can quickly repeat common lookups.

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Search results for a keyword query with context previews

Type # followed by a person's name, a place, or a topic to filter by tag rather than keyword. This searches your tag library specifically, so only entries where that tag was applied will appear — not just entries that happen to mention the word.

This is the fastest way to review your history with someone or around a theme. You can also use search shortcuts to filter without typing — more on that in the next step.

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Search results filtered by a tag

When you tap the search field, memorist shows built-in shortcuts below the keyboard — quick filters you can tap instead of typing a query. These appear when the search field is empty, so they're always one tap away.

Two shortcuts are currently built in: Has photos surfaces every entry with an attached image, and Is redacted finds entries you've marked as redacted. Tap either one to instantly filter your timeline without typing a word.

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Search field showing shortcuts: Has photos and Is redacted
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What to know about search and your archive

Search covers everything.
Entry text, prompts, tags, and descriptions are all searchable. Nothing in your journal is hidden from search.
Search is private and works offline.
Your data is decrypted on-device for search. Queries and results never leave your device, and search works without an internet connection.
Older entries are fully searchable.
There is no difference in searchability between an entry from today and one from three years ago.
Your archive gets richer over time.
The longer you journal, the more you'll rediscover when you search or scroll back. Even short, frequent entries build a record that becomes valuable over time. Tag the people and places in your life to make everything easier to find later.
Your archive is encrypted and portable.
Every entry is protected by end-to-end encryption. Subscribers can export their full journal data at any time — your archive belongs to you.