Search

massCode has two search flows:

• Use the search field above a list to narrow the current space.
• Use the Command Palette to search across the app and add filters with the keyboard.

Search the current list

The search field above a list searches the items in that space:

• Code searches snippets.
• Notes searches notes.
• HTTP searches requests.

Click the search field at the top of the list, or press Cmd+F on macOS and Ctrl+F on Windows and Linux.

List search respects the current sidebar context. If you select a folder, tag, or library view first, the search field narrows that selection instead of searching the whole space.

Examples:

• Select a Code tag, then search to find matching snippets inside that tag.
• Select a Notes folder, then search to find matching notes in that folder.
• Open Favorites, Trash, Tasks, Today, or Upcoming in Notes, then search inside that view.
• Select an HTTP folder, then search for matching requests inside that folder.

Clearing the search text keeps the same sidebar selection active.

Search from the Command Palette

Open the Command Palette with Cmd+P on macOS or Ctrl+P on Windows and Linux.

The palette can search:

• snippets
• notes
• HTTP requests
• spaces
• commands
• recently opened items

Results are ranked with recent usage, so items you open often move higher over time.

Scope the palette to a space

Use @ to search in one space.

1. Open the palette.
2. Type @.
3. Select Code, Notes, or HTTP.
4. Type your search query.

You can also type the scope directly:

• @code auth
• @notes release
• @http webhook

Press Esc to leave the active scope and return to the full palette.

Add filters in the palette

>=5.6

Use filter tokens when you want to narrow Command Palette search by folder or tag.

Tags

Type # to show tag suggestions. Select a tag to add it as a chip.

Examples:

• @code #vue composable
• @notes #backend migration

Tags are available in Code and Notes.

Folders

Type / to show folder suggestions. Select a folder to add it as a chip.

Examples:

• @code /Shell docker
• @notes /Development backend
• @http /Webhooks stripe

Nested folders can be selected by path, such as /Work/API.

Work with search chips

The palette shows active scope and filters as chips in the input.

• Click the x on a chip to remove that scope or filter.
• Press Backspace in an empty input to remove one chip at a time.
• Removing a filter recalculates the search without clearing the remaining query.

You can combine a space, a folder, a tag, and text query when the combination applies to that space.

Example:

Notes /Development #backend migration

This searches Notes for migration inside the Development folder with the backend tag.