Search & OCR

Search recipes for everyday paperwork

Copy-paste queries for the searches you'll run again and again.

3 min read · Updated June 28, 2026


Here are ready-made queries for common jobs. Paste one into the search bar and swap the names to match your own library. Each mixes the operators with plain words.

By time

  • This year's tax paperwork: category:Taxes date:2025
  • Anything expiring before a date: due:<2026-07
  • Added this month: created:2026-06
  • Renewals in the first half of next year: due:[2026-01..2026-06]

By who and what

  • Everything from one company: correspondent:"Acme Corp"
  • Every document about a specific asset: concerning:Furnace
  • Incoming bills only: direction:incoming tag:bill

Triage and cleanup

  • Your untriaged inbox: is:inbox
  • Notes only: type:note
  • Insurance that renews soon: category:Insurance due:<2026-02
  • Either tag, minus drafts: (tag:invoice OR tag:receipt) NOT tag:draft

Tip

Any recipe you rely on can become a saved view, then a scheduled digest that tells you when something new matches.

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