when I type [[ for rem refering text, some of them doesn’t show in the shearch box, this also happens when I whan to search something with Crl + P
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hello and thanks for the wonderful software.
I would like to ask you to make the search by tags more flexible.
for example, I would like to search for all notes where there is a tag ##tasty_food and exclude tags ##italian_cuisine from the search, this functionality is in obsidian.
An example search query could look like this: 1) #delicious_food - #italian_cuisine
2) #delicious_food without: #italian_cuisine
Just to say my search has, like others above, completely stopped working since updating the desktop app to 1.6 - even the search on the help page.
The web app, still on 1.5.3 works perfectly.
Example screenshots of the problem:
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This is a separate feature that may be tracked here.
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after update to beta version search is broken 
Hello, it’s a fantastic idea. I think you can find this exact same feature request somewhere else in the forum… simply vote for it 
that is actually a big issue 
does this happen with <1.6 version?
always showing:saving to disk. please pause editing until this messae disappears.“addEmbeddedSearch”.
and can’t close remnote program.
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I too have search broken on the desktop app for a local KB. My webapp KB search is working just fine.
Hey everyone! The 1.6 beta version has search issues on the desktop, and is currently being fixed.
Please de-select the beta setting from the desktop to get back to 1.5.3 or use the web-app please
It would also be helpful to receive feedback about the quality (priority and speed) on the search in the web versions of 1.6. Thank you for the patience!
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it looks like this is happening on remnote.com. could you please check if this is happening on beta.remnote.io please?
The new search function in the web version works almost like magic. The speed is amazing, and every interaction has been as smooth as silk. It definitely improves the functionality of RemNote as an external brain, since it allows now for users to retrieve information without any friction.
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Let’s just hope the problem with the desktop client goes away quickly (finger crossed)
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I have difficulties finding what I need using the search function. For this reason I have resorted to limiting search results to “concepts and documents” which also doesn’t do what I expect. Every search needs at least two words from the rem matching - it will not find it based on 1 keyword. With one keyword however it will show all references towards the rem I’m looking for, not the actual rem.
I’ve been testing with a variety of examples and can’t identify the scenario or trigger that makes this happen but it seems to have to do with the fact that a Rem has many references and/or is deeply nested.
Using one search word the (concept/page) search only shows a few suggestions but not the one I am expecting.
When I then switch to full scope search (alt-c) the references to the rem (blue highlights in the search result) appear but not the rem itself - it seems to me that the original rem should get a much higher priority in the search result. If a rem is referenced often it should appear first.
When I then add a second word of the rem or a word that is part of the entire breadcrumb trail the actual rem is shown. So to get the search to do what I want I have to use two search words - one search word doesn’t show any expected results.
(would love to share a screenshot but not on a public forum - too many search results that have private information show up in the example)
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Hey everyone! We have fixed the search issues in the desktop, could you guys try upgrading it to 1.6.3 beta and seeing if everything works as smooth as 1.6.3 on the web app please? We are planning to push to the normal server soon and would like to hear some confirmation from our beta users thank you all for the support!
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Hey @Mdas! Thank you for the detailed post, I agree with all your insights into how the search priority is not great at the moment. We have already begun working on this and will fix it all as the next batch of search upgrades
The current update focuses on performance, while the next one will focus on prioritisation.
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Search is stable now in beta 1.6.3 in mac app like in the browser.
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yep, very smooth and fast 
Windows desktop app
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