Search
- Tap the search button on the bottom right of the screen.
- Tap keyword button (tag icon)
- Enter keywords or built-in filters(start with #, @, <, >, =) to search.
Tip
- Pressing the space bar twice while typing a keyword will autocomplete to the first keyword in the keyword list.
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For text search filters, you can use regular expression expressions.#title:/^prefix/i
Title starts with "prefix". Case insensitive.
#camera:/iphone/i
Camera model contains "iPhone". Case insensitive.
For more information about supported regular expressions, see here.
Options
- Match Any Keyword (OR)
- Filter photos with any of the entered keywords.
- Match All Keywords (AND)
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Filter photos with all of the entered keywords.
- ! (Not Operator)
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Entering ! in front of the keyword will do the opposite
of the keyword.
For example, this filter searches for photos without the keyword Cat that are not in GIF format.
Reset Search
Reset keyword and location filter at once
- Touch and hold the search button on the bottom right of the thumbnails screen.
Reset keyword filter
Method 1
- Tap the search button on the bottom right of the screen.
- Touch and hold the keyword button.
Method 2
- Delete all keywords from the input field in the search view.
- Tap the Reset Search button.
Reset location filter
- Tap the search button on the bottom right of the screen.
- Touch and hold the location button.
Search with Built-in Filters
Enter # in the keyword input field to see the filter list.
Media Type
- #photo
- Search for photos.
- #video
- Search for videos.
Format
- #jpg
- Search for photos in JPEG format.
- #png
- Search for photos in PNG format.
- #gif
- Search for photos in GIF format.
- #heic
- Search for photos in HEIC format.
- #webp
- Search for photos in WebP format.
- #mov
- Search for videos in MOV format.
- #mp4
- Search for videos in MP4 format.
- #m4v
- Search for videos in M4V format.
- #avi
- Search for videos in AVI format.
Capture Type
- #live
- Search for photos in Live Photo format.
- #hdr
- Search for HDR photos.
- #raw
- Search for RAW photos.
- #burst
- Search for burst photos.
- #screenshot
- Search for screenshot images.
- #panorama
- Search for panorama photos.
- #cinematic
- Search for cinematic videos.
Orientation
- #sqaure
- Search for squared photos/videos.
- #portrait
- Search for photos where the height is longer than the width. (Width < Height)
- #landscape
- Search for photos where the width is longer than the height. (Width > Height)
Availability
- #tag
- Search for photos with any tags.
- #location
- Search for photos with location information.
- #caption
- Search for photos with caption.
- #memo
- Search for photos with memo.
- #edited
- Search for edited photos.
- #favorite
- Search for favorite photos.
- #inalbum
- Search for photos assigned to any album.
- #inalbum:
- Search for photos assigned to the specific album.
- #shared
- Search for photos in the shared library.
Text Search
- #title:TEXT
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Search for photos with specific text in the title.
#title:Apple - #memo:TEXT
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Search for photos with specific text in the memo.
#memo:iPhone - #caption:TEXT
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Search for photos with specific text in the caption.
#caption:iPad - #app:TEXT
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Search for photos with the app name saved from.
#app:pinterest
File Attributes
- #filename:TEXT
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Search for photos with specific text in the filename.
#filename:DSC - #filesize=SIZEPRO
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Search by file size. Default unit is bytes
#filesize<150000
file size is less than 150,000 bytes
#filesize<800kb
file size is less than 800 KB
#filesize>150mb
file size is greater than 150 MB
#filesize>1.2gb
file size is greater than 1.2 GB
#filesize>150m
"b" can be ommitted
#filesize=100m-150m
file size is between 100MB and 150MB
Count & Duration
- #tag=COUNTPRO
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Search by keyword(tag) count.
#tag=3
with three keywords
#tag<5
with less than five keywords
#tag>3
with more than three keywords
#tag=2-4
with 2, 3 or 4 keywords - #album=COUNTPRO
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Search by album count a photo assigned to.
#album=3
assigned to three albums
#album<3
assigned to less then three albums
#album>2
assigned to 2 or more albums
#album=2-4
assigned to 2, 3 or 4 albums - #duration=DURATION
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Search by video duration. Default unit is seconds.
#duration<30
duration is less than 30 seconds
#duration<10:30
duration is less thatn 10 minutes 30 seconds
#duration<1:30:50
duration is less thatn 1 hour 30 minutes 50 seconds
#duration<5m
duration is less than 5 minutes
#duration>1h
duration is greater than 1 hour
#duration=30m-1h
duration is between 30 minutes and 1 hour - #rating=NUMBER
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Search by star rating.
#rating=3
3-star rating
#rating<3
less than 3-star rating (1, 2)
#rating>2
more than 2-star rating (3, 4, 5)
#rating=0
not rated
Camera (EXIF)
- #camera:TEXTPRO
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Search for photos with specific text in the camera model.
#camera:Canon#camera:iPhone 14 - #orientation:NUMBER
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Search by image orientation value in Exif metadata.
NUMBER can be one of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
- #fnumber=NUMBER PRO
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Search by specific F-Number (aperture value) or range.
#fnumber=2.8
Photos taken at f/2.8
#fnumber>2
Photos taken at F-Number greater than 2
#fnumber<2
Photos taken at F-Number less than 2 - #iso=NUMBER PRO
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Search by ISO value.
#iso=100
Photos taken at ISO 100
#iso>500
Photos with ISO greater than 500
#iso<200
Photos with ISO less than 200 - #aperture=NUMBER PRO
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Search by aperture size.
#aperture=4
Photos with aperture 4 - #focallength=NUMBER PRO
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Search by actual focal length (mm).
#focallength=24
Photos taken at 24mm focal length - #focallength35=NUMBER PRO
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Search by 35mm equivalent focal length (mm).
#focallength35=50
Photos taken at 50mm (35mm equivalent) - #lens:TEXT PRO
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Search by lens name or model.
#lens:sony
IPTC
- #creator:TEXT
- Search by IPTC Creator field.
- #author:TEXT
- Search by IPTC Author field.
- #city:TEXT
- Search by IPTC City field.
- #state:TEXT
- Search by IPTC State/Province field.
- #country:TEXT
- Search by IPTC Country field.
- #sublocation:TEXT
- Search by IPTC Sub Location field.
Location
- #nearby
- Search for photos near your current location.
- #location:lat;lng;radius
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Search for photos within a specific location.
lat and lng are latitude and longitude in decimal degrees.
radius can be m, km, ft, yd, mi.#location:40.748817;-73.985428;300ft
photos within 300 feet of Empire State Building
#location:40.689247;-74.044502;0.5mi
photos within 0.5 miles of Statue of Liberty
#location:37.576021;126.976867;1.5km
photos within 1.5 km of Gyeongbokgung Palace
#location:48,858370;2,294481;500m
photos within 500 meters of Eiffel Tower
- #place:TEXT
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Search for photos with specific text in the place name.
#place:home#place:Niagara Falls - #nearby:radius
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Search for photos within a specific radius from your current location.
radius can be m, km, ft, yd, mi.
#nearby:300ft
photos within 300 feet of your current location
#nearby:0.5mi
photos within 0.5 miles of your current location
#nearby:1.5km
photos within 1.5 km of your current location
#nearby:500m
photos within 500 meters of your current location
- #altitude>NUMBER
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Search by altitude of location information.
NUMBER is an altitude in meters.
#altitude>200
altitude is greater than 200 meters.
#altitude<1000
altitude is less than 1000 meters.
#altitude=1000-2000
altitude between 1000 and 2000 meters.
Image Content
- #text:TEXT
- Search text detected in the image (OCR results).
- #faces>NUMBER
- Search by number of faces detected in the image.
Search with Date/Time/Period Filters
Depending on iOS settings (General > Language & Region >
Date Format), M/D/Y or D/M/Y format may also be used.
/ or . can be used as a separator.
/ or . can be used as a separator.
- @year
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@2022
Search photos taken in 2022. - @year/month
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@2022/3
Search photos taken in March, 2022. - @year/month/day
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@2022/3/25
Search photos taken on March 25, 2022. - @month/day
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@3/25
Search photos taken on March 25, any year. - @month
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@4
@apr
@april
Search photos taken in March, any year. - Date Period
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@2021/1-2021/3
Search photos taken between Jan 2021 and Mar 2021.
@2021/5/29-2021/6/25
Search photos taken between May 25, 2021 and Jun 25, 2021. - Time Period
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@11:00-18:30
Search photos taken between AM 11:00 and PM 6:30.
@day
Search photos taken in day time. (06:00 ~ 17:59)
@night
Search photos taken in night time. (18:00 ~ 05:59) - Etc
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@weekend
Search photos taken on weekends.
@weekdays
Search photos taken on weekdays.
@mon@tue@wed ...
Search photos taken on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, ...
@today
Search photos taken today.
@yesterday
Search photos taken yesterday.
@thisday
Search photos taken on today's date across all years.
@-7d
Search photos taken in the last seven days.
Search with Size(Dimensions) Filters
- Width and Height
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<800x600
width < 800 and height < 600
>4000x3000
width > 4000 and height > 3000
<1024
width < 1024 and height < 1024
>3000
width > 3000 and height > 3000 - Width Only
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=1600x0
width = 1600
>=3000x0
width >= 3000 - Height Only
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=0x1600
height = 1600
>=0x3000
height >= 3000
