Search and Quick Switcher

Search in a channel

Press Ctrl / Cmd + F or the magnifying glass in the channel header. Type words from the message. You can narrow results by author and date range. Click a hit to jump the transcript there.

Search uses history that is still on Astral’s servers. Deleted messages do not appear. Each page shows 25 hits. If a channel is still indexing, you will see a warning.

You can type filters in the bar:

• from:name / -from: — author
• mentions:name — who was mentioned
• has:link / embed / file / image / video / sound / sticker
• before: on: during: after: — date
• in: — channel or community
• pinned:true / author-type:user|bot|webhook
• filename: / ext:

The search window itself switches scope: this channel, all communities, DMs only, or combinations.

Quick Switcher

Ctrl / Cmd + K opens the switcher:

• community channels you belong to;
• DMs and groups;
• people (to start a conversation).

Type part of a name. Arrow keys and Enter pick a row.

Other useful jumps:

• Alt + ↑ / ↓ — previous / next channel
• Alt + Shift + ↑ / ↓ — previous / next unread
• Ctrl / Cmd + [ / ] — back / forward in panel history
• Esc — mark the channel read

Full shortcut list: Keyboard shortcuts.