# \[Android\] Search notebooks in Share function

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/android-search-notebooks-in-share-function/44741>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [5 April 2025 00:34 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/android-search-notebooks-in-share-function/44741 "2025-04-05T00:34:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![AlexLegion](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/alexlegion/32/17614_2.png) [@AlexLegion](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/AlexLegion)\
**Post date:** [5 April 2025 00:34 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/android-search-notebooks-in-share-function/44741/1 "2025-04-05T00:34:36Z")

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Hi Devs,  
I use Joplin for over a year and the number of notebooks significantly increased since then.  
Now if I want it share something on Android to Joplin (for example share a webpage from browser) it opens this long list of notebooks and it is getting harder and harder to find the right notebook in the list.

I think havig a search field would help a lot and improved UX.

Once this was discussed in context of webclipper as well but the topic got closed. [Search Box when adding a web page using Web Clipper and the mobile app - #19 by Medullitus](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/search-box-when-adding-a-web-page-using-web-clipper-and-the-mobile-app/34327/19)

How about to reanimate this idea?

Search notebooks by name in Share feature.

 ![Screenshot_20250405_112014_Joplin](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/2/1/21e064e072cb6fd27d010517bab57d5c710bd640.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Steph](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/steph/32/17080_2.png) [@Steph](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Steph)\
**Post date:** [5 April 2025 10:19 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/android-search-notebooks-in-share-function/44741/2 "2025-04-05T10:19:51Z")

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> [@AlexLegion](#):
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> I think havig a search field [for notebooks] would help

Same thing for me... By my side even without the share function.

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**Author:** ![Steph](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/steph/32/17080_2.png) [@Steph](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Steph)\
**Post date:** [5 April 2025 21:20 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/android-search-notebooks-in-share-function/44741/3 "2025-04-05T21:20:05Z")

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Note exactly the answer to your question but it can helps:

If you want to find a notebook wich name you know,  
e.g. "ELECTRICITE"

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/1/8/188ae81379cb70c94cdd8f752a9d437274d8b16a.png)  
you can do this in the note search field:  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/1/7/17be6295f3bfa0303130324db36b1119e073bb99.png)  
"notebook:NAME OF THE NOTEBOOK" will display all the notes into this notebook  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/d/b/db09ecda5025ba57f584f7fe755eb5f9a6241579.png)  
And then you can click there :  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/5/0/508f75cdbf642d9a0c03103d961cd40baf45b0de.png)  
But I agree, it's a road movie !

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**Author:** ![Steph](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/steph/32/17080_2.png) [@Steph](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Steph)\
**Post date:** [5 April 2025 21:25 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/android-search-notebooks-in-share-function/44741/4 "2025-04-05T21:25:48Z")

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Another way in order to be sure a notebook exists:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/7/b/7bc87c9d61a4c250beadc71da686d7d3a99cabff.png)  
Autocompletion :  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/8/a/8a7f6fdfca0939d2c3a45b315bf93bb038293eb8.png)  
And you escape after that.

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**Author:** ![francus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/898d66/32.png) [@francus](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/francus)\
**Post date:** [24 February 2026 22:06 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/android-search-notebooks-in-share-function/44741/6 "2026-02-24T22:06:53Z")

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yes this work on desktop, but if you do the same on Android and you search notebook:electric\* you find a set of notes that are into the ELECTRIC notebook, But if you want to open a new note in the ELECTRIC notebook I find it impossible.

It seems there is really no way to open a new note there.

Best