# \[find\] Request "find & replace" features

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/find-request-find-replace-features/882>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [16 October 2018 08:54 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/find-request-find-replace-features/882 "2018-10-16T08:54:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![photonxp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/photonxp/32/350_2.png) [@photonxp](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/photonxp)\
**Post date:** [16 October 2018 08:54 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/find-request-find-replace-features/882/1 "2018-10-16T08:54:22Z")

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It would be more convenient not to use an external editor

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**Author:** ![finndo77](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/finndo77/32/179_2.png) [@finndo77](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/finndo77)\
**Post date:** [29 November 2018 06:38 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/find-request-find-replace-features/882/2 "2018-11-29T06:38:04Z")

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definitely, I have been cutting my entire note out and pasting in notepad ++ to perform replace searches. sometimes this ends up with interesting results, depending on what accidental keystrokes occur during the cut/paste operations…

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**Author:** ![subi54](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@subi54](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/subi54)\
**Post date:** [29 November 2018 14:28 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/find-request-find-replace-features/882/3 "2018-11-29T14:28:26Z")

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You can just use the Open with external editor option. No need to copy-paste every time.

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**Author:** ![aarograh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/aarograh/32/8616_2.png) [@aarograh](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/aarograh)\
**Post date:** [5 May 2021 19:07 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/find-request-find-replace-features/882/4 "2021-05-05T19:07:03Z")

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I 100% agree. I was about to create a feature request for this but stumbled on this one already open.

Any plans to add a find & replace capability? I'm very new to Joplin and have really enjoyed it, but this has already been a bit of an irritation.

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**Author:** ![shalearkane](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/shalearkane/32/11782_2.png) [@shalearkane](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/shalearkane)\
**Post date:** [7 December 2021 07:04 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/find-request-find-replace-features/882/5 "2021-12-07T07:04:57Z")

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Hey is this feature open to contribute? ... I'm using Joplin regularly and I wish this was a part of the UX

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**Author:** ![shalearkane](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/shalearkane/32/11782_2.png) [@shalearkane](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/shalearkane)\
**Post date:** [11 January 2022 14:50 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/find-request-find-replace-features/882/6 "2022-01-11T14:50:42Z")

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Should I open a pull request for the search and replace feature?

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**Author:** ![Daeraxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/daeraxa/32/6172_2.png) [@Daeraxa](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Daeraxa)\
**Post date:** [11 January 2022 15:12 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/find-request-find-replace-features/882/7 "2022-01-11T15:12:36Z")

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If you have implemented the feature you should post it first on the forums to get community feedback on it.  
[Sort Order Buttons and Per-Notebook Sort Order](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sort-order-buttons-and-per-notebook-sort-order/20013) is a good example of a new feature being implemented with feedback before the PR was made.

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**Author:** ![goblin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f4b2a3/32.png) [@goblin](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/goblin)\
**Post date:** [29 May 2025 15:37 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/find-request-find-replace-features/882/8 "2025-05-29T15:37:41Z")

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Any progress on this? Very interested.