# Request: add dynamic folders

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/request-add-dynamic-folders/5711>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [7 February 2020 07:34 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/request-add-dynamic-folders/5711 "2020-02-07T07:34:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![tatoosh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/tatoosh/32/2257_2.png) [@tatoosh](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/tatoosh)\
**Post date:** [7 February 2020 07:34 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/request-add-dynamic-folders/5711/1 "2020-02-07T07:34:42Z")

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add dynamic folders like evernote can, that is a **killer feature** in project live!!  
Source: [https://help.evernote.com/hc/de/articles/208313828-Erweiterte-Suchsyntax-in-Evernote](https://help.evernote.com/hc/de/articles/208313828-Erweiterte-Suchsyntax-in-Evernote)

- sample: updates -3days
- sample: todo:false or todo:true

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**Author:** ![laurent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@laurent](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/laurent)\
**Post date:** [7 February 2020 10:23 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/request-add-dynamic-folders/5711/2 "2020-02-07T10:23:26Z")

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This idea of smart notebooks has been proposed before I think and would indeed be nice to have. It would cover many use cases with just one feature. In the meantime of course you can approximate this with tags but it’s not as powerful.

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**Author:** ![cyr06](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/cyr06/32/4458_2.png) [@cyr06](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/cyr06)\
**Post date:** [17 May 2020 09:22 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/request-add-dynamic-folders/5711/3 "2020-05-17T09:22:56Z")

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+1 whatever the name : smart notebook, dynamic tag, virtual folder or saved searches. Something like this on the left panel would be so perfect!

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**Author:** ![roman\_r\_m](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/roman_r_m/32/3297_2.png) [@roman\_r\_m](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/roman_r_m)\
**Post date:** [17 May 2020 10:00 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/request-add-dynamic-folders/5711/4 "2020-05-17T10:00:18Z")

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Agree this would be super useful. There is another ofter requested feature – show all TODOs in one place, it can be implemented nicely using this feature.

And in fact you can even think of tags and folders as these saved searches (or whatever you name them).

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**Author:** ![foto16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@foto16](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/foto16)\
**Post date:** [22 January 2026 21:40 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/request-add-dynamic-folders/5711/5 "2026-01-22T21:40:22Z")

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Has this been done? What are the latest plan for it? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![\_vg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/_vg/32/27067_2.png) [@\_vg](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/_vg)\
**Post date:** [23 January 2026 09:47 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/request-add-dynamic-folders/5711/6 "2026-01-23T09:47:58Z")

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You can hardcode specific searches (with many possible criteria: notebook, todo, tags, keyword in title, keyword in body etc) directly inside notes using this plugin: [Embed any search - with content!](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/embed-any-search-with-content/14328)

I use it a lot. Hope this helps.

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**Author:** ![foto16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@foto16](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/foto16)\
**Post date:** [25 January 2026 03:16 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/request-add-dynamic-folders/5711/7 "2026-01-25T03:16:17Z")

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Many thanks! Sounds useful. Hope it will have a mobile version.

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**Author:** ![\_vg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/_vg/32/27067_2.png) [@\_vg](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/_vg)\
**Post date:** [25 January 2026 09:21 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/request-add-dynamic-folders/5711/8 "2026-01-25T09:21:44Z")

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Well good news, it works on mobile too, Android at least.

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**Author:** ![foto16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@foto16](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/foto16)\
**Post date:** [27 January 2026 02:44 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/request-add-dynamic-folders/5711/9 "2026-01-27T02:44:12Z")

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Right. Unfortunately couldn’t find it under plugins on iOS.