What to Know

• Use the built-in search tool in the upper-left corner of the Android, iOS, and macOS apps.
• The ChatGPT History Search Chrome extension can give you a search tool, too.
• Ctrl (or Command on Mac)+F also works well for searching through chat content on the web.

This guide will walk you through how to search for and through ChatGPT conversation text and titles.Instructions apply to both the app and web versions of the chatbot.

How to Use ChatGPT's Built-in Search Tool

The standalone ChatGPT apps have a search tool built right in. Here's how to use it.

1. In the desktop app, select the search bar in the top-left of the window. In the mobile version, tap the two-line menu icon in the top-left, and then select the search bar.

2. Type in the chat, or contents of the chat you're looking for.

3. Select the chat that you were looking for from the list of suggestions. If you don't find it, try refining your search query by using fewer words. You need to search for a term that is found within the chat-searching isn't like using ChatGPT itself, where you can translate your request.

Use the 'Searchable ChatGPT' Extension

A number of extensions are available for Chromium web browsers which can give you search functionality in ChatGPT.

Using this extension does grant it access to all of your previous ChatGPT conversations. Only install it if you're willing to share that information with third parties without oversight.

1. Open a Chromium web browser, like Chrome, Edge, Vivaldi, or Brave, and navigate to the Searchable ChatGPT extension page.

2. SelectAdd to[your browser].

   

3. Navigate to the ChatGPT web service and log in if necessary.

4. Select the new, small magnifying glass search icon in the interface.

   Alternatively, pressCtrl/Command+Shift+Pon your keyboard.

   

5. Type in your search query and pressEnter. Wait for your previous search history to synchronize with the search tool.

   

   Searchable ChatGPT

6. Select a search result to jump to its spot in the chat.

How to Search ChatGPT With the Find Command

If you're running ChatGPT on macOS or Windows through the web app, you can use the Find command to search through a chat's content or your chat headings.

To do so, open a browser window and navigate to the ChatGPT site. PressCtrl+Fon Windows, orCommand + Fon macOS. Type in your search query, and it will appear highlighted on the screen.

To search the contents of an individual chat, navigate to it using ChatGPT's menu on the left, and then perform the same action to find something within that chat.