Searching
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Finding things again is what tags are for. Type a tag in the search
bar and you get every image that has it. Type two, red_hair beach,
and you get only the images that have both. Every extra term narrows
the results down.
The basics#
| Search | Finds |
|---|---|
red_hair beach |
images with both tags |
red_hair -sketch |
red_hair, but not sketch |
cat OR dog |
images with either tag |
red* |
any tag starting with “red”: red_hair, red_eyes… |
*hair* |
any tag with “hair” in it |
"re:zero" |
a tag with a colon in its name; quotes keep it a tag |
Case doesn’t matter. The search box suggests tags as you type, each with a count of the images that have it alongside what you already typed.
Tags live in categories (character, artist, copyright and so on,
see Tags). Put the category in front to be
specific: character:saber finds the character, not the general tag.
cat:artist finds any image with an artist tag at all.
Ratings search like tags: rating:general finds the images rated
general. Adding -rating:explicit is a quick way to keep a search
safe.
Filters#
Anything written as key:value with a known key is a filter, which
searches something other than tags: the file, where it came from,
when you added it. Filters combine with tags and each other like any
other term.
Numbers can be compared (width:>=1920, duration:<30) or given as
a range (width:1000..2000, pages:100..). Dates work the same, in
your own timezone: date:2024-03-15 is that day, date:2024-01..2024-06
the first half of the year.
A few you’re likely to use:
| Search | Finds |
|---|---|
inbox:true |
images you haven’t reviewed yet |
fav:true |
your favorites |
tagged:false |
images nobody has tagged |
autotagged:false |
images no auto-tagger has seen |
tagcount:<5 |
images with fewer than five tags |
folder:2024/trip |
a folder and everything under it |
name:vacation |
files with “vacation” in their name |
type:animated |
videos and animated GIFs |
width:>=3840 ratio:>1 |
large landscape images, wallpapers maybe |
date:>2024-06-01 |
images added since June 2024 |
source:none |
images with no known source |
ai:any model:sdxl |
AI images made with an SDXL model |
relation:duplicate |
images you marked as duplicates |
Files that have gone missing from disk are left out of every search.
Add missing:true to see them.
Images with similar tags#
similar:1042 finds images that share tags with image 1042, closest
first. It catches what a pixel comparison can’t: a redraw, a recolour,
another picture from the same set. Each result is badged with its
score as a percentage, and similar:1042~0.7 keeps only the ones at
70% or better. The [more like this] link on an image’s page runs
this search for you.
Everything else: the system: list#
There are many more filters: file hashes, how an image arrived,
generation settings, relation types, lookup states and so on. Rather
than listing them here, monbooru lists them where you need them: type
system: in the search bar and a dropdown shows every filter with a
hint for each. Pick one and it shows the values it takes.
The AI metadata page covers the filters for generation data, including searching inside ComfyUI workflows.
Sorting and saving#
Results can be sorted by date added (newest first, the default), file
size, or collection order. Random order (R) shuffles them, and the
shuffle stays put as you turn pages.
To keep a search around, run it and press Save search beside the search bar. Saved searches show in the sidebar, one list per gallery.