Find the Right Marker Instantly
As your projects grow, the marker list can get long. A two-hour lecture might have 30 or more markers — a mix of manual bookmarks you created and AI-generated Smart Notes — and scrolling through all of them to find one specific moment is slow and frustrating. Filtering and searching let you narrow the list to exactly what you need in seconds.
12scribe provides two complementary ways to find markers: type filtering and text search. You can use them independently or combine them for precise results. Both work instantly with no loading time, even on projects with hundreds of markers.
Filter by Type
The marker list includes filter buttons for each marker type — Flag, Favorite, and Fire. Tap a type to show only markers of that kind. Tap again to deactivate the filter and show all markers. You can also tap a different type to switch the filter without clearing first.
Type filtering is especially useful during study sessions and review. When preparing for an exam, filter by Favorite to see only the moments you marked as must-review material — definitions, formulas, and key concepts. When looking for the most important breakthrough insights, filter by Fire to get your curated shortlist of critical moments from the entire recording. See Marker Types: Flag, Favorite, and Fire for guidance on when to use each type.
The filter also shows a count next to each type, so you can see at a glance how many Flag, Favorite, and Fire markers exist in the current project. This gives you a quick sense of how you distributed your attention during the recording.
Search by Text
The search bar at the top of the marker list lets you search by marker title and description text. Type a word or phrase, and the list updates in real time to show only markers that match. The search is case-insensitive, matches partial words, and searches across both the title and description fields of each marker.
For example, if you named your markers descriptively after the recording ("Definition of entropy", "Entropy calculation example", "Second law proof"), searching for "entropy" instantly shows the first two markers while hiding everything else. This is why editing marker titles after recording is so valuable — descriptive titles make text search effective. See Edit Markers for tips on writing good marker titles.
The text search works within a single project. For searching across all projects at once — finding every mention of "entropy" in every lecture you have ever recorded — use the app's global search feature from the Projects tab. Global search indexes project names, marker titles, marker descriptions, and full transcription text simultaneously.
Navigating Results
After filtering or searching, the resulting list shows only matching markers in chronological order. The non-matching markers are hidden but not deleted. Tap any visible marker to jump to that moment in the recording and start playback from there.
Here are strategies for getting the most from marker filtering and search:
- Combine type filter and text search for precise results — for example, show only Favorite markers that contain the word "formula" to find exactly the formulas you marked as study-critical
- After finding the marker you need, tap it to jump to playback, then clear the filter to see all surrounding markers in context
- Use descriptive, keyword-rich titles when editing markers to make future text searches more effective
- When reviewing a long lecture, start with Fire markers for the highlights, then switch to Favorites for the study material, and finally browse all markers for the complete picture
Filtering is completely non-destructive — it only hides markers from the view temporarily. Your full marker list with every marker type remains intact at all times. Clear all filters to return to the complete chronological view showing every marker in the project.