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October 25, 2024
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Issue with 1Password Browser Extension Not Searching Note Fields

  • October 25, 2024
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Hi,

I’m experiencing an issue with the 1Password browser extension (and also in 1Password Web) in Chrome where it’s not able to search within the notes field of stored items, such as passwords. However, searching notes works just fine in the 1Password desktop app.

This seems like a big oversight in functionality, especially when needing quick access to detailed information saved in notes. I suspect I may have missed a configuration step, but I’m not sure what to check or change.

Could anyone provide guidance or insight into why this might be happening and whether there’s a workaround to enable note searching in the browser extension?

Thanks in advance for your help!


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Best answer by 1P_Evon

Hello, @alexlyteai. Thank you for reaching out.

The search functionality in the 1Password browser extension and web app operates differently than in the desktop app, as it doesn't include the notes fields from its search results. I've submitted a feature request to our product team on your behalf to enhance the consistency of search capabilities across all platforms in future updates.

I hope that helps. Let me know if you have any questions.

-Evon

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9 replies

1P_EvonAnswer
1Password Employee
October 30, 2024

Hello, @alexlyteai. Thank you for reaching out.

The search functionality in the 1Password browser extension and web app operates differently than in the desktop app, as it doesn't include the notes fields from its search results. I've submitted a feature request to our product team on your behalf to enhance the consistency of search capabilities across all platforms in future updates.

I hope that helps. Let me know if you have any questions.

-Evon

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November 10, 2024

Adding a +1 for having the search include notes!

1Password Employee
November 11, 2024

@kipling,

Thank you for the report! I've shared your feedback with our product team.

-Evon

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January 28, 2025

I noticed the same problem today, using 1password app on Windows v8.10.58 and chrome extension v8.10.56. And this is not only for the notes field of login items, but also for "secure notes".
When searching from the top search bar, if I use the app it finds matches within secure notes; while with the extension it doesn't. This is pretty confusing!
Ok maybe even secure notes use the same "notes" field, just with the field name not shown in the UI.

nachoport
April 1, 2025

+1 on the need for comprehensive search functionality in browser extension! It searches the title, but not the text within the entry (Login, Note, etc.).

1P_Dave
1Password Employee
April 15, 2025

@nachoport 

Thank you for the feedback! I've passed along your request to the team. 

-Dave

May 7, 2025

I just ran into this as well. Any updates/feedback from the product team on this?

1P_SimonH
Community Manager
May 7, 2025

Hi @shingy 👋

I appreciate you adding your vote for this! I've added your request for this functionality to the others in this thread.

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June 10, 2025

I also think that the Search feature should extend to read the contents of each feld, not just the field header.  I have been putting descriptors in the Notes field as sometimes the Entry header will be a website name or function ( I know this can be modified, but I don't want it to be so long that  I can't easily read it in Search).  For example, my doctor's practice name may have an outside website for billing or scheduling.  Nice to know that when searching.  But also, the actual doctor names and practice name tied to that website (which I now put into the Notes field) woud be helpful as sometimes I don't remember the outside website, but I do remember the doctor's name.  I'm not a programmer and I don't know the difficulty in doing this, but the product would be much better if "Search", really meant "Search" of everything.

1P_SimonH
Community Manager
June 10, 2025

Thanks, @Chief! I've added your vote to this request!

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October 1, 2025

+1 At minimum, the search functionality should not have discrepancies in behavior among platforms unless the particular platform dictates this change. And if it does, ideally the UI will indicate the difference when it becomes apparent that the user is possibly trying to use a feature that is exclusive to another platform.

When implementing this feature I think the order of the displayed search results should be influenced by the field that said result was found in. i.e. A hit in the Title is returned above URL which is above notes etc. 

Also, I wanted to make a distinction between the notes field on any item and a secure note. I think these should be treated differently. Or at least have the option to do so. Maybe there should be a plain text "notes" field that is searchable and a distinct "secure notes" (or maybe "protected notes"?) field that can be added to any item which would allow a masked notes field that would have to be revealed to see the contents and would therefore not be searchable just like a password field is today. 

Now that I think about it, rather than a separate field, maybe any field should have the option to be "protected" so that it is by default masked, must be manually revealed and would not be returned in search results. You could even optionally require reauthentication to reveal the contents.

1P_Dave
1Password Employee
October 2, 2025

@Wet_Cadey 

Thank you for the suggestions! I've passed them along to the team internally. 🙂

-Dave

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June 24, 2026

Why is this marked as Solved, when it hasn't been resolved?

1P_Dave
1Password Employee
June 25, 2026

@ToddG 

Welcome to the community! Marking a post as a solution to a thread doesn't mean that the issue/request itself is solved or closed. It's a way to highlight the most up-to-date answer for anyone who stumbles onto the thread in the future. 

-Dave