> For AI agents: the complete documentation index is available at https://docs.flashnerd.com/llms.txt, the full documentation bundle is available at https://docs.flashnerd.com/llms-full.txt.

# Save and reuse search presets

A search preset stores an **Advanced Search filter combination**. It does not store the text typed in **Search cards**, and it does not copy or modify the matching cards.

## Save your current filters

1. Open **Search → Advanced Search**.
2. Set the filters you want to reuse. For example, select a vocabulary deck and the **Struggle** state.
3. Tap **Save Search Preset**.
4. Enter a unique **Search Preset Name**, such as _Vocabulary to improve_, and save.
5. Close the confirmation and tap **Apply Filter** if you want to use those filters in the current Search results.

Saving the preset does not itself commit the filter page's draft to the Search tab. **Apply Filter** is the step that updates the active results.

## Apply a saved preset

1. Open **Advanced Search**.
2. Open **Apply Search Preset** and choose a saved preset.
3. Inspect the loaded filter values and adjust them if necessary.
4. Tap **Apply Filter**.
5. Enter a text query in Search if you want to narrow the filtered cards further.

Using a preset loads a saved combination. Adjusting the current filter draft does not silently rewrite the stored preset.

## Manage presets in Settings

Open **Settings → Presets → Search Presets** to create a new preset or edit a saved one. Use a descriptive name and save changes in the editor.

**Delete This Preset** removes only the preset. Its confirmation explicitly leaves your decks, cards, and tags unaffected.

## Useful examples

| Preset                | Filters to choose          | How to use it                                            |
| --------------------- | -------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| Vocabulary to improve | Vocabulary deck + Struggle | Find active cards that need clearer prompts or examples. |
| Suspended cards       | Suspended state            | Inspect cards handled by the suspended-card allowance.   |
| Image cards           | Image field type, no query | Find cards whose templates contain an image field.       |
| Recent additions      | Created Date bounds        | Check cards created in a particular period.              |

Date bounds are saved as selected dates, not a rolling instruction such as “always the last seven days.” Update a dated preset when you want a different period.

See [Search behavior and filter combinations](https://docs.flashnerd.com/guide/search/find-cards.md) before combining several SRS states or card sides.