How to search inside your saved posts

Somewhere you saved a LinkedIn post with a good framework for pricing workshops, a Reddit thread that solved a problem with your router, and an X thread on cold email that you meant to come back to. Each platform kept it in its own Saved list, and the one detail you remember (a phrase, a number, the gist of the advice) doesn’t help you browse a list of thumbnails.

This guide covers how to search inside your saved posts with Fabric. It shows how to save posts from any platform into one library, search the text they contain with exact phrases or descriptions, and find posts that are visual more than written.

How people usually keep track of saved posts

Most platforms have a save or bookmark button, and it’s the easiest option in the moment. LinkedIn, Reddit, X and Instagram each keep their own list, and Instagram lets you sort saves into collections. Going back means remembering which platform it was on, then scrolling that list until something looks familiar.

Browser bookmarks are the next step for some people. They collect links from every site in one place and are searchable by page title, which for social posts is often just the author’s name and the platform. Bookmark folders tend to grow faster than anyone sorts them.

Screenshots are a popular method too. They’re quick, they capture exactly what you saw, and they work on any app. They also end up in a camera roll among thousands of other images, where finding one means remembering roughly when you took it.

Step 1: Save posts to Fabric as you find them

On a computer, use the browser extension for Chrome, Safari or Firefox. It can save the whole page, a screenshot of it, the text you’ve selected, or images. Selecting the text of a post and saving it is a reliable way to make sure the exact wording is captured.

On your phone, tap Share on a post in any app and choose Fabric from the share sheet. It sends links, text and files. If you paste a link into Fabric directly, it becomes a bookmark and the page is saved for reading and search. You’ll find the apps on the mobile download page.

When you save something, you can add a comment or tags. A one-line note on why you saved it (use for Q3 workshop, or try this on the home router) gives search one more thing to match later.

Step 2: Bring in your screenshots

If screenshots are your main way of saving posts, Fabric can import them automatically from iOS and Android. Text in screenshots is searchable, and so is their visual content, so a screenshot of a tweet can be found by its wording. Quick capture covers the other ways things come in.

This also pulls in screenshots you took long before you started using Fabric, which tends to be where the older saved posts are hiding. If a screenshot shows a post you want to read in full, open the original link from your phone and share it to Fabric as well, so the page itself is saved next to the image.

Step 3: Search the words inside your saves

Click Search or press Cmd+F (Mac) / Ctrl+F (Windows). If you remember a phrase from the post, put it in quotes, such as “price anchoring” or “disable band steering”. Fabric search returns only items containing that exact text, whether it’s in a saved page, selected text or a screenshot.

When the wording has gone but the idea hasn’t, describe it without quotes: advice about running a pricing workshop for a sales team. Search matches by meaning and keywords together, and Fabric writes a short summary of each saved item, so posts about the topic come back even if they phrase it differently.

Use filters to narrow by kind of item (only bookmarks, for example), by location in your folders, or by tag.

Step 4: Find visual posts by what they show

Some saved posts are mostly images: an Instagram carousel of a kitchen layout, a dashboard design someone shared on LinkedIn. Fabric searches what’s in images as well as text, so a description like open shelving in a green kitchen can find them. You can also search by color by pasting a HEX code or using the color picker, which helps with design references. How to search photos by what’s in them has more on this.

When you find one post you like, select it and run a similarity search. For images, similarity covers composition, color and subject, so you get other saves in the same style.

Step 5: Read, revisit and ask questions

Saved pages open in reader mode, which strips ads and clutter, and reading progress syncs across devices. For a folder of saved posts on one subject, open it and ask the AI assistant something like what are the main tips across these posts on cold email. It cites the posts it used, and you can save the answer as a note.

For more on building the saving habit itself, see how to save everything you find online in one place.

Frequently asked questions

How do I search my saved LinkedIn posts?

Save them to Fabric with the browser extension or the phone share sheet, then search for a phrase from the post in quotes, or describe what it said.

Can I search Reddit threads I’ve saved?

Yes, once they’re saved to Fabric. The page is saved for reading and search, and selecting the key text before saving makes sure the wording you care about is captured.

Can Fabric search the text in my screenshots?

Yes. Text in screenshots is searchable, along with what the image shows. Screenshots can be imported automatically from iOS and Android.

How do I find a saved post when I only remember the idea?

Describe the idea without quotes. Search matches by meaning, so posts on that topic come back even if the words differ.

Can I keep posts from different platforms together?

Yes. Anything saved through the extension, share sheet or screenshot import lands in the same library and is searched together.

Can I add my own notes to a saved post?

Yes. You can add a comment or tags to anything you save, and both help when searching later.

Will my old browser bookmarks come across?

Fabric can import a browser bookmarks file. How to import your browser bookmarks covers it.

Is saving posts free?

The free plan includes the reader, notes, file uploads and limited AI use, which is enough to try this with a handful of posts. The pricing page lists what each plan includes.