Search and quick switcher

Search messages across every conversation you can see, and jump to any channel or person with Ctrl + K.

Search messages

Click the search box in the top bar, type and press Enter. Results come from every conversation you can read: your channels, public channels, your direct messages and shared channels.

Narrow the results with:

Filter What it does
Anywhere Pick one conversation. The magnifier in a channel header opens search already limited to that channel.
From anyone Only messages from one person.
Has files Only messages with attachments.

Click a result to open the conversation at that message.

Search results for "gift" across two channels

Search matches the words as you type them, anywhere in the message. It does not search inside attached files.

Quick switcher

Press Ctrl + K (⌘ + K on a Mac) anywhere in Relay, type part of a channel or person's name, move with the arrow keys and press Enter to open it. Esc closes it.

The quick switcher listing channels that match "di"