Add ability to save and reload open search tabs #17344

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opened 2026-02-22 03:47:56 -05:00 by deekerman · 3 comments

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Originally created by @Sophist-UK on GitHub (Dec 3, 2025).

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Sometimes I leave search tabs open (e.g. for a weekly vlog) so that I can refresh it and find the latest episode.

But if I have to reboot my computer, I lose the list of search tabs.

I would like to be able to save the search terms and filter strings for all open search tabs, and at a later date restore them (with or without an immediate refresh). The actual search results do not need to be saved.

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Originally created by @Sophist-UK on GitHub (Dec 3, 2025). ### Suggestion Sometimes I leave search tabs open (e.g. for a weekly vlog) so that I can refresh it and find the latest episode. But if I have to reboot my computer, I lose the list of search tabs. I would like to be able to save the search terms and filter strings for all open search tabs, and at a later date restore them (with or without an immediate refresh). The actual search results do not need to be saved. ### Use case _No response_ ### Extra info/examples/attachments _No response_

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@thalieht commented on GitHub (Dec 3, 2025):

Options > Search tab.

Why duplicate issue #23570? Pick one issue and amend title/body so that it only mentions the "filter strings for all open search tabs" part. And make sure to elaborate what that means exactly i.e. if you mean "Filter search results...", "Seeds: X to Y"... etc.

@thalieht commented on GitHub (Dec 3, 2025): Options > Search tab. Why duplicate issue #23570? Pick one issue and amend title/body so that it only mentions the "filter strings for all open search tabs" part. And make sure to elaborate what that means exactly i.e. if you mean "Filter search results...", "Seeds: X to Y"... etc.

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@Sophist-UK commented on GitHub (Dec 3, 2025):

It is NOT a duplicate. They are different use cases - #23570 is to persist open search tabs across closing and reopening QBT - this one is for the user to be able to manually save and restore sets of search tabs.

The devs could choose to implement one or the other or both (or neither).

However, I do see what you mean about clarification. I believe we should save the following values:

The string entered into the search box which was last used to undertake a search (it might have been modified since the last search but the modified string should not be saved).
The values of the "Search in" dropdown, and the "Seeds" min/max and the "Size" min/max controls
The filter string

@Sophist-UK commented on GitHub (Dec 3, 2025): It is NOT a duplicate. They are different use cases - #23570 is to persist open search tabs across closing and reopening QBT - this one is for the user to be able to manually save and restore sets of search tabs. The devs could choose to implement one or the other or both (or neither). However, I do see what you mean about clarification. I believe we should save the following values: * The string entered into the search box which was last used to undertake a search (it might have been modified since the last search but the modified string should not be saved). * The values of the "Search in" dropdown, and the "Seeds" min/max and the "Size" min/max controls * The filter string

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@xavier2k6 commented on GitHub (Dec 3, 2025):

Options > Search tab.

@xavier2k6 commented on GitHub (Dec 3, 2025): >Options > Search tab. ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1208fff5-f125-4d6f-9542-4e460e8a104d)