Preserve search tab search terms and filter strings across closing and opening QBT #17345

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opened 2026-02-22 03:48:00 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

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2026-02-22 03:48:00 -05:00

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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 QBT to save the search terms and filter strings for all open search tabs when you close it, and restore them (with or without an immediate refresh) the next time you open QBT.

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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 QBT to save the search terms and filter strings for all open search tabs when you close it, and restore them (with or without an immediate refresh) the next time you open QBT. ### Use case _No response_ ### Extra info/examples/attachments _No response_

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

To clarify what I think should be saved:

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

Also to clarify that this feature request is different to (and complementary to) #23569 - the use case for #23569 is for the user to be able to manually save and restore sets of search tabs, whilst the use case for this one is to persist open search tabs across closing and reopening QBT. They do have some commonality, but the devs can choose to implement either one or both or neither.

@Sophist-UK commented on GitHub (Dec 3, 2025): To clarify what I think should be saved: * 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 Also to clarify that this feature request is different to (and complementary to) #23569 - the use case for #23569 is for the user to be able to manually save and restore sets of search tabs, whilst the use case for this one is to persist open search tabs across closing and reopening QBT. They do have some commonality, but the devs can choose to implement either one or both or neither.