Scrolling through folders gets slow in a large collection. Swiftflip puts deck names and card text in system search.
Decks and cards in Spotlight
Swiftflip indexes deck names, card fronts and card backs into Spotlight on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Open Spotlight from the home screen or with ⌘ Space on Mac, type card text or a deck name and matching Swiftflip results appear alongside the rest of your search.
Search inside the app
The Search tab on iPhone and iPad covers deck names, card fronts and card backs. You can filter results, use suggested searches and reopen recent queries without leaving Swiftflip. On Mac, press ⌘ F to search the whole library or limit results to the view you already opened.
Follow the guide to search your Swiftflip library.
Tap a result, open its deck
Spotlight results in Swiftflip act like deep links. Tap a card result and Swiftflip opens the deck that contains it. From there you can edit the card or start practice.
How indexing happens
Indexing runs locally on the device. New cards and renamed decks are picked up automatically. There is no manual reindex step and no setup screen.
Privacy of indexed data
Spotlight runs on your device. Your cards still sync only through your private iCloud, and indexing uses no server or account.
If you prefer to keep some apps out of system search, the system Settings let you exclude apps from Spotlight. Swiftflip respects that setting.
Tips
- name decks distinctively so they are easy to type
- use distinctive words in card fronts and backs so they are easy to find later
- search for a card before editing it instead of scrolling deck lists
Smart Decks and Siri Shortcuts offer more ways to start a focused session.