# Filter a board

> Show only the cards you need – by text, label, member, due date, custom field, checklist items, stale, snoozed or archived state – and save filters for yourself or the whole board.

Source: https://contals.com/docs/en/boards/filters/  
Last updated: 2026-10-15

The board filter shows only the cards that match – even on boards with thousands of cards. Type into **Filter cards** in the board header (or press `F` – single-key shortcuts can be turned off in your [profile](/docs/en/settings/profile/)), or open **Filters** next to it for everything else. Escape clears the filter.

## Filter by text

Type words from a card title, or a card number such as `GEM-12`. Every word must appear in the title; upper and lower case and accents do not matter. Lists without matching cards step aside while the filter is on, and the header shows how many cards match: **12 of 340 cards**.

## Filter by label, member, due date and more

Open **Filters** in the board header. The filter opens below the header and pushes the lists down – nothing covers the board.

- **Labels** – cards with any of the chosen labels, or with all of them (switch between **any** and **all**). **No labels** finds cards without one.
- **Members** – **Me**, **Nobody** (unassigned cards) or anyone with access to the board.
- **Due date** – **Overdue** (before today – or, with a time, past it – and not done), **Today**, **This week**, **Next week** (weeks start on Monday) or **No date**. Needs the due dates Power-Up.
- **Status** – **Open** or **Done**; **Stale** finds open cards without any activity for as long as the board's stale setting says (board settings, for example 30 days). The filter and the hourglass on the cards follow the same rule.
- **Checklist items** – cards with an open checklist item assigned to you (or to someone, or to nobody), and/or due (overdue, today, this week, with a date).
- **Custom fields** – per field: **Has a value**, **Empty**, or a value: text contains, a number range, a date range, dropdown options, checked or not.
- **Show** – archived cards and snoozed cards are hidden; show them too, or show only them. An archived card shows **Archived** and can be restored in its details.

By default a card must match **all conditions**; switch to **any condition** at the bottom of the filter. The active conditions stay visible as chips under the header – click × on a chip to remove one, or **Clear filters** to remove all.

## Share a filtered board

The filter is part of the page address. Copy the address to share exactly this view; the back button undoes your last filter change.

## Saved filters

1. Set up the filter.
2. Under **Saved filters**, type a name and click **Save filter**.
3. Tick **Share with everyone on this board** to save it for the whole board (editors and admins). Without it, the filter is yours only and follows you on every device.

Click a saved filter to apply it. If you change an applied filter, **Update** saves the change. × deletes a saved filter (board filters: editors and admins).

## Search across boards by custom field

The [search](/docs/en/finding/search/) finds custom field values too. Text fields are searched like titles; for other fields use `Field:value`, for example `Status:ordered`, `Amount>=100` or `"Event date":2026-12-01..2026-12-31`.