Search & Filters¶

The search bar on the expense list and the filter field inside dashboard card settings both use the same simple filter language. Once you learn it, you can use it in both places.

All searches are case-insensitive: type=Expense and type=expense mean the same thing.

Just type to search¶

The simplest thing you can do is type a word. Comaney looks for that word in the title, payee, note, and personal notes of every expense, as well as participant and project names.

What you type	What it finds
`rent`	Any expense where the title, payee, or note contains "rent"
`"whole foods"`	Any expense containing the exact phrase "whole foods"

Filter by type¶

type=expense
type=income
type="savings deposit"
type="savings withdrawal"

Use quotes around values that contain a space.

Filter by payment status¶

settled=yes
settled=no

true/false and 1/0 also work as alternatives to yes/no.

Filter by whether it is a recurring instance¶

recurring=yes
recurring=no

recurring=yes shows only expenses that were generated from a recurring expense. recurring=no shows only expenses that were entered manually.

true/false and 1/0 also work as alternatives to yes/no.

The Hide recurring checkbox on the expense list is a shortcut for this filter.

Filter by shared expenses¶

shared=yes
shared=no

shared=yes shows only expenses that have at least one shared participant. shared=no shows only expenses with no participants — purely personal entries.

true/false and 1/0 also work as alternatives to yes/no.

Filter by participant¶

participant=Alice
participant=me

Matches expenses where the given person appears as either the expense owner or a participant.

A name or phrase is matched partially and case-insensitively against first name, last name, email address, and display name. participant=ali would find "Alice".
participant=me matches only expenses where you are involved — either as the owner or as a participant.

Filter by payer¶

payer=Alice
payer=me

Matches the person who paid the expense — the owning user, an offline buddy who paid upfront, or any offline buddy participant.

payer=me shows only expenses you paid.
!payer=me shows only expenses someone else paid (useful in Shared mode to see what others paid that you are a participant of).
A name or phrase does a partial, case-insensitive match against first name, last name, email address, and offline buddy display name.

Filter by project¶

project=Holiday
project=none
project=yes
project=no

project=<name> — expenses linked to a project whose name contains the phrase (partial match, case-insensitive).
project=none or project=no — expenses with no project assigned.
project=yes — expenses that belong to any project.

true/false and 1/0 also work as alternatives to yes/no.

Filter by category¶

cat=Groceries

Finds expenses whose category name contains "Groceries" (partial match, so cat=Groc also works). This includes your personal category override if you have set one for a shared expense.

cat=none

Finds expenses with no category — neither a direct category on the expense nor a personal override.

Filter by tag¶

tag=amazon

Finds expenses with any tag that contains "amazon". This includes your personal tags if you have added them to a shared expense.

tag=none

Finds expenses with no tags at all — neither direct tags nor personal ones.

Filter by payee¶

payee=Amazon

Partial match against the payee field.

payee=none

Finds expenses with no payee set.

Filter by amount¶

You can compare the value of an expense:

Example	What it finds
`value>100`	Expenses over 100
`value<=50`	Expenses of 50 or less
`value=77.50`	Expenses of exactly 77.50

Filter by date¶

You can filter by the due date using three different date formats:

Format	Example
Day.Month.Year	`date>=31.01.2025`
Month/Day/Year	`date>=01/31/2025`
Year-Month-Day	`date>=2025-01-31`

Instead of a specific date, you can use one of these special words:

Word	Resolves to
`today`	Today's date
`cur_week_start`	Monday of the current week
`cur_week_end`	Sunday of the current week

Examples:

date<=today

All expenses due on or before today.

date>=cur_week_start date<=cur_week_end

All expenses due somewhere within the current week.

Combining filters¶

Separate any two filters with a space to require both. This is AND logic: both conditions must be true.

type=expense settled=no

Unsettled expenses only.

cat=Groceries value>50

Grocery expenses over 50.

OR: either one or the other¶

Use || between two filters when either should be enough:

type=income || type="savings withdrawal"

Income records or savings withdrawals.

NOT: exclude something¶

Put ! in front of a filter or word to exclude it:

type=expense !rent

All expenses that do not mention "rent".

!tag=amazon

Expenses with no amazon tag.

Grouping with brackets¶

Use brackets to group parts of a query when combining AND and OR:

(type=expense settled=yes) || type=income

Settled expenses, plus all income records.

Quick examples¶

Query	What it finds
`settled=no value>500`	Unpaid expenses over 500
`date>=01.01.2025`	Due on or after 1 January 2025
`cat=Food payee=REWE`	REWE expenses in a food category
`tag="credit card" settled=no`	Unpaid credit-card expenses
`type=expense !rent`	Expenses with no mention of rent
`type=income \\|\\| settled=yes`	All income, or anything already paid
`shared=yes payer=me`	Your expenses that have participants
`!payer=me participant=me`	Expenses someone else paid that you are part of
`project=none type=expense`	Personal expenses not linked to any project