# What Capable Search is

Confluence search finds text. It cannot tell you which pages have a diagram in them, which are over two thousand words, which link to a domain you are retiring, or which are waiting on an approval.

Capable Search can, because every Capable capability writes what it knows about a page into the search index. The result is a table you can filter, sort, save and put on a page.

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## What you get

![The Capable Search window scoped to Global, with a rail of saved searches and their counts on the left and a results table showing title, created by, collaborators, last updated, status and words, plu](https://help.gocapable.com/images/918b8026-d93e-491f-b87a-ccde8cce40c2.webp)

One table across every page in scope, with saved searches down the left and columns such as words and status that Confluence does not offer on its own.

* **A search table** with columns and filters contributed by every capability you have installed.
* **Around a hundred search fields** covering word counts, links, diagrams, approvals, calendar dates and more.
* **Saved searches** that are real objects: shareable, reusable, and placeable on a page as a macro.
* **Side panels** that show a page's detail without leaving the results.

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**The standalone Search app is free.** It has licensing switched off entirely. What it does not have is the extra fields, because those are contributed by the other capabilities, so the full picture needs the Suite.

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## What it is not

It is not a replacement for Confluence search. It uses the same index and the same permissions, so you never see anything you could not already see. It adds fields and a better table on top.

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## A few things worth knowing

* Fields only carry values on pages indexing has seen. A brand new site answers very little until it catches up.
* Which columns and filters you see depends on which capabilities are installed.
* The search table macro and cards macro render for unlicensed and anonymous readers.

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## Related

[Your first searchTry it.](https://help.gocapable.com/search/your-first-search.html)

[Capable search fieldsWhat can be queried.](https://help.gocapable.com/search/capable-search-fields.html)

[Capable for ConfluenceThe rest of the suite.](https://staging.dev.capable-sites.com/wiki/pages/1412890864)

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_Search what is on the page, not just the words._