All-in-One • Approval Calendar Diagrams Macros Publishing Images Markdown Search

Search for Confluence

Lost in Confluence? Stop wasting time on messy searches and missing pages. Get a Finder-style dashboard with saved searches, filters, and a powerful sidebar. Manage and interact with content like Jira issues - simple, fast, stress-free!

Interface with buttons for approval, calendar, diagrams, formatting, and markdown, with text input field, keywords hint, and options for contributors, mention, parent, creator, and macros. Background features abstract blue and purple layers with colorful decorative elements.

Quickly find what you need

Easily view attachments, diagrams, markdown, images, and statuses - right within the dashboard, without needing to open separate pages.

A digital interface displaying a 'Saved Search' table with columns for Title, Created by, Collaborators, Last updated, Attachments, and Words. Decorative elements in blue and orange surround the table. Entries include documents like 'Meeting notes' and 'Release plan' created by various individuals.

Save, share and embed search results into pages

Save custom searches to your team’s shared dashboard for quick access to tailored search parameters. Embed interactive search tables directly in Confluence pages for seamless, centralized access to the information you need

Digital task approval interface showing list of tasks with statuses on a blue background.

Filter, sort and organize at will

Use powerful filters to find pages with approvals, diagrams, statuses, labels, and macros—plus interact with tools like Approvals right from the dashboard.

See it in action

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FAQs

  • Yes, Capable Search provides a powerful, centralized search tool that allows you to quickly locate pages across your Confluence spaces. You can filter by keyword, macro type, approval status, labels, and more—making it easy to find the exact content you need.

    For a visual guide, watch our tutorial on YouTube:

    Searching Confluence with Capable Search

  • Yes, Capable lets you create Saved Searches—custom search configurations that include filters, column preferences, and sorting options. These saved queries can be reused at any time and shared either globally or within a specific space, streamlining team collaboration and recurring tasks.

    For a step-by-step tutorial, watch our YouTube video:

    Saved Searches

  • Yes, Capable offers a range of built-in search presets to help you get started quickly. These include:

    • Your Approvals

    • Pending Approvals

    • Pages with Macros

    • Pages with Diagrams

    • Pages with Markdown

    These presets cover common workflows and make navigation more efficient.

  • Yes, using the Search Results macro, you can embed live, filterable, and sorted search views directly into any Confluence page. This is ideal for dashboards, project trackers, or approval summaries, allowing teams to surface dynamic content without switching contexts.

  • Panels in Capable Search offer a visual, interactive way to preview content directly from the search results. They let you view relevant page content, context, or metadata without needing to open each page—helping you evaluate and take action faster.

    For a visual guide, watch our tutorial on YouTube:

    Preview and Panels

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