Keyword Search Guide

The BeMusicSeeker search box can quickly narrow a list by title, artist, and other information. You can also choose where to search and combine multiple conditions.

The searches in this guide are mainly available in:

Available search fields vary by screen. You can always check the candidates shown in the search box to see what is available.

Searches to Try First

What you want to find Example
Charts containing alpha alpha
A specific TITLE and ARTIST title:alpha artist:xi
Charts from level 10 through 12 level:10..12
Anything outside a backup folder -path:backup
Charts referenced by a playlist playlist:"Satellite Sub"
Play Log entries from a date date:2026-08-27

Separate conditions with spaces. Only rows matching every condition are shown.

Suggestions, Favorites, and Search History

Select a search box to see suggestions that match the current input.

Before You Type

When the search box is empty, available groups appear in this order:

  1. Favorites
  2. Search history
  3. Search fields

Favorites and Search history each show up to five rows at once; scroll to see additional rows. Search fields show up to ten rows at once.

As You Type

Start typing a search field to narrow the suggestions to fields available on the current screen.

t

In the main chart list and playlist detail, this can suggest table:, tag:, and title:. Suggestions also work when you begin an exclusion with -.

-ar

This suggests -artist:.

Fields with a fixed set of choices show Search values after :.

clear:
rank:
feature:

After you choose a value, a space is added so you can immediately enter another condition. Free-text fields such as title: do not show value suggestions.

For playlist:, ref:, and table:, you can choose from installed playlist names.

playlist:Sat

Playlist names are automatically placed in double quotes when needed.

playlist:"Satellite Sub"

Search fields and Search values show up to ten rows at once; scroll to see additional rows.

Using Favorites

Use Add to Favorites at the end of a Search history row to save that search. Use Remove from Favorites at the end of a Favorite row to remove it.

The main chart list, playlist detail, and Play Log share the same Favorites. The Playlist list keeps a separate set. A Favorite or history entry that uses a field unavailable on the current screen is hidden there but is not deleted.

Using Search History

Pressing Enter after typing a search, or moving away from the search box, saves it to Search history. Choosing a Favorite or history row replaces the full contents of the search box and moves that search to the top of Search history.

Search history is shared by the main chart list, playlist detail, and Play Log. The Playlist list keeps a separate history.

Keyboard Controls

Key Result
↑ / ↓ Select a suggestion
Enter / Tab Insert the selected suggestion
Esc Close suggestions
Ctrl+Space Open suggestions again
Shift+Tab Move to the action buttons for the selected Favorite or history row

After moving to an action button, use Tab / Shift+Tab to move between buttons and Enter or Space to activate one. Pressing Enter to confirm IME text does not choose a suggestion.

Search for Text

Enter a word to show rows containing that text in any default search column. Matching is case-insensitive.

alpha

Separate words with spaces to require every word.

alpha artist

Use field:value to limit a condition to one kind of information.

title:alpha
artist:xi
sha256:abcdef

Multiple conditions are combined with AND.

title:alpha artist:xi

Text containing a Windows drive letter, such as D:\BMS\, can be searched as a path.

Search for Text Containing Spaces

Place the text in double quotes.

"alpha title"
title:"alpha title"

Exclude Matching Rows

Place - before a condition.

alpha -artist:beta
-path:backup

Match Either Value

Use | within one condition.

alpha|beta
title:alpha|beta

| cannot join different fields, so cross-field OR searches such as title:alpha|artist:beta are not supported. Entering separate conditions combines them with AND instead.

Search Fields by Screen

Main Chart List and Playlist Detail

Field Information searched
title TITLE
artist ARTIST
genre GENRE
tag TAG
path File or folder path
playlist / ref / table Referenced playlist name
md5 / hash MD5
sha256 SHA256
level Level
difficulty Difficulty. Also accepts beginner, normal, hyper, another, and insane
mainbpm Main BPM
maxbpm Maximum BPM
minbpm Minimum BPM
duration / length Play duration in seconds
judge / judge% / judgepct Judge width. Also accepts veryhard, hard, normal, easy, and veryeasy
feature Chart features: ln, mine, random, lnmode, cn, hcn, stop, scroll
notes Total notes
long / ln Long-note count
scratch Scratch count
total TOTAL value
tn / t/n TOTAL divided by note count
density Average density
peak / peakdensity Peak density
end / enddensity Ending density
soflan Number of speed changes
clear Clear status
rank / djlevel / dj DJ LEVEL
rate RATE. Enter 0.95 for 95%
score SCORE
combo COMBO
bp BP
memo Memo; Playlist detail only
comment Comment; Playlist detail only

Without a field, the main chart list searches TITLE, ARTIST, GENRE, TAG, PATH, playlist display symbols, MD5, and SHA256. Playlist detail also searches memo and comment.

Playlist List

Field Information searched
id Playlist ID
output Output destination display name
name Playlist name
folder / foldername Folder name
prefix Folder prefix
symbol Display symbol
header Header URL
data Data URL

Without a field, the Playlist list searches all the information shown in this table.

While you type, this screen suggests Search fields but not Search values.

Play Log

Field Information searched
title TITLE
artist ARTIST
path Chart path
folder Name shown in the FOLDER column
playlist / ref / table Referenced playlist name
md5 MD5
hash Hash recorded in the history: MD5 for LR2 and SHA256 for beatoraja
sha256 SHA256
date Play date and time
year Play year
month Play month, such as 2026-08, 2026/08, or 8
type / kind Update type: score, bp, clear, combo, or play
clear Clear status before or after the update
oldclear Clear status before the update
newclear Clear status after the update
finalized Whether the entry is finalized: true or false
source History source name or path

Without a field, Play Log searches TITLE, ARTIST, PATH, the FOLDER display name, referenced playlist names, hashes, TYPE, clear status, source, and play date.

Play Log does not support chart-list fields such as level, difficulty, notes, rank, rate, score, or bp.

Summary cards above the list can be combined with the search box. For example, the SCORE update card is equivalent to type:score, and the EASY card is equivalent to type:clear newclear:EC. Card filters are combined with the search box using AND; multiple selected cards are combined with OR.

Numbers, Statuses, and Dates

Compare Numbers

Numeric fields accept ranges and comparison operators.

level:10..12
notes:>=2000
duration:<120
tn:2.0..
rate:0.95..
bp:0..10

Search by Whether Information Is Available

Use defined for rows with a value and undefined for rows without one. You can also write undefined as undef.

total:undefined
difficulty:defined
score:defined
rank:undefined

Missing chart-analysis or score information matches undefined. In the main chart list and playlist detail, clear always has a status, including NO SONG or NO PLAY, so it does not match clear:undefined. In Play Log, clear:defined shows rows that have a clear status recorded after the update.

Common Suggested Values

Search field Common values
difficulty beginner, normal, hyper, another, insane
judge veryhard, hard, normal, easy, veryeasy
feature ln, mine, random, lnmode, cn, hcn, stop, scroll
rank / djlevel / dj F, E, D, C, B, A, AA, AAA, MAX
Play Log type / kind score, bp, clear, combo, play
Play Log finalized true, false

Fields that can distinguish missing information also suggest defined and undefined.

Search by Clear Status

clear, oldclear, and newclear accept the displayed name or one of these abbreviations.

Input Clear status
nosong NO SONG
NP NO PLAY
F FAILED
AE ASSIST
LAE L-ASSIST
EC EASY CLEAR
NC CLEAR
HC HARD CLEAR
EXH EX HARD
FC FULL COMBO
PF PERFECT
MAX MAX 
clear:HC
oldclear:NC newclear:HC

Search by Play Date and Time

In Play Log, you can enter a date, a date and time, or a period.

For a specific time, an easy option is to copy the displayed DATE value, place it in double quotes, and add date: before it.

date:2026-08-27
date:2026/8/27
date:20260827
date:"2026/08/27 10:22:50"
date:"2026/08/27 10:22:50..2026/08/27 11:04:12"

A period includes plays at both its start and end times.

You can also select two or more Play Log rows, right-click, and choose Add period to search. This adds a period from the earliest through the latest selected play while keeping the conditions already in the search box.

Regular Expressions

Enter a regular expression after re:. It can be combined with a field or exclusion.

re:^alpha
title:re:^alpha
-title:re:^test
path:re:\\BMS\\.*\.bms$

Regular-expression matching is case-insensitive. An expression that takes too long is stopped and treated as not matching that condition.

Search for " or \ Inside Double Quotes

Inside double quotes, use \" for " and \\ for \.

title:"alpha \"quoted\""

For ordinary text searches, omitting the closing double quote treats the text through the end of the input as one search word. When quoting a date, time, or period after date:, include the closing double quote.

When You See a Warning or No Results

The following conditions show a warning and do not match any rows.

Example What to check
unknown:alpha Whether that field is available on the current screen
title: Whether a search value follows :
- Whether an exclusion follows -
| Whether search text appears before or after |
title:re:[ Whether the regular expression is valid
date:2026-99-99 Whether the date format and value are valid

Search fields differ by screen. If you are unsure, clear the search box and choose a field from the Search fields suggestions.