Desktop app search

Preet · June 25, 2026, 12:04am

So is it me or is there actual a bug or is the search funcionality broken at bitwarden desktop app?

1. When I search for “account tmail” nothing comes up:

2. When I search for “tmail account” nothing comes up:

3. But when I search for only “tmail” i get search result:

However, if you look at the item name it has “tmail” and “account” so technically when i search for “tmail account” or “account tmail” it should pop up.

I couldnt see if there is any bug reporting category so I am posting here.

grb · June 25, 2026, 12:13am

Bugs are reported on Github.

Here is the bug report for the issue that you have described:

github.com/bitwarden/clients

Incorrect/inconsistent behavior of search for item names containing spaces

opened 02:36PM - 05 Jun 26 UTC

bwbug

bug desktop

### Steps To Reproduce 1. Create a vault item with a name consisting of two uni…que text strings separated by a space (here, the name `await.jaunt tribune.sniff` will be used for demonstration purposes). 2. Leave the rest of the item data empty, or at least identify a text string that appears nowhere in the item (here, the term `foobar` will be used as the non-matching text string). 3. Clear all filters. 4. Execute any of the following searches: * `await tribune` * `jaunt sniff` * `await sniff` * `await foobar` * `await.jaunt sniff` * `await.jaunt une.sni` * `ait.jau tribune.sniff` * `tribune.sniff await.jaunt` * `await.jaunt foobar` * `await.jaunt tribune.sniff foobar` * `foobar await.jaunt tribune.sniff` ### Expected Result The item named `await.jaunt tribune.sniff` should be found by each of the search expressions shown in **Step 4**. This is the way that searching worked in all Bitwarden versions up to and including version 2026.4.0. ### Actual Result No search results are returned. ### Screenshots or Videos _No response_ ### Additional Context The same problem occurs in the browser extension (version 2026.5.1), and in the web vault app (version 2026.5.0). I have not tested the mobile apps. The above tests in the Desktop app (version 2026.5.0) were performed using the portable app. It is likely that the same issue occurs also for data stored in fields other than the **name** field, but I have not tested those; the **name** field is the most critical for searching. The bug reported here has some resemblance to #21062, but it is an independent issue. ### Operating System Windows ### Operating System Version Windows 11 (24H2) ### Installation method Direct Download (from bitwarden.com) ### Build Version Version 2026.5.0; SDK 'main (e13c4fc)'; Shell 39.8.5; Renderer 142.0.7444.265; Node 22.22.1; Architecture x64 ### Issue Tracking Info - [x] I understand that work is tracked outside of GitHub. A PR will be linked to this issue should one be opened to address it, but Bitwarden doesn't use fields like "assigned", "milestone", or "project" to track progress.