WorkFindy for WorkFlowy

Search WorkFlowy. From any website or Workflowy page. Select text or enter it. Simple. Surprisingly useful.
What is WorkFindy for WorkFlowy?
'WorkFindy for WorkFlowy' is a Chrome extension designed to optimize your WorkFlowy experience. It serves as a powerful search tool for any selected text, both globally and locally, either within or outside the WorkFlowy page. Results display instantly revealing a seamless, easily navigable workflow, even for shared WorkFlowy pages. Moreover, with no permissions required and simple keyboard shortcuts set-up, 'WorkFindy' becomes a handy, secure, and efficient tool for all WorkFlowy users.

Extension stats

By: rawbytz
Users: 809 ▼ -16
Rating: 4.69 (13)
Version: 2.4 (Last updated: 2019-01-19)
Creation date: 2019-01-18
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
Size: 12.47K

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Extension summary

• NEW: Local Search. Start your entry with a space to search locally. • NEW: Works on beta.workflowy.com • WorkFindy always searches 'globally' from your WorkFlowy home page. • Select text and WorkFindy searches for your selection. • With no text selected, enter search terms into a prompt. • Inside WorkFlowy: results appear instantly in the same tab. • Outside WorkFlowy: results open in a new WorkFlowy tab. • Set a keyboard shortcut at the bottom of chrome://extensions. Highly recommended! • Home page shortcut = make no entry, just press enter/OK. • Convert a local search to global by selecting the search box & then activate. • Extension requires no permissions.

Version 2.4: Local search, support for beta.workflowy.com Version 2.3: Fix Home page (search for nothing) bugs Version 2.2: Opens new tab when launched over shared WorkFlowy. Version 2.1: fixed history bug when searching for nothing, aka launching home.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Super useful for enhanced functionality
  • Much faster than using the search bar in Chrome
  • Life-changing hacks for WorkFlowy
  • Praise for the developer
Cons
  • No significant difference from the default search function in WorkFlowy
  • Considered a waste of memory space by some users
Most mentioned
  • Super useful
  • Thank you
  • Very helpful
  • Much faster than Chrome's search
Recent reviews
There's no difference between using this and using the search function on Workflowy itself. So it's just a waste of my memory space.
by Elane, 2024-10-12

Super useful! Wish the WorkFlowy Mac desktop app had an integrated finder like this.
by Max Yakin Bozek, 2020-07-04

Awesome!
by Martin Ma, 2019-06-21
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Extension safety

Risk impact

WorkFindy for WorkFlowy does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

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