Searching

Find music and files across the Soulseek network using real-time search with powerful filters and grouping options.

Open the Search panel with ⌘1 or click Search in the sidebar.

Starting a Search

1. Enter your query

   Type an artist, album, track name, or any keyword into the search field at the top of the Search panel.

2. Submit

   Press Return to send the search to the network. Results stream in from other users in real time.

3. Review results

   Results appear as they arrive. A spinner indicates the search is still active. Once it stops, the network has finished responding.

Tabbed Searches

Each search opens in its own tab, so you can run multiple queries simultaneously without losing earlier results. Click the + tab or start a new search while a previous one is open. Close a tab at any time — results are cached and can be reloaded within the hour.

Search History

SeeleSeek remembers your last 20 searches. Click the search field to see your history and select a previous query to run it again.

Result Caching

Completed searches are cached for 1 hour. If you run the same query again within that window, results load instantly from the local cache rather than hitting the network.

Result Limit

By default, each search collects up to 500 results. You can change this in General Settings. Set it to 0 for no limit (use with care on busy queries).

Filters

Click the filter icon to reveal the filter panel. Filters apply instantly to the current results without re-running the search.

Audio quality filters

Filter	Description
Min Bitrate	Only show files at or above this bitrate (kbps)
Min Sample Rate	Only show files at or above this sample rate (Hz)
Min Bit Depth	Only show files at or above this bit depth

Size filters

Filter	Description
Min Size	Exclude files smaller than this value
Max Size	Exclude files larger than this value

Other filters

Filter	Description
File Extensions	Limit results to specific formats (e.g. mp3, flac)
Free Slots Only	Only show results from users with open upload slots

Filter Presets

One-click presets configure the most common quality targets automatically. Clicking an active preset toggles it off.

MP3 320

Extensions: mp3
Min bitrate: 320 kbps

FLAC

Extensions: flac

Lossless

Extensions: flac, wav, aiff, alac, ape

Hi-Res

Extensions: flac, wav, aiff, alac
Min sample rate: 96,000 Hz
Min bit depth: 24

Sorting

Use the sort picker to reorder the result list without changing the underlying results.

Sort Order	Description
Relevance	Original network order (default)
Bitrate	Highest bitrate first
Sample Rate	Highest sample rate first
Size	Largest file first
Speed	Fastest uploader first
Queue	Shortest queue first

Result Grouping

Switch between grouping modes to organise results in the way that suits your workflow.

Mode	Description
Flat	All results in a single list
By User	Grouped by the sharing user, sorted by result count
By Folder	Grouped by the remote folder path
By Album	Grouped by the last two path components (Artist – Album)

Downloading from Search Results

1. Select files

   Click a result row to select it. To download multiple files, enable Selection Mode (toolbar button or right-click menu) and check each file you want. Use Select All to grab every result in the current filtered view.

2. Download

   Right-click a selected result and choose Download, or click the download button. Files are added to the Transfers panel (⌘3).

Use a filter preset such as Hi-Res before selecting all to batch-download only the quality tier you want.