---
name: "flatpak-search"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "flatpak"
version: "1:1.18.4-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/flatpak-search"
---

# flatpak-search(1)

Search for applications and runtimes

## NAME

flatpak-search - Search for applications and runtimes

## SYNOPSIS

**flatpak search** TEXT

## DESCRIPTION

Searches for applications and runtimes matching TEXT. Note that this uses appstream data that can be updated with the **flatpak update** command. The appstream data is updated automatically only if it's at least a day old.

## OPTIONS

The following options are understood:

- **-u**, **--user**

  Only search through remotes in the per-user installation.

- **--system**

  Only search through remotes in the default system-wide installation.

- **--installation=NAME**

  Show a system-wide installation by NAME among those defined in /etc/flatpak/installations.d/. Using **--installation=default** is equivalent to using **--system**.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Show help options and exit.

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Print debug information during command processing.

- **--ostree-verbose**

  Print OSTree debug information during command processing.

- **--columns=FIELD,...**

  Specify what information to show about each result. You can list multiple fields, or use this option multiple times.

  Append :s\[tart\], :m\[iddle\], :e\[nd\] or :f\[ull\] to column names to change ellipsization.

## FIELDS

The following fields are understood by the **--columns** option:

name

Show the name

description

Show the description

application

Show the application ID

version

Show the version

branch

Show the branch

remotes

Show the remotes

all

Show all columns

help

Show the list of available columns

Note that field names can be abbreviated to a unique prefix.

## SEE ALSO

[**flatpak**(1)](/flatpak/1.md)