diff --git a/src-tauri/src/search/bookmarks.rs b/src-tauri/src/search/bookmarks.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b35e3ace
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/src/search/bookmarks.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+use std::{
+    fs,
+    sync::{Arc, Mutex},
+};
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+use tantivy::{collector, directory::MmapDirectory, schema};
+
+use crate::bookmarks;
+
+pub struct Bookmarks {
+    index: tantivy::Index,
+    reader: tantivy::IndexReader,
+    writer: Arc<Mutex<tantivy::IndexWriter>>,
+}
+
+const CURRENT_VERSION: u64 = 0; // should not decrease
+const WRITE_BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 10_000_000; // 10MB
+
+fn build_schema() -> schema::Schema {
+    let mut schema_builder = schema::Schema::builder();
+    schema_builder.add_u64_field("version", schema::INDEXED);
+    schema_builder.add_text_field("id", schema::STRING);
+    schema_builder.add_text_field("project_id", schema::STRING);
+    schema_builder.add_u64_field("timestamp_ms", schema::INDEXED | schema::STORED);
+    schema_builder.add_text_field("note", schema::TEXT);
+    schema_builder.build()
+}
+
+fn build_id(bookmark: &bookmarks::Bookmark) -> String {
+    format!(
+        "{}-{}-{}",
+        CURRENT_VERSION, bookmark.project_id, bookmark.timestamp_ms
+    )
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct SearchQuery {
+    pub q: String,
+    pub project_id: String,
+    pub limit: usize,
+    pub offset: Option<usize>,
+}
+
+impl Bookmarks {
+    pub fn at<P: AsRef<std::path::Path>>(path: P) -> Result<Self> {
+        let path = path.as_ref().to_path_buf();
+        let dir = path
+            .join("indexes")
+            .join(format!("v{}", CURRENT_VERSION))
+            .join("bookmarks");
+        fs::create_dir_all(&dir)?;
+
+        let mmap_dir = MmapDirectory::open(dir)?;
+        let schema = build_schema();
+        let index_settings = tantivy::IndexSettings {
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        let index = tantivy::IndexBuilder::new()
+            .schema(schema)
+            .settings(index_settings)
+            .open_or_create(mmap_dir)?;
+
+        let reader = index.reader()?;
+        let writer = index.writer_with_num_threads(1, WRITE_BUFFER_SIZE)?;
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            reader,
+            writer: Arc::new(Mutex::new(writer)),
+            index,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn index(&self, bookmark: &bookmarks::Bookmark) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut doc = tantivy::Document::default();
+        doc.add_u64(
+            self.index.schema().get_field("version").unwrap(),
+            CURRENT_VERSION.try_into()?,
+        );
+        doc.add_u64(
+            self.index.schema().get_field("timestamp_ms").unwrap(),
+            bookmark.timestamp_ms.try_into()?,
+        );
+        doc.add_text(
+            self.index.schema().get_field("note").unwrap(),
+            bookmark.note.clone(),
+        );
+        doc.add_text(
+            self.index.schema().get_field("project_id").unwrap(),
+            bookmark.project_id.clone(),
+        );
+        doc.add_text(
+            self.index.schema().get_field("id").unwrap(),
+            build_id(bookmark),
+        );
+
+        let mut writer = self.writer.lock().unwrap();
+        writer.delete_term(tantivy::Term::from_field_text(
+            self.index.schema().get_field("id").unwrap(),
+            &build_id(bookmark),
+        ));
+        writer.add_document(doc)?;
+        writer.commit()?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn search(&self, q: &SearchQuery) -> Result<Vec<u128>> {
+        self.reader.reload()?;
+        let searcher = self.reader.searcher();
+        let schema = self.index.schema();
+        let version_field = schema.get_field("version").unwrap();
+        let project_id_field = schema.get_field("project_id").unwrap();
+        let timestamp_ms_field = schema.get_field("timestamp_ms").unwrap();
+        let note_field = schema.get_field("note").unwrap();
+
+        let top_docs = searcher.search(
+            &tantivy::query::BooleanQuery::new_multiterms_query(vec![
+                tantivy::Term::from_field_u64(version_field, CURRENT_VERSION),
+                tantivy::Term::from_field_text(project_id_field, q.project_id.as_str()),
+                tantivy::Term::from_field_text(note_field, q.q.as_str()),
+            ]),
+            &collector::TopDocs::with_limit(q.limit).and_offset(q.offset.unwrap_or(0)),
+        )?;
+
+        let mut results = Vec::new();
+        for (_score, doc_address) in top_docs {
+            let doc = searcher.doc(doc_address)?;
+            let timestamp_ms: u128 = doc
+                .get_first(timestamp_ms_field)
+                .unwrap()
+                .as_u64()
+                .unwrap()
+                .try_into()?;
+            results.push(timestamp_ms)
+        }
+
+        Ok(results)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+    use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn index_and_retrieve_single() -> Result<()> {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let path = PathBuf::from(dir.path());
+        let bookmarks = Bookmarks::at(path)?;
+
+        let bookmark = bookmarks::Bookmark {
+            project_id: "test".to_string(),
+            timestamp_ms: 0,
+            note: "hello world".to_string(),
+            created_timestamp_ms: 0,
+            updated_timestamp_ms: 0,
+            deleted: false,
+        };
+        bookmarks.index(&bookmark).unwrap();
+
+        let query = SearchQuery {
+            q: "hello".to_string(),
+            project_id: bookmark.project_id.clone(),
+            limit: 10,
+            offset: None,
+        };
+
+        let results = bookmarks.search(&query).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(results.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(results[0], bookmark.timestamp_ms);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/search/mod.rs b/src-tauri/src/search/mod.rs
index d86018ef1..0d8406e53 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/search/mod.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/search/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 mod deltas;
+mod bookmarks;
 
 pub use deltas::{Deltas, SearchQuery, SearchResults};