diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2a40d7b4b..8b8903799 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+Desktop: add starts-with and exact filter modes for textual search
 Mobile: add option to only show one column in portrait mode
 Mobile: fix potential crash when adding / editing dives
 Mobile: automatically scroll the dive edit screen so that the notes edit cursor stays visible
diff --git a/core/divefilter.cpp b/core/divefilter.cpp
index 595b5136c..5bb05b947 100644
--- a/core/divefilter.cpp
+++ b/core/divefilter.cpp
@@ -25,46 +25,57 @@ bool DiveFilter::showDive(const struct dive *d) const
 #include "qt-models/filtermodels.h"
 
 namespace {
+	// Pointer to function that takes two strings and returns whether
+	// the first matches the second according to a criterion (substring, starts-with, exact).
+	using StrCheck = bool (*) (const QString &s1, const QString &s2);
+
 	// Check if a string-list contains at least one string containing the second argument.
 	// Comparison is non case sensitive and removes white space.
-	bool listContainsSuperstring(const QStringList &list, const QString &s)
+	bool listContainsSuperstring(const QStringList &list, const QString &s, StrCheck strchk)
 	{
-		return std::any_of(list.begin(), list.end(), [&s](const QString &s2)
-				   { return s2.trimmed().contains(s.trimmed(), Qt::CaseInsensitive); } );
+		return std::any_of(list.begin(), list.end(), [&s,strchk](const QString &s2)
+				   { return strchk(s2, s); } );
 	}
 
 	// Check whether either all, any or none of the items of the first list is
 	// in the second list as a super string.
 	// The mode is controlled by the second argument
-	bool check(const QStringList &items, const QStringList &list, FilterData::Mode mode)
+	bool check(const QStringList &items, const QStringList &list, FilterData::Mode mode, FilterData::StringMode stringMode)
 	{
 		bool negate = mode == FilterData::Mode::NONE_OF;
 		bool any_of = mode == FilterData::Mode::ANY_OF;
-		auto fun = [&list, negate](const QString &item)
-			   { return listContainsSuperstring(list, item) != negate; };
+		StrCheck strchk =
+			stringMode == FilterData::StringMode::SUBSTRING ?
+				[](const QString &s1, const QString &s2) { return s1.contains(s2, Qt::CaseInsensitive); } :
+			stringMode == FilterData::StringMode::STARTSWITH ?
+				[](const QString &s1, const QString &s2) { return s1.startsWith(s2, Qt::CaseInsensitive); } :
+			/* FilterData::StringMode::EXACT */
+				[](const QString &s1, const QString &s2) { return s1.compare(s2, Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0; };
+		auto fun = [&list, negate, strchk](const QString &item)
+			   { return listContainsSuperstring(list, item, strchk) != negate; };
 		return any_of ? std::any_of(items.begin(), items.end(), fun)
 			      : std::all_of(items.begin(), items.end(), fun);
 	}
 
-	bool hasTags(const QStringList &tags, const struct dive *d, FilterData::Mode mode)
+	bool hasTags(const QStringList &tags, const struct dive *d, FilterData::Mode mode, FilterData::StringMode stringMode)
 	{
 		if (tags.isEmpty())
 			return true;
 		QStringList dive_tags = get_taglist_string(d->tag_list).split(",");
 		dive_tags.append(gettextFromC::tr(divemode_text_ui[d->dc.divemode]));
-		return check(tags, dive_tags, mode);
+		return check(tags, dive_tags, mode, stringMode);
 	}
 
-	bool hasPersons(const QStringList &people, const struct dive *d, FilterData::Mode mode)
+	bool hasPersons(const QStringList &people, const struct dive *d, FilterData::Mode mode, FilterData::StringMode stringMode)
 	{
 		if (people.isEmpty())
 			return true;
 		QStringList dive_people = QString(d->buddy).split(",", QString::SkipEmptyParts)
 			+ QString(d->divemaster).split(",", QString::SkipEmptyParts);
-		return check(people, dive_people, mode);
+		return check(people, dive_people, mode, stringMode);
 	}
 
-	bool hasLocations(const QStringList &locations, const struct dive *d, FilterData::Mode mode)
+	bool hasLocations(const QStringList &locations, const struct dive *d, FilterData::Mode mode, FilterData::StringMode stringMode)
 	{
 		if (locations.isEmpty())
 			return true;
@@ -75,35 +86,34 @@ namespace {
 		if (d->dive_site)
 			diveLocations.push_back(QString(d->dive_site->name));
 
-		return check(locations, diveLocations, mode);
+		return check(locations, diveLocations, mode, stringMode);
 	}
 
 	// TODO: Finish this implementation.
-	bool hasEquipment(const QStringList &, const struct dive *, FilterData::Mode)
+	bool hasEquipment(const QStringList &, const struct dive *, FilterData::Mode, FilterData::StringMode)
 	{
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	bool hasSuits(const QStringList &suits, const struct dive *d, FilterData::Mode mode)
+	bool hasSuits(const QStringList &suits, const struct dive *d, FilterData::Mode mode, FilterData::StringMode stringMode)
 	{
 		if (suits.isEmpty())
 			return true;
 		QStringList diveSuits;
 		if (d->suit)
 			diveSuits.push_back(QString(d->suit));
-		return check(suits, diveSuits, mode);
+		return check(suits, diveSuits, mode, stringMode);
 	}
 
-	bool hasNotes(const QStringList &dnotes, const struct dive *d, FilterData::Mode mode)
+	bool hasNotes(const QStringList &dnotes, const struct dive *d, FilterData::Mode mode, FilterData::StringMode stringMode)
 	{
 		if (dnotes.isEmpty())
 			return true;
 		QStringList diveNotes;
 		if (d->notes)
 			diveNotes.push_back(QString(d->notes));
-		return check(dnotes, diveNotes, mode);
+		return check(dnotes, diveNotes, mode, stringMode);
 	}
-
 }
 
 DiveFilter *DiveFilter::instance()
@@ -152,26 +162,26 @@ bool DiveFilter::showDive(const struct dive *d) const
 		return false;
 
 	// tags.
-	if (!hasTags(filterData.tags, d, filterData.tagsMode))
+	if (!hasTags(filterData.tags, d, filterData.tagsMode, filterData.tagsStringMode))
 		return false;
 
 	// people
-	if (!hasPersons(filterData.people, d, filterData.peopleMode))
+	if (!hasPersons(filterData.people, d, filterData.peopleMode, filterData.peopleStringMode))
 		return false;
 
 	// Location
-	if (!hasLocations(filterData.location, d, filterData.locationMode))
+	if (!hasLocations(filterData.location, d, filterData.locationMode, filterData.locationStringMode))
 		return false;
 
 	// Suit
-	if (!hasSuits(filterData.suit, d, filterData.suitMode))
+	if (!hasSuits(filterData.suit, d, filterData.suitMode, filterData.suitStringMode))
 		return false;
 
 	// Notes
-	if (!hasNotes(filterData.dnotes, d, filterData.dnotesMode))
+	if (!hasNotes(filterData.dnotes, d, filterData.dnotesMode, filterData.dnotesStringMode))
 		return false;
 
-	if (!hasEquipment(filterData.equipment, d, filterData.equipmentMode))
+	if (!hasEquipment(filterData.equipment, d, filterData.equipmentMode, filterData.equipmentStringMode))
 		return false;
 
 	// Planned/Logged
diff --git a/core/divefilter.h b/core/divefilter.h
index 7435289bd..2ad3c4b9b 100644
--- a/core/divefilter.h
+++ b/core/divefilter.h
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ struct FilterData {
 		ANY_OF = 1,
 		NONE_OF = 2
 	};
+	enum class StringMode {
+		SUBSTRING = 0,
+		STARTSWITH = 1,
+		EXACT = 2
+	};
 
 	bool validFilter = false;
 	int minVisibility = 0;
@@ -63,6 +68,12 @@ struct FilterData {
 	Mode dnotesMode = Mode::ALL_OF;
 	Mode suitMode = Mode::ANY_OF;
 	Mode equipmentMode = Mode::ALL_OF;
+	StringMode tagsStringMode = StringMode::SUBSTRING;
+	StringMode peopleStringMode = StringMode::SUBSTRING;
+	StringMode locationStringMode = StringMode::SUBSTRING;
+	StringMode dnotesStringMode = StringMode::SUBSTRING;
+	StringMode suitStringMode = StringMode::SUBSTRING;
+	StringMode equipmentStringMode = StringMode::SUBSTRING;
 	bool logged = true;
 	bool planned = true;
 };
diff --git a/desktop-widgets/filterwidget2.cpp b/desktop-widgets/filterwidget2.cpp
index 140016a03..da20fc45c 100644
--- a/desktop-widgets/filterwidget2.cpp
+++ b/desktop-widgets/filterwidget2.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ FilterWidget2::FilterWidget2(QWidget* parent) :
 	// TODO: unhide this when we discover how to search for equipment.
 	ui.equipment->hide();
 	ui.equipmentMode->hide();
+	ui.equipmentStringMode->hide();
 	ui.labelEquipment->hide();
 
 	ui.fromDate->setDisplayFormat(prefs.date_format);
@@ -154,6 +155,12 @@ void FilterWidget2::clearFilter()
 	ui.suitMode->setCurrentIndex((int)filterData.suitMode);
 	ui.dnotesMode->setCurrentIndex((int)filterData.dnotesMode);
 	ui.equipmentMode->setCurrentIndex((int)filterData.equipmentMode);
+	ui.tagsStringMode->setCurrentIndex((int)filterData.tagsStringMode);
+	ui.peopleStringMode->setCurrentIndex((int)filterData.peopleStringMode);
+	ui.locationStringMode->setCurrentIndex((int)filterData.locationStringMode);
+	ui.suitStringMode->setCurrentIndex((int)filterData.suitStringMode);
+	ui.dnotesStringMode->setCurrentIndex((int)filterData.dnotesStringMode);
+	ui.equipmentStringMode->setCurrentIndex((int)filterData.equipmentStringMode);
 
 	ignoreSignal = false;
 
@@ -204,6 +211,12 @@ void FilterWidget2::updateFilter()
 	filterData.suitMode = (FilterData::Mode)ui.suitMode->currentIndex();
 	filterData.dnotesMode = (FilterData::Mode)ui.dnotesMode->currentIndex();
 	filterData.equipmentMode = (FilterData::Mode)ui.equipmentMode->currentIndex();
+	filterData.tagsStringMode = (FilterData::StringMode)ui.tagsStringMode->currentIndex();
+	filterData.peopleStringMode = (FilterData::StringMode)ui.peopleStringMode->currentIndex();
+	filterData.locationStringMode = (FilterData::StringMode)ui.locationStringMode->currentIndex();
+	filterData.suitStringMode = (FilterData::StringMode)ui.suitStringMode->currentIndex();
+	filterData.dnotesStringMode = (FilterData::StringMode)ui.dnotesStringMode->currentIndex();
+	filterData.equipmentStringMode = (FilterData::StringMode)ui.equipmentStringMode->currentIndex();
 	filterData.logged = ui.logged->isChecked();
 	filterData.planned = ui.planned->isChecked();
 
diff --git a/desktop-widgets/filterwidget2.ui b/desktop-widgets/filterwidget2.ui
index 44b0dfcfd..c38e651b3 100644
--- a/desktop-widgets/filterwidget2.ui
+++ b/desktop-widgets/filterwidget2.ui
@@ -35,20 +35,26 @@
        </rect>
       </property>
       <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-       <item row="0" column="0">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="filterButtonExplanation">
+       <item row="3" column="2">
+        <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="minWaterTemp"/>
+       </item>
+       <item row="8" column="0">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_7">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Reset / close</string>
+          <string>Tags</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item row="8" column="4" colspan="2">
         <widget class="QLineEdit" name="tags"/>
        </item>
-       <item row="1" column="1">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
+       <item row="9" column="4" colspan="2">
+        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="people"/>
+       </item>
+       <item row="11" column="0">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_10">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Min</string>
+          <string>Suit</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
@@ -59,32 +65,22 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="3" column="4">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_13">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Max</string>
+       <item row="0" column="2">
+        <widget class="QToolButton" name="close">
+         <property name="toolTip">
+          <string>Close filters</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="icon">
+          <iconset>
+           <normaloff>:filter-close</normaloff>:filter-close</iconset>
+         </property>
+         <property name="autoRaise">
+          <bool>true</bool>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="1" column="0">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Rating</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="8" column="0">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_7">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Tags</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="3" column="2">
-        <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="minWaterTemp"/>
-       </item>
-       <item row="2" column="4">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_16">
+       <item row="1" column="4">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_15">
          <property name="text">
           <string>Max</string>
          </property>
@@ -97,36 +93,31 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="5" column="0">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
+       <item row="7" column="4">
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="planned">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>From</string>
+          <string>Planned</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="checked">
+          <bool>true</bool>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="6" column="0">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_6">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>To</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
+       <item row="11" column="4" colspan="2">
+        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="equipment"/>
        </item>
-       <item row="4" column="1">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_17">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Min</string>
+       <item row="13" column="0">
+        <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
+         <property name="orientation">
+          <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
          </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="3" column="5">
-        <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="maxWaterTemp"/>
-       </item>
-       <item row="2" column="0">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Visibility</string>
+         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+          <size>
+           <width>20</width>
+           <height>40</height>
+          </size>
          </property>
-        </widget>
+        </spacer>
        </item>
        <item row="2" column="1">
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_14">
@@ -135,119 +126,13 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="1" column="4">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_15">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Max</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
        <item row="10" column="4" colspan="2">
         <widget class="QLineEdit" name="location"/>
        </item>
-       <item row="11" column="4" colspan="2">
-        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="suit"/>
-       </item>
-       <item row="12" column="4" colspan="2">
-        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="dnotes"/>
-       </item>
-       <item row="13" column="0">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="labelEquipment">
+       <item row="1" column="0">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Equipment</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="4" column="2">
-        <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="minAirTemp"/>
-       </item>
-       <item row="4" column="5">
-        <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="maxAirTemp"/>
-       </item>
-       <item row="11" column="4" colspan="2">
-        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="equipment"/>
-       </item>
-       <item row="3" column="0">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_11">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Water Temp</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="9" column="4" colspan="2">
-        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="people"/>
-       </item>
-       <item row="4" column="4">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_18">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Max</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="10" column="0">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_9">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Location</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="11" column="0">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_10">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Suit</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="12" column="0">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_19">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Notes</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="4" column="0">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Air Temp</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="2" column="5">
-        <widget class="StarWidget" name="maxVisibility" native="true">
-         <property name="sizePolicy">
-          <sizepolicy hsizetype="MinimumExpanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
-           <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-           <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-          </sizepolicy>
-         </property>
-         <property name="focusPolicy">
-          <enum>Qt::TabFocus</enum>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="2" column="2">
-        <widget class="StarWidget" name="minVisibility" native="true">
-         <property name="sizePolicy">
-          <sizepolicy hsizetype="MinimumExpanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
-           <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-           <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-          </sizepolicy>
-         </property>
-         <property name="focusPolicy">
-          <enum>Qt::TabFocus</enum>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="1" column="2">
-        <widget class="StarWidget" name="minRating" native="true">
-         <property name="sizePolicy">
-          <sizepolicy hsizetype="MinimumExpanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
-           <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-           <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-          </sizepolicy>
-         </property>
-         <property name="focusPolicy">
-          <enum>Qt::TabFocus</enum>
+          <string>Rating</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
@@ -264,57 +149,23 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="7" column="1">
-        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="logged">
+       <item row="2" column="5">
+        <widget class="StarWidget" name="maxVisibility" native="true">
+         <property name="sizePolicy">
+          <sizepolicy hsizetype="MinimumExpanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
+           <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+           <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+          </sizepolicy>
+         </property>
+         <property name="focusPolicy">
+          <enum>Qt::TabFocus</enum>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="1" column="1">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Logged</string>
-         </property>
-         <property name="checked">
-          <bool>true</bool>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="7" column="4">
-        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="planned">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Planned</string>
-         </property>
-         <property name="checked">
-          <bool>true</bool>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="5" column="4">
-        <widget class="QTimeEdit" name="fromTime"/>
-       </item>
-       <item row="5" column="1" colspan="2">
-        <widget class="QDateTimeEdit" name="fromDate">
-         <property name="calendarPopup">
-          <bool>true</bool>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="6" column="1" colspan="2">
-        <widget class="QDateTimeEdit" name="toDate">
-         <property name="calendarPopup">
-          <bool>true</bool>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="6" column="4">
-        <widget class="QTimeEdit" name="toTime"/>
-       </item>
-       <item row="0" column="2">
-        <widget class="QToolButton" name="close">
-         <property name="toolTip">
-          <string>Close filters</string>
-         </property>
-         <property name="icon">
-          <iconset>
-           <normaloff>:filter-close</normaloff>:filter-close</iconset>
-         </property>
-         <property name="autoRaise">
-          <bool>true</bool>
+          <string>Min</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
@@ -332,7 +183,169 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="8" column="1" colspan="2">
+       <item row="13" column="0">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="labelEquipment">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Equipment</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="2" column="0">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Visibility</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="2" column="4">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_16">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Max</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="10" column="0">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_9">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Location</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="6" column="0">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_6">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>To</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="4" column="1">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_17">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Min</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="7" column="1">
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="logged">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Logged</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="checked">
+          <bool>true</bool>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="5" column="1" colspan="2">
+        <widget class="QDateTimeEdit" name="fromDate">
+         <property name="calendarPopup">
+          <bool>true</bool>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="12" column="0">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_19">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Notes</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="11" column="4" colspan="2">
+        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="suit"/>
+       </item>
+       <item row="4" column="2">
+        <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="minAirTemp"/>
+       </item>
+       <item row="5" column="4">
+        <widget class="QTimeEdit" name="fromTime"/>
+       </item>
+       <item row="3" column="4">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_13">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Max</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="4" column="0">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Air Temp</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="2" column="2">
+        <widget class="StarWidget" name="minVisibility" native="true">
+         <property name="sizePolicy">
+          <sizepolicy hsizetype="MinimumExpanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
+           <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+           <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+          </sizepolicy>
+         </property>
+         <property name="focusPolicy">
+          <enum>Qt::TabFocus</enum>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="4" column="5">
+        <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="maxAirTemp"/>
+       </item>
+       <item row="3" column="0">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_11">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Water Temp</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="3" column="5">
+        <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="maxWaterTemp"/>
+       </item>
+       <item row="1" column="2">
+        <widget class="StarWidget" name="minRating" native="true">
+         <property name="sizePolicy">
+          <sizepolicy hsizetype="MinimumExpanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
+           <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+           <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+          </sizepolicy>
+         </property>
+         <property name="focusPolicy">
+          <enum>Qt::TabFocus</enum>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="12" column="4" colspan="2">
+        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="dnotes"/>
+       </item>
+       <item row="6" column="1" colspan="2">
+        <widget class="QDateTimeEdit" name="toDate">
+         <property name="calendarPopup">
+          <bool>true</bool>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="4" column="4">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_18">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Max</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="0" column="0">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="filterButtonExplanation">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Reset / close</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="6" column="4">
+        <widget class="QTimeEdit" name="toTime"/>
+       </item>
+       <item row="5" column="0">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>From</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="8" column="1">
         <widget class="QComboBox" name="tagsMode">
          <item>
           <property name="text">
@@ -351,7 +364,26 @@
          </item>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="9" column="1" colspan="2">
+       <item row="8" column="2">
+        <widget class="QComboBox" name="tagsStringMode">
+         <item>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Substring</string>
+          </property>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Starts with</string>
+          </property>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Exact</string>
+          </property>
+         </item>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="9" column="1">
         <widget class="QComboBox" name="peopleMode">
          <item>
           <property name="text">
@@ -370,7 +402,26 @@
          </item>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="10" column="1" colspan="2">
+       <item row="9" column="2">
+        <widget class="QComboBox" name="peopleStringMode">
+         <item>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Substring</string>
+          </property>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Starts with</string>
+          </property>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Exact</string>
+          </property>
+         </item>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="10" column="1">
         <widget class="QComboBox" name="locationMode">
          <item>
           <property name="text">
@@ -389,7 +440,26 @@
          </item>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="11" column="1" colspan="2">
+       <item row="10" column="2">
+        <widget class="QComboBox" name="locationStringMode">
+         <item>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Substring</string>
+          </property>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Starts with</string>
+          </property>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Exact</string>
+          </property>
+         </item>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="11" column="1">
         <widget class="QComboBox" name="suitMode">
          <item>
           <property name="text">
@@ -408,7 +478,7 @@
          </item>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="12" column="1" colspan="2">
+       <item row="12" column="1">
         <widget class="QComboBox" name="dnotesMode">
          <item>
           <property name="text">
@@ -427,7 +497,7 @@
          </item>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="13" column="1" colspan="2">
+       <item row="13" column="1">
         <widget class="QComboBox" name="equipmentMode">
          <item>
           <property name="text">
@@ -446,18 +516,62 @@
          </item>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="13" column="0">
-        <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
-         <property name="orientation">
-          <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-         </property>
-         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-          <size>
-           <width>20</width>
-           <height>40</height>
-          </size>
-         </property>
-        </spacer>
+       <item row="11" column="2">
+        <widget class="QComboBox" name="suitStringMode">
+         <item>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Substring</string>
+          </property>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Starts with</string>
+          </property>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Exact</string>
+          </property>
+         </item>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="12" column="2">
+        <widget class="QComboBox" name="dnotesStringMode">
+         <item>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Substring</string>
+          </property>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Starts with</string>
+          </property>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Exact</string>
+          </property>
+         </item>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="13" column="2">
+        <widget class="QComboBox" name="equipmentStringMode">
+         <item>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Substring</string>
+          </property>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Starts with</string>
+          </property>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Exact</string>
+          </property>
+         </item>
+        </widget>
        </item>
       </layout>
      </widget>