Crate Builder: find the best links on X

What does the Crate Builder do?

It turns a list of sources and filters into X advanced-search links, so the posts with links worth reading come to you instead of scrolling past.

A crate is a saved reading list made of four kinds of source:

Filters apply to every source in the crate: only posts with links (filter:links), no replies (-filter:replies), no reposts (-filter:retweets), a minimum number of likes (min_faves:), reposts (min_retweets:) or replies (min_replies:), a language (lang:en), a date range (since: and until:) and words to leave out.

How do I use it?

Add three to ten sources, set a likes floor, then open the combined search on Latest or Top.

1. Pick a type, paste one or more values separated by commas, and press Add.
2. Tick the filters you want. "Only posts with links" and "Leave out replies" are on by default because curation is mostly about links.
3. Set a likes floor. Start low, around 10 to 50 for niche topics and a few hundred for big accounts, and raise it until the results feel worth your time.
4. Open the combined search. Latest shows newest first, Top sorts by X's own relevance and engagement signals.
5. When something is worth passing on, add it to the Share Queue.

Your crates save as you type. Use New, Duplicate and Rename to keep separate crates for separate topics, and Export JSON to keep a backup or move them to another browser.

Which operators does it use, and how reliable are they?

The builder sticks to operators that X search has supported for years, but X documents only part of them and can change search behavior without notice.

X's Help Center describes the advanced search form (words, accounts, dates, language). Engagement filters such as min_faves: are not in that help page, though they work in the search box and appear in long-running community references such as this operator list on GitHub. A few habits keep results sane:

• Treat counts as floors, not exact numbers. Large repost counts are approximate.
• Remember that until: is exclusive. The builder warns you if the start date isn't before the end date.
• Search results need you to be logged in on x.com.
• If a crate suddenly returns nothing, test one source on its own with the per-source links.

Is anything sent to GetCrate or to X?

No. The builder only writes links. It never calls the X API, never logs in, and keeps your crates in your browser.

Clicking a search link opens x.com like any other link. What X records about your searches is covered by X's own privacy policy, not ours. Our privacy page explains the rest.