diff --git a/Clipboard.qml b/Clipboard.qml
index 23c7c09..1c8ea06 100644
--- a/Clipboard.qml
+++ b/Clipboard.qml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import "Classify.js" as Classify
 
 // Clipboard history picker — Raycast-style: fuzzy search bar, result list,
 // and a per-type preview pane. Clone of omarchy.clipboard with richer
-// capture metadata (app, size, dims, pins, usage) and full-text fuzzy search.
+// capture metadata (app, size, dims, pins, usage) and full-text fuzzy filtering.
 Item {
   id: root
 
diff --git a/Fuzzy.js b/Fuzzy.js
index 76dedd4..6672063 100644
--- a/Fuzzy.js
+++ b/Fuzzy.js
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ function fuzzyMatch(needle, haystack) {
         score += 8
     }
 
-    // Gap penalty (light — we rank mostly by bonuses and recency).
+    // Gap penalty (light).
     if (k > 0) {
       var gap = pos - positions[k - 1] - 1
       if (gap > 0) score -= Math.min(6, gap)
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ function recencyBonus(ts, now) {
 }
 
 // rows: [{ entry, content, app, type, ts, pinned, uses, bytes }]
-// Returns up to `limit` rows sorted by relevance: [{ row, score, positions, type }]
+// Returns up to `limit` matching rows, newest first: [{ row, score, positions, type }]
 function searchRows(rows, queryStr, now, limit) {
   var parsed = parseQuery(queryStr)
   var results = []
@@ -255,11 +255,9 @@ function searchRows(rows, queryStr, now, limit) {
       if (!matched) continue
     }
 
-    var score = matched ? matched.score : 0
-    score += recencyBonus(row.ts, now)
-    if (row.entry.pinned) score += 500
-    if (row.uses > 0) score += 4 * Math.min(10, row.uses)
-
+    // Search only filters. The list is always ordered newest-first; no
+    // relevance, pin, or usage ranking.
+    var score = 0
     results.push({
       row: row,
       score: score,
@@ -268,7 +266,6 @@ function searchRows(rows, queryStr, now, limit) {
   }
 
   results.sort(function(a, b) {
-    if (b.score !== a.score) return b.score - a.score
     return (b.row.ts || 0) - (a.row.ts || 0)
   })
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dbd99a7..4d69556 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ full theme integration.
 
 ## Highlights
 
-- **Fuzzy search over everything** — fzf-style scoring across content, source
-  app, and type, boosted by recency, pins, and usage. Query tokens:
+- **Fuzzy search over everything** — fzf-style matching across content, source
+  app, and type. The list is always newest-first; search only filters it. Query tokens:
   - `type:image|link|text|files|code|json|color|email|html|number` (prefix match)
   - `app:firefox` — fuzzy match on the source app
   - `is:pinned`, `today`, `yesterday`, `week`, `<2h`, `>30s`, `<3d`
diff --git a/tests/test-fuzzy.mjs b/tests/test-fuzzy.mjs
index cb0a5b4..f844188 100644
--- a/tests/test-fuzzy.mjs
+++ b/tests/test-fuzzy.mjs
@@ -79,6 +79,21 @@ test("searchRows empty query sorts by recency", () => {
   assert.equal(res[0].row.content, "new")
 })
 
+test("searchRows: always newest first, pins and pastes do not reorder", () => {
+  const now = 1000000
+  const rows = [
+    { entry: {}, content: "pasted twice, 5 min ago", app: "", type: "text", ts: now - 300, pinned: false, uses: 2, bytes: 3 },
+    { entry: {}, content: "just copied", app: "", type: "text", ts: now - 5, pinned: false, uses: 0, bytes: 3 },
+    { entry: { pinned: true }, content: "pinned, old", app: "", type: "text", ts: now - 86400 * 3, pinned: true, uses: 0, bytes: 3 }
+  ]
+  const res = Fuzzy.searchRows(rows, "", now, 10)
+  assert.deepEqual(Array.from(res, r => r.row.content), ["just copied", "pasted twice, 5 min ago", "pinned, old"])
+  const typed = Fuzzy.searchRows(rows, "type:text <1h", now, 10)
+  assert.deepEqual(Array.from(typed, r => r.row.content), ["just copied", "pasted twice, 5 min ago"])
+  const searched = Fuzzy.searchRows(rows, "past", now, 10)
+  assert.deepEqual(Array.from(searched, r => r.row.content), ["pasted twice, 5 min ago"])
+})
+
 test("searchRows fuzzy ranks match above recency when strong", () => {
   const now = 1000000
   const rows = [
@@ -122,14 +137,16 @@ test("searchRows matches app field", () => {
   assert.equal(res[0].row.app, "firefox")
 })
 
-test("searchRows pinned boost wins", () => {
+test("searchRows is:pinned filters without reordering", () => {
   const now = 1000000
   const rows = [
-    { entry: { pinned: true }, content: "zzz pinned weak", app: "", type: "text", ts: now - 86400 * 10, pinned: true, uses: 0, bytes: 3 },
+    { entry: { pinned: true }, content: "zzz pinned old", app: "", type: "text", ts: now - 86400 * 10, pinned: true, uses: 0, bytes: 3 },
     { entry: {}, content: "fresh", app: "", type: "text", ts: now, pinned: false, uses: 0, bytes: 3 }
   ]
-  const res = Fuzzy.searchRows(rows, "", now, 10)
-  assert.equal(res[0].row.content, "zzz pinned weak")
+  assert.equal(Fuzzy.searchRows(rows, "", now, 10)[0].row.content, "fresh")
+  const pinned = Fuzzy.searchRows(rows, "is:pinned", now, 10)
+  assert.equal(pinned.length, 1)
+  assert.equal(pinned[0].row.content, "zzz pinned old")
 })
 
 test("searchRows respects limit", () => {