diff --git a/content/_index.md b/content/_index.md
index 95d0241..16c3057 100644
--- a/content/_index.md
+++ b/content/_index.md
@@ -12,52 +12,7 @@ description: 'The fast-loading recipe site with cooking only and no ads.'
   </button>
 </div>
 
-<script>
-// @license magnet:?xt=urn:btih:5ac446d35272cc2e4e85e4325b146d0b7ca8f50c&dn=unlicense.txt Unlicense
-
-document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
-  for (e of document.getElementsByClassName("js-only")) {
-    e.classList.remove("js-only");
-  }
-
-  const recipes = document.querySelectorAll("#artlist li");
-  const search = document.getElementById("search");
-  const oldheading = document.getElementById("newest-recipes");
-  const clearSearch = document.getElementById("clear-search");
-  const artlist = document.getElementById("artlist");
-
-  search.addEventListener("input", () => {
-    // grab search input value
-    const searchText = search.value.toLowerCase().trim().normalize('NFD').replace(/\p{Diacritic}/gu, "");
-    const searchTerms = searchText.split(" ");
-    const hasFilter = searchText.length > 0;
-
-    artlist.classList.toggle("list-searched", hasFilter);
-    oldheading.classList.toggle("hidden", hasFilter);
-
-    // for each recipe hide all but matched
-    recipes.forEach(recipe => {
-      const searchString = `${recipe.textContent} ${recipe.dataset.tags}`.toLowerCase().normalize('NFD').replace(/\p{Diacritic}/gu, "");
-      const isMatch = searchTerms.every(term => searchString.includes(term));
-
-      recipe.hidden = !isMatch;
-      recipe.classList.toggle("matched-recipe", hasFilter && isMatch);
-    })
-  })
-
-  clearSearch.addEventListener("click", () => {
-    search.value = "";
-    recipes.forEach(recipe => {
-      recipe.hidden = false;
-      recipe.classList.remove("matched-recipe");
-    })
-
-    artlist.classList.remove("list-searched");
-    oldheading.classList.remove("hidden");
-  })
-})
-// @license-end
-</script>
+<script src="/js/search.js"></script>
 
 ## Newest Recipes
 
diff --git a/static/js/search.js b/static/js/search.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5631ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/js/search.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// @license magnet:?xt=urn:btih:5ac446d35272cc2e4e85e4325b146d0b7ca8f50c&dn=unlicense.txt Unlicense
+
+document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
+  for (e of document.getElementsByClassName("js-only")) {
+    e.classList.remove("js-only");
+  }
+
+  const recipes = document.querySelectorAll("#artlist li");
+  const search = document.getElementById("search");
+  const oldheading = document.getElementById("newest-recipes");
+  const clearSearch = document.getElementById("clear-search");
+  const artlist = document.getElementById("artlist");
+
+  search.addEventListener("input", () => {
+    // grab search input value
+    const searchText = search.value.toLowerCase().trim().normalize('NFD').replace(/\p{Diacritic}/gu, "");
+    const searchTerms = searchText.split(" ");
+    const hasFilter = searchText.length > 0;
+
+    artlist.classList.toggle("list-searched", hasFilter);
+    oldheading.classList.toggle("hidden", hasFilter);
+
+    // for each recipe hide all but matched
+    recipes.forEach(recipe => {
+      const searchString = `${recipe.textContent} ${recipe.dataset.tags}`.toLowerCase().normalize('NFD').replace(/\p{Diacritic}/gu, "");
+      const isMatch = searchTerms.every(term => searchString.includes(term));
+
+      recipe.hidden = !isMatch;
+      recipe.classList.toggle("matched-recipe", hasFilter && isMatch);
+    })
+  })
+
+  clearSearch.addEventListener("click", () => {
+    search.value = "";
+    recipes.forEach(recipe => {
+      recipe.hidden = false;
+      recipe.classList.remove("matched-recipe");
+    })
+
+    artlist.classList.remove("list-searched");
+    oldheading.classList.remove("hidden");
+  })
+})
+// @license-end