# Stacks and posts

> A stack is a small pile of two or more captures, shown as one tile.

- Page: https://resurf.so/guides/stacks
- Section: Organize
- Works on: Mac, iPhone, iPad
- Last checked against the app: 2026-10-17
- Needs: 2 or more captures

## Make a stack

A name is optional. To select several captures, see [Work with a selection](https://resurf.so/guides/bulk-actions).

On Mac:

1. Drag a card onto another card. When the target says **Create stack**, let go.
2. Or select two or more captures, right-click, and choose **Create stack**.
3. To add more, open the stack and drag or paste captures into it.

On iPhone and iPad:

1. Select two or more captures.
2. Tap **Stack** on the bulk bar, then **New stack**. Or pick a stack under **Add to existing**.

Video: [A clock card dragged onto another to create a stack, which is renamed, opened to show both clocks, and then deleted with its captures kept.](https://resurf.so/guides/clips/clip-stacks.mp4)

## Change a stack

Click or tap a stack to open it. Right-click the tile on Mac, or long-press it on iPhone and iPad, for its actions:

- **Rename stack** gives it a name.
- **Promote to space** turns the stack into a space with the same captures.
- **Delete stack (keep items)** on Mac, or **Unstack**, removes the stack and keeps the captures.
- **Delete stack & items** asks first, then moves the captures to the Trash for 30 days.

To take one capture out, right-click it on Mac, or open its Actions sheet on iPhone and iPad, and choose **Remove from** followed by the stack's name.

You can't reorder captures inside a stack. New ones go to the end.

## Posts

When you save two or more images or videos from the same X, Instagram, Threads or Pinterest post, Resurf keeps them together as a stack of their own. Stacks from X and Threads are named after the account's handle. New media from the same post join it. After that, a post works like any other stack.

## Questions

### Does search find captures inside a stack?

Yes. With a search or filter on, stacked captures show one by one.

### Why did my stack disappear?

A stack needs at least 2 captures. When it drops below 2 it goes away, and its captures stay.

### Why don't I see stacks in the Inbox?

Stacks show in Library and inside a space, when no search or filter is on. In the Inbox and Starred, their captures show one by one.

## More guides

- Previous: [Tags](https://resurf.so/guides/tags.md)
- Next: [Starred](https://resurf.so/guides/starred.md)
- [Inbox](https://resurf.so/guides/inbox.md): New captures wait here until you file them, put them off, archive them, or delete them.
- [Later and reminders](https://resurf.so/guides/later.md): Put a capture off until a time you pick. It comes back to the top of the Inbox.
- [Spaces and areas](https://resurf.so/guides/spaces.md): A space is a named collection of captures, and an area groups spaces together.
- [Tags](https://resurf.so/guides/tags.md): Tags are labels that cut across spaces, and a capture can have many.
- [Starred](https://resurf.so/guides/starred.md): Pin a capture to star it, so it stays one click away under Starred.
- [Authors](https://resurf.so/guides/authors.md): Attach the people behind a capture, which is most useful for quotes.
- [Edit a capture's details](https://resurf.so/guides/capture-details.md): The inspector beside a capture edits its title, note, spaces, tags and authors, and shows its details.
- [Work with a selection](https://resurf.so/guides/bulk-actions.md): Select several captures, then pin, file, tag, stack, copy or delete them together.
- [Trash](https://resurf.so/guides/trash.md): Deleted captures wait in the Trash for 30 days, then they're deleted for good.
- [Every guide](https://resurf.so/llms.txt)