diff --git a/cookbook/forms.py b/cookbook/forms.py
index 4b119199f..60c9691b1 100644
--- a/cookbook/forms.py
+++ b/cookbook/forms.py
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ class SearchPreferenceForm(forms.ModelForm):
     prefix = 'search'
     trigram_threshold = forms.DecimalField(min_value=0.01, max_value=1, decimal_places=2, widget=NumberInput(attrs={'class': "form-control-range", 'type': 'range'}),
                                            help_text=_('Determines how fuzzy a search is if it uses trigram similarity matching (e.g. low values mean more typos are ignored).'))
+    preset = forms.CharField(widget=forms.HiddenInput(),required=False)
 
     class Meta:
         model = SearchPreference
diff --git a/cookbook/templates/settings.html b/cookbook/templates/settings.html
index 0cb63e645..eba8ad14b 100644
--- a/cookbook/templates/settings.html
+++ b/cookbook/templates/settings.html
@@ -163,10 +163,35 @@
         <div class="tab-pane {% if active_tab == 'search' %} active {% endif %}" id="search" role="tabpanel"
              aria-labelledby="search-tab">
             <h4>{% trans 'Search Settings' %}</h4>
-            <form action="." method="post">
+            {% trans 'There are many options to configure the search depending on your personal preferences.' %}
+            {% trans 'Usually you do <b>not need</b> to configure any of them and can just stick with either the default or one of the following presets.' %}
+            {% trans 'If you do want to configure the search you can read about the different options <a href="/docs/search/">here</a>.' %}
+
+            <div class="card-deck mt-4">
+                <div class="card">
+                    <div class="card-body">
+                        <h5 class="card-title">{% trans 'Fuzzy' %}</h5>
+                        <p class="card-text">{% trans 'Find what you need even if your search or the recipe contains typos. Might return more results than needed to make sure you find what you are looking for.' %}</p>
+                        <p class="card-text"><small class="text-muted">{% trans 'This is the default behavior' %}</small></p>
+                        <button class="btn btn-primary card-link" onclick="applyPreset('fuzzy')">{% trans 'Apply' %}</button>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="card">
+                    <div class="card-body">
+                        <h5 class="card-title">{% trans 'Percise' %}</h5>
+                        <p class="card-text">{% trans 'Allows fine control over search results but might not return results if too many spelling mistakes are made.' %}</p>
+                        <p class="card-text"><small class="text-muted">{% trans 'Perfect for large Databases' %}</small></p>
+                        <button class="btn btn-primary card-link" onclick="applyPreset('precise')">{% trans 'Apply' %}</button>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+
+            </div>
+
+            <hr/>
+            <form action="./#search" method="post" id="id_search_form">
                 {% csrf_token %}
                 {{ search_form|crispy }}
-                <button class="btn btn-success" type="submit" name="search_form"><i
+                <button class="btn btn-success" type="submit" name="search_form" id="search_form_button"><i
                         class="fas fa-save"></i> {% trans 'Save' %}</button>
             </form>
         </div>
@@ -178,6 +203,10 @@
             $('#id_search-trigram_threshold').get(0).type = 'range';
         })
 
+        function applyPreset (preset){
+            $('#id_search-preset').val(preset)
+            $('#search_form_button').click()
+        }
 
         function copyToken() {
             let token = $('#id_token');
diff --git a/cookbook/views/views.py b/cookbook/views/views.py
index aa83d4061..a2f5669a0 100644
--- a/cookbook/views/views.py
+++ b/cookbook/views/views.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from cookbook.forms import (CommentForm, Recipe, User,
 from cookbook.helper.permission_helper import group_required, share_link_valid, has_group_permission
 from cookbook.models import (Comment, CookLog, InviteLink, MealPlan,
                              ViewLog, ShoppingList, Space, Keyword, RecipeImport, Unit,
-                             Food, UserFile, ShareLink)
+                             Food, UserFile, ShareLink, SearchPreference, SearchFields)
 from cookbook.tables import (CookLogTable, RecipeTable, RecipeTableSmall,
                              ViewLogTable, InviteLinkTable)
 from cookbook.views.data import Object
@@ -219,10 +219,12 @@ def books(request):
 def meal_plan(request):
     return render(request, 'meal_plan.html', {})
 
+
 @group_required('user')
 def meal_plan_new(request):
     return render(request, 'meal_plan_new.html', {})
 
+
 @group_required('user')
 def supermarket(request):
     return render(request, 'supermarket.html', {})
@@ -344,11 +346,11 @@ def user_settings(request):
                 if not sp:
                     sp = SearchPreferenceForm(user=request.user)
                 fields_searched = (
-                    len(search_form.cleaned_data['icontains'])
-                    + len(search_form.cleaned_data['istartswith'])
-                    + len(search_form.cleaned_data['trigram'])
-                    + len(search_form.cleaned_data['fulltext']))
-                # TODO add 'recommended' option
+                        len(search_form.cleaned_data['icontains'])
+                        + len(search_form.cleaned_data['istartswith'])
+                        + len(search_form.cleaned_data['trigram'])
+                        + len(search_form.cleaned_data['fulltext'])
+                )
                 if fields_searched == 0:
                     search_form.add_error(None, _('You must select at least one field to search!'))
                     search_error = True
@@ -368,6 +370,26 @@ def user_settings(request):
                     sp.fulltext.set(search_form.cleaned_data['fulltext'])
                     sp.trigram_threshold = search_form.cleaned_data['trigram_threshold']
 
+                    if search_form.cleaned_data['preset'] == 'fuzzy':
+                        sp.search = SearchPreference.SIMPLE
+                        sp.lookup = True
+                        sp.unaccent.set([SearchFields.objects.get(name='Name')])
+                        sp.icontains.set([SearchFields.objects.get(name='Name')])
+                        sp.istartswith.clear()
+                        sp.trigram.set([SearchFields.objects.get(name='Name')])
+                        sp.fulltext.clear()
+                        sp.trigram_threshold = 0.1
+
+                    if search_form.cleaned_data['preset'] == 'precise':
+                        sp.search = SearchPreference.WEB
+                        sp.lookup = True
+                        sp.unaccent.set(SearchFields.objects.all())
+                        sp.icontains.clear()
+                        sp.istartswith.set([SearchFields.objects.get(name='Name')])
+                        sp.trigram.clear()
+                        sp.fulltext.set(SearchFields.objects.all())
+                        sp.trigram_threshold = 0.1
+
                     sp.save()
     if up:
         preference_form = UserPreferenceForm(instance=up)
@@ -417,8 +439,8 @@ def history(request):
 @group_required('admin')
 def system(request):
     postgres = False if (
-        settings.DATABASES['default']['ENGINE'] == 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2'  # noqa: E501
-        or settings.DATABASES['default']['ENGINE'] == 'django.db.backends.postgresql'  # noqa: E501
+            settings.DATABASES['default']['ENGINE'] == 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2'  # noqa: E501
+            or settings.DATABASES['default']['ENGINE'] == 'django.db.backends.postgresql'  # noqa: E501
     ) else True
 
     secret_key = False if os.getenv('SECRET_KEY') else True