diff --git a/src/algos/fzf/parser.rs b/src/algos/fzf/parser.rs
index d355330..458badc 100644
--- a/src/algos/fzf/parser.rs
+++ b/src/algos/fzf/parser.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ impl core::fmt::Debug for FzfParser {
 }
 
 impl FzfParser {
+    /// TODO: docs
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self::default()
+    }
+
     /// TODO: docs
     #[inline]
     pub fn parse<'a>(&'a mut self, query: &str) -> FzfQuery<'a> {
@@ -85,13 +91,20 @@ impl FzfParser {
             num_conditions += 1;
         }
 
-        FzfQuery::new(&self.conditions[..num_conditions])
+        FzfQuery::new_extended(&self.conditions[..num_conditions])
     }
 
     /// TODO: docs
     #[inline]
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self::default()
+    pub fn parse_not_extended<'a>(&'a mut self, query: &str) -> FzfQuery<'a> {
+        let mut char_len = 0;
+
+        for ch in query.chars() {
+            self.chars[char_len] = ch;
+            char_len += 1;
+        }
+
+        FzfQuery::new_not_extended(&self.chars[..char_len])
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/algos/fzf/query.rs b/src/algos/fzf/query.rs
index f0aaae0..9655573 100644
--- a/src/algos/fzf/query.rs
+++ b/src/algos/fzf/query.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl<'a> FzfQuery<'a> {
 
     /// TODO: docs
     #[inline]
-    pub(super) fn new(conditions: &'a [Condition<'a>]) -> Self {
+    pub(super) fn new_extended(conditions: &'a [Condition<'a>]) -> Self {
         // If there's only one condition with a single pattern, and that
         // pattern is fuzzy, then we can use the non-extended search mode.
         if conditions.len() == 1 {
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ impl<'a> FzfQuery<'a> {
 
         Self { search_mode: SearchMode::Extended(conditions) }
     }
+
+    /// TODO: docs
+    #[inline]
+    pub(super) fn new_not_extended(chars: &'a [char]) -> Self {
+        Self { search_mode: SearchMode::NotExtended(Pattern::parse(chars)) }
+    }
 }
 
 /// TODO: docs