Popular Post alexferen 33 Posted May 2, 2011 Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2011 Hi... Tried EN many moons ago, then went with OneNote but EN's cloud and accessible anywhere features are bringing me back...Enough kudos... Is there a way to mark a note as "read-only" so I cannot accidentally erase or modify it? Thanks. Alex 31 1 Link to comment
2 OBrien 9 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Please seriously consider this feature. Ive been using Evernote for almost 10 years with the fear that I could accidentally erase or modify my precious data. although I know I can restore from previous version on the web, i cannot do that on iOS. And what if I dont get noticed the fact I accidentally change data. This possibility makes me so anxious and keep me from using Evernote with important data.😭 I believe this is a common issue among many user!! 2 Link to comment
2 digitalarchivist 1 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 The ability to read-only lock or protect a note would have been useful to me today. I hope you will add this feature. 1 Link to comment
2 Sandal Jepit 2 Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I like to use evernote to log my experiment in the lab, because I can put everything from lab like photos of my experiments, scrap of notes on paper, and a short voice records about the problem in my experiment. So I think a feature to prevent accidental note changes is also important for me. Furthermore it would be great that this kind of locked note have a detail time stamp. 2 Link to comment
2 Jennifer Weiss 1 Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 I save values that I want to be able to copy and paste for repeated use (example commands I need to enter at a command prompt for tasks that I only do occasionally). Sometimes I'll accidentally cut rather than copy. Once I've grabbed the value, I don't have a reason to return to the note, so it won't be until the next time that I want to copy the value that I'll realize I cut it the last time. By then, I usually can't remember what the value was. My workaround is to copy the note and label it 'backup'. Of course, if I edit the note, I have to remember to copy the edits to the backup, which is definitely a potential point of failure. I'd much prefer to be able to change a note to read-only, realizing that I'd have to change it back if I want to edit the note. 1 Link to comment
1 Level 5* Metrodon 2,155 Posted May 2, 2011 Level 5* Share Posted May 2, 2011 No, but you could tag it and then be careful when you empty your trash. Link to comment
1 BurgersNFries 2,406 Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 But I guess I would be careful in first place, but that's not what I'm after - anyone can delete something by an accident.As metrodon pointed out, no, you cannot flag/tag a note for read only. Link to comment
1 Nomad76 0 Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Hi!Is there a way to lock Evernote to prevent "accidental" changes or edits to already completed notes?Evernote is now my goto second brain. I have valuable memories in it. Things that I now reference, that do not need any further editing.So if this feature doesn't exist, I would like to request that it be included. Just a simple switch or menu item to turn off editing.Thank you!Darrin. Link to comment
1 Level 5 jbenson2 2,133 Posted April 8, 2012 Level 5 Share Posted April 8, 2012 No, this is not available.Several other users in the past have requested various types of locks ranging from simple software locks to advanced encryption techniques.This is a hot topic and Evernote is aware of the wide range of requests.Best advice I can offer - be sure to backup your Evernote database regularly. Don't rely only on the cloud. 2 Link to comment
1 lhenze 0 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 I also would very much like to see the ability to lock notes. I have a new Android device on which I've installed evernote but I'm afraid to use evernote on it because my precious notes feel too vulnerable there! Link to comment
1 UncleRic 19 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 True enough. But why isn't merely locking a single note a basic function across whatever plans the patron has? It's merely neutering the ability to delete or modify via a toggle. We could have BOTH history AND permanency. ☝️ 1 Link to comment
1 UncleRic 19 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 4 minutes ago, DTLow said: There is a basic note lock function, not connected to any plans. However Evernote has not given us access to the toggle. I use the feature from Filterize to toggle notes read-only and non-deletable ... interesting. Why hasn't Evernote given us access to a toggle? 1 Link to comment
1 Level 5* s2sailor 1,095 Posted June 16, 2019 Level 5* Share Posted June 16, 2019 10 minutes ago, DTLow said: There is a basic note lock function, not connected to any plans. It is used in shared notes. When sharing you can select edit or just read capability. The read only ones are locked. I agree it would be nice if this function was exposed for all notes. 1 2 Link to comment
1 FredJ 3 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 I have a note that locks up, trying to go into edit of the note, and it hangs. (well i actually have several, that hang on my mobile devices, ok on mac) (a lot of them are scrapes of websites / web pages)... PLEASE allow me to set to read-only and "not" go into edit mode, no need to. I imagine if it doesn't try to edit, the note might just easily be "read" 2 Link to comment
1 UncleRic 19 Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I'm not looking for 3rd-party solutions to 'read-only' status. This should be a basic property of ANY Evernote doc. Think about the plethora of legal documentation, etc. that users import into their EverNote apps. Most of these notes are to used as reference, without desire to accidentally alter or remove them. Having to rely of restoration and/or 3rd-party means is an unnecessary hassle. All that is needed is a write on/off (default) toggle somewhere in the menubar. 2 Link to comment
1 Rizputin 1 Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 I cannot believe this has been requested for 5+ years. Seriously? Low effort, high reward. 1 Link to comment
1 OBrien 9 Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 It‘s almost insane. In this 5 years, they have been developing so many other features. But about this, nothing has been done. We might should be get angry on this. Is there any way to make them get attention to this?? Link to comment
1 UncleRic 19 Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 I assume some Evernote™ engineer is monitoring this discussion so I believe EverNote is aware. That's why we have the Evernote™ forum. Well obviously.... no movement in a half decade; which is NOT acceptable. My guess the only way is to complain on either feedback or contact a human within EverNote and complain. I think I'll do it... being that this forum hasn't produced anything that I value. ... Evernote has a few Facebook accounts (I've checked). I think I'll ***** in PUBLIC. 1 Link to comment
1 Level 5 PinkElephant 4,032 Posted October 1, 2019 Level 5 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Most people posting here are on a paying a count. So who is hindering you to go ahead and swamp support with this feature request ? Here somebody from EN Amy listen in - at Support they get paid to do so. P.S. Just to get this right: I think this is a good request, and have added my vote to the basket quite a while ago. Link to comment
1 UncleRic 19 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 I've been a fully paid user for the past half decade or so. The Evernote™ team hasn't given me (us) a followup on our request to have a convenient toggle to lock the document versus the the half-ass way recovering from history or via a 3rd-party hack. I think it's a dereliction of duty. Hence I've subscribed to the Facebook community and shall bring this concern out in the open. Ric. 1 Link to comment
1 DaneLennon89 3 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 yes. this is a must for me as well. I use evernote exclusively for work and I have many documents where I will no longer need to edit them and it's important that I lock from future editing Link to comment
1 CheilaNg 1 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Hi, Day by day, my notes are getting bigger and bigger and there are some contents that I do not intend to change, simply because they are study notes. So the feature of being able to block some notes would be a really nice one to have. I suggest that just in case the person needs to unlock for some reason, the block feature could be a note status, where the user would have to use a toggle button to lock/unlock and have a popup message showing up to make sure the user really wants to proceed with th action whethe it's locking/unlocking the note. In case it's locked, the edit button would stop appearing. Hope I didn't complicate this idea of locking lol. Link to comment
1 Steve10 1 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 This has been a thread for 8 years?! Why hasn’t this been added yet. Just a read only option to avoid accidental edits. There are hundred of up votes here which means that this option would make thousands of people more satisfied. Please add this feature. It’s essential for a product like this 1 Link to comment
1 Derick 1 Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 I often want someone else to read my note on the iPad, so i hand it to them and they end up modifying/deleting part of my text inadvertently. I also have notes that I reference often, but rarely edit. In both of these cases I NEED a read-only option for these notes. Link to comment
1 Shantanu27 0 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Would love this feature and it's absolutely necessary to make app more user friendly for reading notes. Link to comment
1 Billdhampton@gmail.com 2 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 My use of Evernote is divided between Notebooks where I actively add, remove, and edit information and another set of notebooks that serve as my library. The library notes and notebooks are predominantly pdf files of books and articles that I use in my teaching / research. I would very much like to be able to "lock" or prevent a note from being edited without an extra step. Sometimes (especially when using Evernote on a tablet or my phone), I have accidentally deleted information about the pdf or even the pdf itself. "Locking" the note would require you to "unlock" it in order to type within it or change it. Notebooks could be set to default to "locked" or "unlocked" notes. This would allow me to share entire notebooks with my students without always having the extra step of making it "read only" for them. Being able to set this option to a predetermined default would also be appreciated. Thank you for your consideration! I appreciate all that this company is and continues to become. Link to comment
1 Level 5* DTLow 5,622 Posted April 8, 2020 Level 5* Share Posted April 8, 2020 5 hours ago, Billdhampton@gmail.com said: I would very much like to be able to "lock" or prevent a note from being edited without an extra step. I merged your post with an existing discussion for this feature To indicate your support, use the vote button at the top left corner of the discussion >>This would allow me to share entire notebooks with my students without always having the extra step of making it "read only" for them. Edit permission is actually a function of the share process Link to comment
1 iamnumberboy 1 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 +1 YES YES YES. I'm a paying customer (2 years now), and have 100s if not 1000s of notes now. Being able to lock them down is super key since I'm using evernote as my lab book. Link to comment
1 Sal G. 0 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 a lock, unlock would be an appreciated feature. Link to comment
1 Lavarock 0 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 +1 This would be super helpful, especially for worry-free use of Templates! Link to comment
1 franciswongcn 0 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 I need this function too. I used Note to record all my stuff, from research ideas to shopping list. Therefore, I need to check with Note from time to time, it is quite easy to delete the text accidentally, so a simple lock button to individual note helps me a lot. I hope this function can be available soon. Link to comment
1 Wilf Forrow 12 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 1 hour ago, ezfine said: As I saw the date of this request was at 2011, it's 9 years ago. I doubt EN's management team is aware of this very basic requirement. I see where we're going wrong - 'Read only' means Evernote team just need to read it but not actually do anything with it ! :-) Seriously, it's time to fix this guys. I've lost information any number of times where I found out straight away, and was able to undo. God knows how many times I did it without finding out. The worst case (for me) has been where I right click a link (to open in new window), which selects it, so the next character I type in the source note replaces the whole link. Bang, gone, and I probably won't even notice. Link to comment
1 viniciussp4 1 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 +1 We totally need a read-only option. I have some notes that contains terminal commands and I use them regularly, but everytime I need to put myself in "alert mode" or I can accidentally erase or change some character, and this would destroy the command (which happened more than one time). Unfortunately, the way things are I can't even consider upgrading my account and probably I will have to change to another product. 1 Link to comment
1 *** Simon *** 0 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 +1 request to have the option of making notes Read Only. Yes, I know that with my Premium account I can go back through the history if I discover a change. The problem is that it is currently possible to accidentally make a change to a note without realising it (especially when you use Evernote on smart devices and fumble them e.g. by putting them in your pocket without locking the screen). If you don't know that a change has occurred, there's no reason to go digging through note history. Considering write protection has been a feature of note-taking throughout history (e.g. using ink instead of chalk or pencil, the little recording tabs on audio & video cassettes, the write protect slot on floppy disks, and the write-protect flag on almost every file system), this appears to be a "table stakes" feature. Link to comment
1 Level 5* DTLow 5,622 Posted July 3, 2020 Level 5* Share Posted July 3, 2020 On 7/1/2020 at 3:59 PM, *** Simon *** said: If you don't know that a change has occurred, there's no reason to go digging through note history. I view my notes in descending modification date sequence Recently edited notes are easily identified at the top of the list fwiw We've been told a view/edit switch will be available with the new editors (no date) Link to comment
1 BugnerH 0 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Agree. Just a simple padlock symbol on the top menu bar which when clicked locks/unlocks the note. To unlock a note it could require the users password to prevent accidental clicking. When will this feature be available as its been requested ages ago..... Thanks, Andy Link to comment
1 OBrien 9 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 According to the preview video, next Evernote version might have edit mode/read mode. This is not exactly what we have been waiting for, although this may improve our concerns some how. So many comments, no feedbacks for long time. That’s what I don’t get. At least, They can share us their thought and plan on this. Link to comment
1 RunStephen 0 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I first emailed support two years ago to ask how to make a note read-only. Surprised it is still not a feature. Please allow notes to be made read-only by the user! Also, I do the same as noted by an earlier user, and that's a big reason I want this feature: > I view my notes in descending modification date sequence Link to comment
1 Gear Feng 0 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I need this function! Link to comment
1 cacotigon 23 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I wish you could set this at the "app level", I do all my editing on computers but also have Evernote installed on my iPad for browsing/reading *ONLY*. The number of times that I've accidentally edited the damn note making it sync back is beyond frustrating. Link to comment
1 leelee1972 1 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 On 6/12/2018 at 2:50 PM, Mikhail Osher said: Not sure if it happens really often, but it will make my life such easier. Every time I open my notes with sensitive data I'm scared to erase something by accident. Exactly! Evernote normally makes life easier, but in this case they've given me a new thing to worry about. I need new worries like I need a hole in the head. Knowing I can recover something that I deleted by accident is useless if I don't even realize I deleted it. I came extremely close to this happening tonight; hence my presence here now. This feature should be a basic no-brainer. 1 Link to comment
1 Miftah Thoha 0 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 +1, need it. sometimes after i select all content of a note, copy and paste it to other app, then I can accidentally lost all the content because i press a tab button Link to comment
1 tvslaven 0 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I have long been missing a simple way to just lock my notes with a single click to prevent accidental changes. I am aware of the encryption function on text. Its not that I am wanting here. Its just a way to quick-lock a note from changes. Link to comment
1 Level 5 PinkElephant 4,032 Posted January 24, 2021 Level 5 Share Posted January 24, 2021 If you really change it accidentally, you can always use note history to go back to a prior version of the note. 1 Link to comment
1 Vojkan Cvijanovic 5 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 10+ years and you still haven't implemented this simple, but very useful feature. Shame on you Evernote. Link to comment
1 UncleRic 19 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 This is 'me' after a decade.... Most of my work is via desktop vs iPhone. There's aways a way to 'recover' a problem, like retrieve from trash or history. But there are times when I'm writing code (I'm an iOS Developer), etc. and I may have deleted a line or whatever; or even remove a legal PDF (***** happens). There are times that I'm not aware of such an incident till sometime in the future; then it's 'recovery time'. Having a READ ONLY option prevents '*****' from happening in the first place. BTW: Evernote forbids me to write '*****' in my response. I wonder if I can write '*****' in my own, personal documents. 🤔 P.S. I must admit, Evernote is getting better. 1 Link to comment
1 eric99 360 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 A database should always be protected against accidental deletion Assume you have a note with many attachments. If you (or your family) clicks an attachment and accidentally click the delete button, the attachment is gone without any warning. Since there are many attachments, you may not notice that it disappeared and you will not look in your history for the previous version! For that reason I'm big fan of read-only mode. Link to comment
0 Level 5* jefito 5,542 Posted April 26, 2012 Level 5* Share Posted April 26, 2012 Was wondering whether that was coming or not, since I knew you had the ability under the hood, for Hello and Food. Link to comment
0 BurgersNFries 2,406 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Something I think would be cool is to have notes auto locked if they haven't been modified in X number of days. Maybe even done on the server side rather than client side so as to not affect upload usage. 2 Link to comment
0 Level 5* GrumpyMonkey 4,299 Posted April 27, 2012 Level 5* Share Posted April 27, 2012 I like BNF's idea. Even though I am not terribly concerned about deleting stuff, since I never empty my trash, I do accidentally modify the wrong note on occassion. Early drafts of things get re-worked, and then I realize that I had a newer draft already, and I am wasting my time. Not only that, but I have ruined the early draft by messing around with it (deleting things here and there, moving stuff around, etc.). The scary thing is that I sometimes reproduce the same stuff! But, not always It would just be nice to know that old stuff is locked. Unlocking is no big deal compared to the hassle of recovering stuff. And, you know I am going to say it: you could give us the option to toggle this auto-lock on/off Link to comment
0 Level 5* jefito 5,542 Posted April 27, 2012 Level 5* Share Posted April 27, 2012 And, you know I am going to say it: you could give us the option to toggle this auto-lock on/off Heh. Options are for developers who are afraid of making choices... Link to comment
0 Level 5* GrumpyMonkey 4,299 Posted April 27, 2012 Level 5* Share Posted April 27, 2012 And, you know I am going to say it: you could give us the option to toggle this auto-lock on/off Heh. Options are for developers who are afraid of making choices... Balderdash! (yes, I know who you are quoting) Developers have to make choices one way or another when they design the default UI. That reflects their decisions, and if they did a good job (Evernote usually does), then most users will never have to mess around with any settings. Giving users the ability to customize their experience is a choice as well, and it is pretty rare that I hear someone complaining about being able to do what they want to do Taking away the user's ability to customize their experience, or deciding not to offer a feature is a choice as well, and I think a lot of customers complain when they cannot do what they want to do! It is especially painful when a feature Evernote developed to perfection is removed or radically altered, when a toggle would have satisfied everyone Link to comment
0 Level 5* jefito 5,542 Posted April 27, 2012 Level 5* Share Posted April 27, 2012 Hmm, I thought that I was quoting myself... and kidding, too...Frankly, since note locking is available through the API, it might be a good 3rd-party opportunity. 1 Link to comment
0 Level 5* GrumpyMonkey 4,299 Posted April 27, 2012 Level 5* Share Posted April 27, 2012 Hmm, I thought that I was quoting myself... and kidding, too... Frankly, since note locking is available through the API, it might be a good 3rd-party opportunity. dlu said that somewhere in the forums. I guess great minds think alike! My mind may not be as great, but I know what I want Link to comment
0 May 268 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 since I back everything up with Crashplan I can easily restore all my file's (not just Evernote) past versions or even deleted files (from previous days up to previous years). Everything is retained forever and there are no limits. I actually had a problem recently when an app (Byword) on iPad deleted all of its files from the Dropbox. Took me just a couple of clicks to restore everything without any problem. I guess I could have contacted Dropbox support and ask them to restore those files for me but doing it myself is just much faster.so the bottom line - automatic backup is awesome. 1 Link to comment
0 micsaund 9 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Hi,I'd like to propose a feature for all Evernote platforms: Let us toggle a read-only attribute on notes.Let me explain why: I use Evernote to keep lists of customers, email addresses, etc. and other stuff that rarely needs to be changed. Sometimes, I will highlight those bits of text to copy/paste into another window. However, I occasionally hit a key on the keyboard which replaces all of the highlighted text in the note. If I don't notice this, the changes get synced and I lose the data that used to be there (admittedly my own mistake).If you could right-click on notes and toggle a read-only checkbox or something similar, that would make Evernote much more robust for storing things that you never want to accidentally change like doctor info, email addresses of friends, or whatever. Also, if you think about how many things you clip/copy/paste into a note that never again need to be edited, it just makes sense to be able to lock the content to prevent edits.Overall, I think a read-only feature would make Evernote even more useful for storing long-term info.Thanks! 9 Link to comment
0 pepr 12 Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 +1 on this, great "security" feature Link to comment
0 Level 5* GrumpyMonkey 4,299 Posted May 27, 2012 Level 5* Share Posted May 27, 2012 Hi,I'd like to propose a feature for all Evernote platforms: Let us toggle a read-only attribute on notes.Let me explain why: I use Evernote to keep lists of customers, email addresses, etc. and other stuff that rarely needs to be changed. Sometimes, I will highlight those bits of text to copy/paste into another window. However, I occasionally hit a key on the keyboard which replaces all of the highlighted text in the note. If I don't notice this, the changes get synced and I lose the data that used to be there (admittedly my own mistake).If you could right-click on notes and toggle a read-only checkbox or something similar, that would make Evernote much more robust for storing things that you never want to accidentally change like doctor info, email addresses of friends, or whatever. Also, if you think about how many things you clip/copy/paste into a note that never again need to be edited, it just makes sense to be able to lock the content to prevent edits.Overall, I think a read-only feature would make Evernote even more useful for storing long-term info.Thanks!hi. welcome to the forums!this request occasionally comes up in the forums. so far, evernote doesn't seem like it is likely to implement it.however, i sure would like to see it. even with trash that doesn't have to be deleted and note histories, it is still a worry, because you might accidentally delete something and not realize it for days or weeks, especially in an account with thousands of notes. Link to comment
0 micsaund 9 Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 however, i sure would like to see it. even with trash that doesn't have to be deleted and note histories, it is still a worry, because you might accidentally delete something and not realize it for days or weeks, especially in an account with thousands of notes.This is exactly what happened to me. I had deleted something and didn't notice it for a few weeks. Why not give people the ability to avoid having to use the note histories at all when such a simple thing as a read-only flag would solve it once and for all? Link to comment
0 Level 5* GrumpyMonkey 4,299 Posted May 27, 2012 Level 5* Share Posted May 27, 2012 however, i sure would like to see it. even with trash that doesn't have to be deleted and note histories, it is still a worry, because you might accidentally delete something and not realize it for days or weeks, especially in an account with thousands of notes. This is exactly what happened to me. I had deleted something and didn't notice it for a few weeks. Why not give people the ability to avoid having to use the note histories at all when such a simple thing as a read-only flag would solve it once and for all? i could not agree more Link to comment
0 Level 5 jbenson2 2,133 Posted May 27, 2012 Level 5 Share Posted May 27, 2012 It would be a wonderful safeguard if we could make our Evernote "memories" read-only. 2 Link to comment
0 Machine2473 0 Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 +1As a database admin, I have a wealth of scripts, checklists and reference info that I stash in Evernote. More than once I've accidentally altered a note and not noticed for weeks, forcing research and correction. Link to comment
0 cnewtonne 0 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Please please do it. I have very same reasons listed above and making note(s) read-only is a must. Link to comment
0 jkenton 2 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 I have tested this manual procedure a few times, and it seems to work. The notes (after importation) are not editable at the least...1. Export the note(s) to a place where you can easily find them (computer desktop).2. Open the notes in a text editor3. Search for the section (near the end) that includes <note-attributes>4. Copy a <content-class>xxxxx.xxxxx</content-class> somewhere before </note-attributes>. The API suggests that you use something company specific. I use my name.5. Re-import the note to EvernoteIs there an easier way? Link to comment
0 BenB 1 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Dear EverNote team,Please add the "read-only" feature. In fact, I recall that the earlier versions of EN (before it became cloud-enabled) had a button where you can toggle a note to read-only. I'm puzzled why it quietly went away. Link to comment
0 Level 5* GrumpyMonkey 4,299 Posted November 24, 2012 Level 5* Share Posted November 24, 2012 I never thought of modifying the ENMl. What a great idea. Maybe as Food or Hello, it could be preserved (those notes are un-editable). Ideally, we would get the functionality, but in the meantime, this might be useful. Link to comment
0 cnewtonne 0 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 +10000I truly believe this feature is highly needed to prevent accidental deletion or modification of notes. As a workaround, I wrote a MacroExpress code to disable the delete button when EN window is active. My only concern now is to accidently modify a note without noticing because I ctrl+c 100's of times a day. I just could not find a way to set the note control to read-only at runtime even though I was able to do so with other apps. Link to comment
0 Machine2473 0 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Bump. And I can only image the howling if Evernote Business lacked the ability to lock notes into a read-only mode. Link to comment
0 Machine2473 0 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 There are at least a couple of other threads with this same request, with only crickets in response. Link to comment
0 Level 5* GrumpyMonkey 4,299 Posted February 28, 2013 Level 5* Share Posted February 28, 2013 There are at least a couple of other threads with this same request, with only crickets in response. Hi. I don't think of myself as a cricket Requests for features occur all the time around here. Sometimes Evernote staff respond. Sometimes they don't. Most of the time, they cannot comment on the roadmap, so there isn't much to say. However, they read all of the posts. As for the other users (this is a user forum), this feature has been requested in the past (by myself and others), and there isn't much more to say about it, I guess. Here are some ideas for "locking" notes. http://discussion.evernote.com/topic/35413-can-i-lock-my-note/?p=191517 Link to comment
0 BurgersNFries 2,406 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 There are at least a couple of other threads with this same request, with only crickets in response.Actually, there are some threads with very recent replies (as in just a few HOURS before *your* post), such as the first two links below. The reason some threads have no reply may be b/c people don't use the search function to see if their request has been addressed before & the regulars on the board get tired of posting the same reply to the same question. The search function is your friend. http://discussion.evernote.com/topic/35437-suggestion-ability-to-lock-changes/ http://discussion.evernote.com/topic/35413-can-i-lock-my-note/ http://discussion.evernote.com/topic/22032-lock-a-note-function/ http://discussion.evernote.com/topic/28111-request-lockunlock-individual-notes-for-windows/ http://discussion.evernote.com/topic/18706-how-to-lock-notes-against-deleting-or-editing/ http://discussion.evernote.com/topic/25110-request-lock-evernote-make-notes-read-only/ Link to comment
0 SomeBizzare 0 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 +1 please! any formal EN response on this request? Link to comment
0 BurgersNFries 2,406 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 +1 please! any formal EN response on this request?Evernote reads but does not reply to every thread. Nor do they publish roadmaps or ETAs. Link to comment
0 JohnRoth 0 Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 +1 I have designed PDF forms for use with evernote and skitch - this would be ideal. Link to comment
0 Kotya 7 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I'd like to propose a feature for all Evernote platforms: Let us toggle a read-only attribute on notes. I have asked for this couple of times before. Is has been awhile since EV added ANYTHING useful to the note-editing/formating itself... I wouldn't hold my breath for the new features. Link to comment
0 Vester 0 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 +1 - this is must have feature Link to comment
0 avkdsiva 0 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 +1 - badly in need of this feature. Link to comment
0 eric99 360 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 +1 I'm waiting for this a long time... Link to comment
0 Machine2473 0 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Join the club. We're having matching blazers made. The feature of marking a note as read only seems like such a small thing but I suppose there are other pressing issues. Link to comment
0 acediez 0 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Here goes a very emotionally invested +1 Link to comment
0 Liam Gretton 86 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I'd really like to see this feature return too. In EN2 you could lock individual notes but like quite a few useful features, that ability just mysteriously disappeared at some point. Link to comment
0 Level 5* jefito 5,542 Posted December 20, 2013 Level 5* Share Posted December 20, 2013 I'd really like to see this feature return too. In EN2 you could lock individual notes but like quite a few useful features, that ability just mysteriously disappeared at some point.It probably disappeared when V3 came around (or maybe 3.5). A lot of things changed then, and the timeline view disappeared, mourned by some, but not me... Link to comment
0 Olli 11 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Hi,my solution works only for small notes:I have two notebooks: one contains only the original files. I'm very careful with them. These notes get exported and saved away from EN.In EN i have a copy for daily usage. From time to time I delete the copies and replace them with my originals.Sounds complicated, but works for me.The second way could be realized with a second EN Account (I admit, I have one for work and one for private Issues)Create a Notebook and invite your other account for reading only.So content can only be added through one account.Kind regards Olli Link to comment
0 Machine2473 0 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Renewing this feature request. Yes, I fully realize that EN does not publish their dev roadmap but wanted to get this in front of them again anyway. Link to comment
0 Level 5 luckman212 160 Posted May 17, 2014 Level 5 Share Posted May 17, 2014 +1 from me - I've requested this before. Badly needed feature. Link to comment
0 Wey 6 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I'm wondering, isn't it absolutely necessary to introduce such a button like "Toggle Edit Mode" or "Lock Edit" or whatsoever the name, in order to protect notes from unwanted changes or editings? Very often than not the notes are changed without out deliberate operation, right? Isn't that annoying? For example, when you have opened a note, and are or are'nt reading the note, but you touched the keyboards unintentionally and the note is changed -- what's worse, you may have not noticed it. Isn't it an annoiance? Further, even you can guard against mis-editing or mis-changes, isn't it a helly experience to do so? Why not introduce a "Toggle Edit Mode" or "Lock Edit" button, which is very easy to do, just like the android version EN, or other note-taking software, like myBase, the clips of the relevant interface is attached here. http://app.yinxiang.com/shard/s19/sh/d5e3e161-b8f9-43f4-ab6f-5d59a5274eec/69cd997be1c700119393ee25435ffdc8 4 Link to comment
0 Level 5* gazumped 9,000 Posted July 29, 2014 Level 5* Share Posted July 29, 2014 That already exists in Android - there's an Edit button for those who (like me) tend to hit random keys while trying not to drop the phone. Don't see it's necessary on desktop clients - don't know about iOS. Link to comment
0 JohnDM 122 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Not avialable in iOS -- or if it is it's not easy to find Link to comment
0 Level 5* gazumped 9,000 Posted July 29, 2014 Level 5* Share Posted July 29, 2014 It appeared in Android because some users had a rant about how unrealistic it was to show notes in an editable state - because that led to accidentally altered and deleted notes. Of course there are now the rants about how long it takes to edit a note given that extra keypress... 2 Link to comment
0 JohnDM 122 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 . . . Of course there are now the rants about how long it takes to edit a note given that extra keypress... Ha!, Isn't that just the way? It should default to editable and then a special key or button to lock it Link to comment
0 Level 5* gazumped 9,000 Posted July 30, 2014 Level 5* Share Posted July 30, 2014 I prefer the current version - tapping EDIT is only a fingertwitch, and everything defaults to safe unless you take a specific action to change it. 1 Link to comment
0 Gangun 29 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 "Lock Edit" would be useful to avoid "conflicting changes" too; 1 Link to comment
0 ab1kenobee 95 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Until EN gets around to it... "CTRL + S" (save) and "F9" (synch) every 15-sec or so is my workaround to this issue (WIN desktop). I hope this may prevent much future heartburn for others! Alan Link to comment
0 Level 5* jefito 5,542 Posted August 15, 2014 Level 5* Share Posted August 15, 2014 Bump. Again.Please stop. Refer to item #5 in the Forum Code of Conduct. Thank you. Link to comment
0 Level 5* jefito 5,542 Posted August 19, 2014 Level 5* Share Posted August 19, 2014 I found this thread not because I'm trying to prevent myself from messing up my notes, but a "Read-only option for individual notes and notebooks alike is useful when you need to share a note or notebook with someone but you don't want that other person or people modifying the note.It's hard to believe when the Evernote team conceived this app that they wouldn't consider the usefulness of making some notes read only; especially shared notes and notebooks. Alice laughed. "There's no use trying," she said: "one can't believe impossible things.""I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." Anyway, you can already share a single note as read-only via email. You can also share a notebook as read-only with another Evernote user; that's the default anyways. Link to comment
0 HV-MAN 0 Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Yes i'd also like the lock feature to prevent accidential deleation of note contents.Should be implemented across all platforms Link to comment
0 Wordsgood 526 Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Just as an FYI, there are programs on the market that can password protect entire apps. A quick Google search should bring some up. Link to comment
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alexferen 33
Hi... Tried EN many moons ago, then went with OneNote but EN's cloud and accessible anywhere features are bringing me back...Enough kudos...
Is there a way to mark a note as "read-only" so I cannot accidentally erase or modify it? Thanks. Alex
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Hi... Tried EN many moons ago, then went with OneNote but EN's cloud and accessible anywhere features are bringing me back...Enough kudos... Is there a way to mark a note as "read-only" so I cannot a
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Requesting the option to flag notes as read only My workaround is to convert the note to pdf edited; There’s also a contentClass field that I can update using a script on my Mac
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Hi All, You may have noticed that all threads requesting the ability to lock notes and make them read only have been merged into this thread, regardless of platform specificity. This was do
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