# Lock the text of a note

**URL:** <https://community.bear.app/t/lock-the-text-of-a-note/12847>\
**Category:** Feature Request\
**Tags:** features\
**Created:** [May 22, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/lock-the-text-of-a-note/12847 "2024-05-22T22:42:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![texasts](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/texasts/32/816_2.png) [@texasts](https://community.bear.app/u/texasts)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/lock-the-text-of-a-note/12847/1 "2024-05-22T22:42:21Z")

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What I’m trying to do is different than locking the note. What I want to be able to do is; to make a note “read only”. I want to use the note but prevent further or inordinate changes to it.

Is there a way to do this?

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**Author:** ![Claire\_Bear](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/claire_bear/32/4819_2.png) [@Claire\_Bear](https://community.bear.app/u/Claire_Bear)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/lock-the-text-of-a-note/12847/2 "2024-05-23T13:40:28Z")

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Hi, @texasts! Thank you for the question, we currently don’t have a **read-only** option in Bear, so this is not possible. We are, however, hoping to be able to provide this feature in the future.

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**Author:** ![texasts](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/texasts/32/816_2.png) [@texasts](https://community.bear.app/u/texasts)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/lock-the-text-of-a-note/12847/3 "2024-05-23T17:43:39Z")

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Okay. Thanks for the speedy reply!

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**Author:** ![PeterT](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/petert/32/1228_2.png) [@PeterT](https://community.bear.app/u/PeterT)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/lock-the-text-of-a-note/12847/4 "2024-07-12T16:06:52Z")

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I support the possibility te make a note “read only”.  
Today I lost a picture in a note after giving my phone to somebody to vieuw the picture.  
Restore did not work.