# Encrypting individual notes

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/encrypting-individual-notes/841>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [12 October 2018 11:57 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/encrypting-individual-notes/841 "2018-10-12T11:57:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [12 October 2018 16:53 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/encrypting-individual-notes/841/4 "2018-10-12T16:53:52Z")

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@foxmask: Fortuantely, noone forces you to use this.

@Kassimleslie: What you describe looks more like a shortcoming of Evernote.  
We can easily overcome this by choosing an encryption algorithm that is supported by other tools as well, so it will be possible to decrypt the notes outside of Joplin if necessary.

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