# It's possibile disable rich editor?

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/its-possibile-disable-rich-editor/47449>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [2 October 2025 12:08 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/its-possibile-disable-rich-editor/47449 "2025-10-02T12:08:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stef75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Stef75](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Stef75)\
**Post date:** [2 October 2025 12:08 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/its-possibile-disable-rich-editor/47449/1 "2025-10-02T12:08:01Z")

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### Operating system

Windows

### Joplin version

3.4.12

### What issue do you have?

I recently started using Joplin, and I’m thrilled with it.  
I’ve also installed some plugins, but I’ve noticed that when switching from the Markdown editor to the Rich Editor, I sometimes "irreversibly" lose what I’ve written (including some HTML blocks).

Is it possible to disable the Rich Editor? And also the button that could accidentally make me switch?

kindly  
Stef75

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**Author:** ![mrjo118](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/mrjo118/32/23404_2.png) [@mrjo118](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/mrjo118)\
**Post date:** [2 October 2025 14:04 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/its-possibile-disable-rich-editor/47449/2 "2025-10-02T14:04:11Z")

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I don’t think switching to the rich text editor changes anything unless you actually make changes to the note while the rich text editor is active, so it is best not to use the rich text editor at all if this is a concern.

It may be that one your plugins is causing the note to be changed when switching between editors. Maybe try duplicating one of your notes with html styling, turn off all of your plugins and restart, then see if switching between editors still causes any loss of content.

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**Author:** ![muzak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@muzak](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/muzak)\
**Post date:** [2 October 2025 14:59 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/its-possibile-disable-rich-editor/47449/3 "2025-10-02T14:59:44Z")

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If you only ever use the Markdown editor, this plugin disables the Rich Text editor and the Markdown viewer: [Joplin Plugins - Disable markdown renderer](https://joplinapp.org/plugins/plugin/fd117a99-b165-4824-893c-5825439a842d/)

The following `userchrome.css` hides the toolbar buttons to switch editors.

```css
.tox-tbtn {
  display: none !important;
}

```

You can open `userchrome.css` in your system default notepad by clicking `Tools` \> `Options` \> `Appearance` \> `Show Advanced Settings` \> `Custom stylesheet for Joplin-wide app styles`.

If you somehow get stuck in the wrong editor while that button is hidden, do the following:

- Open Goto Anything (Ctrl+P by default)
- Enter `:toggleEditors` into the text box
- Press Enter or click the `Toggle editors (toggleEditors)` result to switch editors.

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**Author:** ![Stef75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Stef75](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Stef75)\
**Post date:** [2 October 2025 15:14 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/its-possibile-disable-rich-editor/47449/4 "2025-10-02T15:14:28Z")

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Thank you both:

Indeed, the issue wasn’t the switching itself, but writing/editing in the rich editor;

In any case, the modification to the userchrome.css should be the solution for now.

Thanks,  
Stef75

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/1/c/1c948e33314e232a0927789508474d8624f4270b.png) [@system](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [1 November 2025 15:14 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/its-possibile-disable-rich-editor/47449/5 "2025-11-01T15:14:46Z")

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