Operating system macOS Joplin version 3.2.13 Desktop version info Joplin 3.2.13 (prod, darwin) What issue do you have? in order to protect my notes from unwarranted eyes, is there a way to protect Joplin on opening, like prompting for a password or biometric validation ? This is possible in Note…

@ijoplin welcome to the forum. [image] ijoplin: ... is there a way to protect Joplin on opening, like prompting for a password or biometric validation ? From the FAQ Page , Could there be a password to restrict access to Joplin? On mobile, you may enable the biometric lock to protect the ac…

thanks but i was referring to the desktop app, as stated in my description.

I know. The quote from the Joplin FAQ says, On desktop we do not currently support this. There is however an issue open about it: https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/289

thanks, but not very encouraging, as the post stems from 2018 and is basically locked since 2019...

Please keep in mind that on the desktop, even you managed to lock the application, it would still be possible to simply grab the database (which is stored in an unencrypted form) from the disk. This is not the case on mobile systems like Android or iOS, where each application's internal storage is a…

This topic has been raised quite a lot on this forum. It is a bit awkward to search for these topics as "password" is a common term. Searching for something like "PIN Lock" should find a few and it will give you an idea as to the devs reasons behind this decision. This post is an example of the conv…

that's why i have the following plugin installed Note encryption v1.1.1 A joplin plugin, encrypt selected notes on the joplin desktop client. This plugin will modify the notes according to your instructions, please read the precautions before use.

this possibility ought to be natively included in the app though IMO...

Those wanting this feature may be interested in reading the comments of this Reddit thread: password protect app on opening ? : joplinapp

ok great, so now we just have to wait for the dev to release the updated version. Any ETA ?

Password protect app on launching?

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muzak 22 March 2025 15:42 14

Keep a tab on this pull request (if you don't see the link, expand the quote below):

Topic		Replies	Views
Is it possible to password lock the application upon opening Support	21	15446	16 May 2021
To protect data in Joplin by password Features	7	7848	4 March 2022
Login Password Features	1	1383	12 November 2022
Please add built in pin or passsword lock when you launch the joplin app Features	27	4069	25 November 2020
How to protect some notes or notepads with password or PIN? Support	2	6952	28 December 2020

Password protect app on launching?

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