Encrypt text in a note

Encrypt text in a note to add an extra level of protection to private information, such as account information, travel details, and personal letters. While you can encrypt the text content within a note, you cannot encrypt an entire note or notebook.

Encrypt text

To encrypt text in a note, follow the steps for your operating system below.

• Mac

  1. Open a note and highlight the text you wish to encrypt.
  2. Right-click the highlighted text and select Encrypt Selected Text.
  3. Enter a chosen passphrase into the form. Do not forget this passphrase, as you will need to enter this passphrase whenever you attempt to decrypt this text. Evernote does not store this information anywhere.
  4. After entering a passphrase, you can opt to have the passphrase remembered temporarily until you quit Evernote by checking the box next to “Remember passphrase until I quit Evernote”. Otherwise, leave the box unchecked.
  5. Once you set and confirm the passphrase, select Encrypt. The text will be encrypted and will require the passphrase each time you would like to reveal the text.

• Windows

  1. Open a note and highlight the text you wish to encrypt.
  2. Right-click the highlighted text and select Encrypt Selected Text.
  3. Enter a chosen passphrase into the form. Do not forget this passphrase, as you will need to enter this passphrase whenever you attempt to decrypt this text. Evernote does not store this information anywhere.
  4. After entering a passphrase, you can opt to have the passphrase remembered temporarily until you quit Evernote by checking the box next to “Remember passphrase until I quit Evernote”. Otherwise, leave the box unchecked.
  5. Once you set and confirm the passphrase, select Encrypt. The text will be encrypted and will require the passphrase each time you would like to reveal the text.

• Web

  Evernote Web on Mac:

  1. Open a note and highlight the text you wish to encrypt.
  2. Type Shift + Cmd + X on your keyboard to encrypt the selected text.
  3. Enter a chosen passphrase into the form. Do not forget this passphrase, as you will need to enter this passphrase whenever you attempt to decrypt this text. Evernote does not store this information anywhere.
  4. After entering a passphrase, you can opt to have the passphrase remembered temporarily until you quit Evernote by checking the box next to “Remember passphrase until I quit Evernote”. Otherwise, leave the box unchecked.
  5. Once you set and confirm the passphrase, select Encrypt. The text will be encrypted and will require the passphrase each time you would like to reveal the text.

  Evernote Web on Windows:

  1. Open a note and highlight the text you wish to encrypt.
  2. Type Ctrl + Shift + X on your keyboard to encrypt the selected text.
  3. Enter a chosen passphrase into the form. Do not forget this passphrase, as you will need to enter this passphrase whenever you attempt to decrypt this text. Evernote does not store this information anywhere.
  4. After entering a passphrase, you can opt to have the passphrase remembered temporarily until you quit Evernote by checking the box next to “Remember passphrase until I quit Evernote”. Otherwise, leave the box unchecked.
  5. Once you set and confirm the passphrase, select Encrypt. The text will be encrypted and will require the passphrase each time you would like to reveal the text.

Notes:

• You can only encrypt text using Evernote for Mac, Windows, or Evernote Web.
• You can only encrypt the following types of content: text (including formatting and header sizes), dividers or horizontal rules, inline checkboxes (but not checklists), and links.
• You cannot encrypt the following types of content: files/images, lists/checklists, tables, web clips, calendar events, and tasks.

Edit encrypted text

To edit the text in the future, click the arrow on the encrypted text block and select Reveal encrypted content. You will be prompted to enter your passphrase, then you can make edits. The text will be re-encrypted as soon as you navigate away from the note, or when you click the arrow and select Hide content.

Decrypt text

To permanently decrypt the text, click the arrow on the encrypted text block and select Decrypt permanently. You will be prompted to enter your passphrase.

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Updated September 30, 2024 20:59