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category: features
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# Read-only support

{@snippet build-classic-source}

The editor can be set into a read-only mode by changing the value of the {@link module:core/editor/editor~Editor#isReadOnly `Editor#isReadOnly`} property.

See the demo below:

{@snippet features/read-only}

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	See also the {@link features/restricted-editing restricted editing feature} that lets you define which parts of a document can be editable for a group of users with limited editing rights, leaving the rest of the content non-editable to them.
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