# Permissions HedgeDoc 1.x uses a basic permission system that differentiates between the owner of a note (the account who initially created it), logged-in users and guests. It is possible to change the access permission of a note through the little button on the top right of the view pane in the editor. However, only the note owner can change the permission of a note. The permissions are named **Freely**, **Editable**, **Limited**, **Locked**, **Protected** and **Private**. You can configure the default permission for new notes using the `defaultPermission` option in the `config.json` file or `CMD_DEFAULT_PERMISSION` environment variable. For more information, see the [configuration documentation](../configuration.md#users-and-privileges). | | Permission | Owner read/write | Signed-in read | Signed-in write | Guest read | Guest write | |:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------:|:--------------:|:----------------:|:--------------:|:---------------:|:----------:|:-----------:| |

| **Freely** | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |

| **Editable** | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | |

| **Limited** | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ | |

| **Locked** | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | |

| **Protected** | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | |

| **Private** | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ |