# Read-only pluto notebook with functional PlutoUI?

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/read-only-pluto-notebook-with-functional-plutoui/66563
**Category:** Pluto
**Tags:** pluto
**Created:** [August 17, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/read-only-pluto-notebook-with-functional-plutoui/66563 "2021-08-17T18:10:24Z")
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### Author: ![Krastanov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/krastanov/32/6817_2.png) [@Krastanov](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Krastanov)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/read-only-pluto-notebook-with-functional-plutoui/66563/1 "2021-08-17T18:10:24Z")

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Is it possible to run a pluto notebook in read-only mode? I.e. make it impossible to edit the cells. But at the same time have PlutoUI elements still functional, so that you can update computed results.

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### Author: ![Krastanov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/krastanov/32/6817_2.png) [@Krastanov](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Krastanov)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2021, 6:27pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/read-only-pluto-notebook-with-functional-plutoui/66563/2 "2021-08-17T18:27:35Z")

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For what is worth, just making the notebook file read-only, does not work as seen here [https://github.com/fonsp/Pluto.jl/issues/1400](https://github.com/fonsp/Pluto.jl/issues/1400)

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### Author: ![dpsanders](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/dpsanders/32/3573_2.png) [@dpsanders](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dpsanders)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/read-only-pluto-notebook-with-functional-plutoui/66563/3 "2021-08-17T19:17:38Z")

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Convert it to HTML or pdf using the button at the top?

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### Author: ![Krastanov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/krastanov/32/6817_2.png) [@Krastanov](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Krastanov)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/read-only-pluto-notebook-with-functional-plutoui/66563/4 "2021-08-17T19:23:27Z")

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That makes PlutoUI elements (e.g sliders) unresponsive. I will edit the question to make that more clear.

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### Author: ![dpsanders](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/dpsanders/32/3573_2.png) [@dpsanders](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dpsanders)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/read-only-pluto-notebook-with-functional-plutoui/66563/5 "2021-08-17T21:42:45Z")

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Ah then you need to set up a server using PlutoSlideServer.jl, but it’s still tricky. See Fonsvs talk at Plutocon 2021 from earlier this year.