# Do locked notes show on iCloud.com? > Notes locked with a custom notes password open on iCloud.com with that password. Notes locked with your device passcode can't be viewed on iCloud.com at all. Source: https://lockphotosoniphone.com/shows-in/locked-notes-on-icloud-com/ · Updated 2026-11-01 · By VaultForYou ![Notes password settings with Use Device Passcode](https://lockphotosoniphone.com/img/shows-in--locked-notes-on-icloud-com.png) - Answer: Custom password only Which lock you chose decides whether iCloud.com can open the note. **Short answer:** **It depends on the lock.** Apple says notes locked with a **custom notes password** can be viewed on iCloud.com after you enter that password. Notes locked with your **device passcode** or Mac login password **can't be viewed on iCloud.com**. Either way, signing in to your Apple Account alone doesn't open them. The answer ## What shows and what doesn't - **Custom notes password**Opens on iCloud.com with it - **Device passcode**Can't be viewed there - **Apple Account sign-in alone**Doesn't open them - **Adding a lock on the web**Use your iPhone Why ## Why it works this way Apple's iCloud User Guide: you can view notes you locked on an iPhone, iPad or Mac, but **if you locked them with your device passcode or login password, you can't view them on iCloud.com**. Notes with a **custom password** open after you type that password. Once one is open, others with the same password open too, and they lock again after inactivity or when you close the window. Compare the Hidden album: on iCloud.com it opens with your Apple Account sign-in and a click on **Show Hidden Photos**. By iOS version ## What changed across iOS versions **Newest version first. Check yours in Settings › General › About.** | Version | Released | What you see | | --- | --- | --- | | iOS 26 | September 15, 2025 | Choice of custom password or device passcode; device-passcode notes stay off iCloud.com. | | iOS 18 | September 16, 2024 | Choice of custom password or device passcode; device-passcode notes stay off iCloud.com. | | iOS 17 | September 18, 2023 | Choice of custom password or device passcode; device-passcode notes stay off iCloud.com. | | iOS 16 | September 12, 2022 | Choice of custom password or device passcode; device-passcode notes stay off iCloud.com. | | iOS 15 | September 20, 2021 | Custom notes password only; opens on iCloud.com with it. | | iOS 14 | September 16, 2020 | Custom notes password only; opens on iCloud.com with it. | 2 steps ## Switch your notes to your device passcode 1. **Open Settings › Apps › Notes › Password.** Open **Settings**, tap **Apps**, **Notes**, then **Password**, and choose the account. 2. **Tap Use Device Passcode.** Tap **Use Device Passcode** and confirm with Face ID, Touch ID or your old notes password. iCloud Keychain must be on. > A lock that covers the photo, not just the appVaultForYou keeps the photos, videos and documents you choose in a private vault that opens only with a pattern you draw. [Get VaultForYou](https://www.vaultforyou.app/)Free to download · iPhone, iOS 16 or later Questions ## Locked notes on iCloud.com: questions ### Can I open locked notes on iCloud.com? Only notes locked with a custom notes password. Apple says you select the locked note on icloud.com/notes and enter that password. Notes locked with your iPhone passcode or Mac login password can't be viewed on iCloud.com. To add or remove locks, use Notes on your iPhone, iPad or Mac. ### Does my Apple Account password open locked notes? No. Signing in to iCloud.com shows the notes list, but a locked note still needs its notes password, and notes locked with a device passcode can't be opened there at all. Apple also says it has no access to locked notes and can't recover a forgotten notes password. Checked against Apple's documentation - [View notes and locked notes on iCloud.com](https://support.apple.com/guide/icloud/mm000b55f946/icloud) - [How to lock or unlock notes on your iPhone or iPad](https://support.apple.com/en-us/102537) - [Lock your notes on iPhone](https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/iphf177bb154/ios) ## Go deeper - [Locked note](https://lockphotosoniphone.com/locks/locked-note/) - [Lock notes on iPhone](https://lockphotosoniphone.com/guides/lock-notes-iphone/) - [Hidden album on iCloud.com](https://lockphotosoniphone.com/shows-in/hidden-album-lock-on-mac-and-icloud/) ## More: do locked items show…? - [Note photos in PhotosCan, by copy](https://lockphotosoniphone.com/shows-in/note-photos-in-photos-app/) - [Locked notes in searchTitle only](https://lockphotosoniphone.com/shows-in/locked-notes-in-search/) - [Locked note titlesYes](https://lockphotosoniphone.com/shows-in/locked-note-title/) - [Locked notes on iPad and MacYes, still locked](https://lockphotosoniphone.com/shows-in/locked-notes-on-other-devices/) - [Locked app notificationsNo previews](https://lockphotosoniphone.com/shows-in/locked-app-notifications/) - [Locked apps in Search & SiriNo](https://lockphotosoniphone.com/shows-in/locked-app-search-siri/) - [Locked apps on other devicesNot locked there](https://lockphotosoniphone.com/shows-in/locked-app-on-ipad-and-mac/) - [Hidden app namesYes, in places](https://lockphotosoniphone.com/shows-in/hidden-app-names/) - [CarPlay & call historyNo](https://lockphotosoniphone.com/shows-in/locked-app-carplay-call-history/) - [Hidden album lock on Mac & iCloud.comDifferent locks](https://lockphotosoniphone.com/shows-in/hidden-album-lock-on-mac-and-icloud/) - [Vault photos in PhotosUntil you delete](https://lockphotosoniphone.com/shows-in/vault-photos-in-photos-app/)