diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2f645e0..9e73892 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ chrono = "0.4"
 serde_json = "1.0"
 rand = "0.8"
 pwbox = "0.5"
-directories = "4.0"
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+directories = "4.0"
+native-dialog = "0.6"
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diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 3fd6e49..eaf1ae3 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use directories::ProjectDirs;
 use eframe::{CreationContext, Frame};
 use egui::{Context, RichText, TextEdit, Widget};
 use log::info;
+use native_dialog::MessageDialog;
 use simple_logger::SimpleLogger;
 use crate::notes::{Note, NoteMetadata};
 use crate::saving::Saving;
@@ -100,7 +101,17 @@ impl eframe::App for App {
 
         if !self.tested_password && self.password.is_some() {
             if let Some(note) = self.notes.get(0) {
-                note.decrypt(self.password.as_ref().unwrap()).unwrap();
+                if note.decrypt(self.password.as_ref().unwrap()).is_err() {
+                    let _ = MessageDialog::new()
+                        .set_title("invalid password")
+                        .set_text("failed to verify the password against an existing note. please try again")
+                        .show_alert();
+
+                    self.password = None;
+                    self.tested_password = false;
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 self.tested_password = true;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/notes/mod.rs b/src/notes/mod.rs
index 83607c8..adbc0d1 100644
--- a/src/notes/mod.rs
+++ b/src/notes/mod.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::time::SystemTime;
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
-use egui::{RichText, Ui};
+use egui::{RichText, Ui, WidgetText};
 use pwbox::sodium::Sodium;
 use pwbox::{ErasedPwBox, Eraser, Suite};
 
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ pub enum Note {
         title: String,
         metadata: NoteMetadata,
         text: String,
+    },
+    Hidden {
+        id: String,
+        title: String,
+        metadata: NoteMetadata,
+        text: String,
     }
 }
 
@@ -73,20 +79,64 @@ impl Note {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn hide(self) -> Self {
+        match self {
+            Note::Decrypted { id, title, metadata, text } => {
+                Self::Hidden { id, title, metadata, text }
+            }
+            _ => unreachable!()
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn unhide(self) -> Self {
+        match self {
+            Note::Hidden { id, title, metadata, text } => {
+                Self::Decrypted { id, title, metadata, text }
+            }
+            _ => unreachable!()
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn render(&self, ui: &mut Ui, password: &str, cb: impl FnOnce(String)) -> Option<Self> {
         let mut value = None;
         ui.group(|ui| {
             match self {
                 Note::Encrypted { id, title, metadata, .. } => {
-                    render_title_and_metadata(ui, title, metadata, false, (id.clone(), Box::new(cb)));
+                    let result = render_title_and_metadata(ui, title, metadata, false, None);
+                    if let Some(action) = result {
+                        match action {
+                            RenderResult::DeleteNote => cb(id.to_string()),
+                            _ => unreachable!()
+                        }
+                    }
                     if ui.button("decrypt note").clicked() {
                         value = Some(self.decrypt(password).unwrap());
                     }
                 }
                 Note::Decrypted { id, title, metadata, text, .. } => {
-                    render_title_and_metadata(ui, title, metadata, true, (id.clone(), Box::new(cb)));
+                    let result = render_title_and_metadata(ui, title, metadata, true, Some(ButtonType::Hide));
+                    if let Some(action) = result {
+                        match action {
+                            RenderResult::DeleteNote => cb(id.to_string()),
+                            RenderResult::HideNote => value = Some(self.clone().hide()),
+                            _ => unreachable!()
+                        }
+                    }
+
                     ui.label(text);
                 }
+                Note::Hidden { id, title, metadata, .. } => {
+                    let result = render_title_and_metadata(ui, title, metadata, true, Some(ButtonType::Unhide));
+                    if let Some(action) = result {
+                        match action {
+                            RenderResult::DeleteNote => cb(id.to_string()),
+                            RenderResult::UnhideNote => value = Some(self.clone().unhide()),
+                            _ => unreachable!()
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    ui.label(WidgetText::from("note is decrypted, but hidden").italics());
+                }
             };
         });
 
@@ -97,11 +147,24 @@ impl Note {
         match self {
             Note::Encrypted { id, .. } => id.clone(),
             Note::Decrypted { id, .. } => id.clone(),
+            Note::Hidden { id, .. } => id.clone(),
         }
     }
 }
 
-fn render_title_and_metadata(ui: &mut Ui, title: impl Into<String>, metadata: &NoteMetadata, show_delete_button: bool, delete_info: (String, Box<impl FnOnce(String)>)) {
+enum RenderResult {
+    DeleteNote,
+    HideNote,
+    UnhideNote,
+}
+
+enum ButtonType {
+    Hide,
+    Unhide,
+}
+
+fn render_title_and_metadata(ui: &mut Ui, title: impl Into<String>, metadata: &NoteMetadata, show_delete_button: bool, show_hide_button: Option<ButtonType>) -> Option<RenderResult> {
+    let mut result = None;
     ui.horizontal(|ui| {
         ui.label(RichText::new(title).size(14.0));
 
@@ -117,13 +180,26 @@ fn render_title_and_metadata(ui: &mut Ui, title: impl Into<String>, metadata: &N
         }
 
         ui.separator();
-        if show_delete_button {
-            let (id, cb) = delete_info;
-            if ui.button("delete note").clicked() {
-                cb(id);
+        if show_delete_button && ui.button("delete note").clicked() {
+            result = Some(RenderResult::DeleteNote);
+        }
+
+        if let Some(button_type) = show_hide_button {
+            match button_type {
+                ButtonType::Hide => {
+                    if ui.button("hide note").clicked() {
+                        result = Some(RenderResult::HideNote)
+                    }
+                }
+                ButtonType::Unhide => {
+                    if ui.button("show note").clicked() {
+                        result = Some(RenderResult::UnhideNote)
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
     });
 
     ui.separator();
+    result
 }
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