diff --git a/docs/widgets_custom_tools.md b/docs/widgets_custom_tools.md
index 74adf6ff..c8b34943 100644
--- a/docs/widgets_custom_tools.md
+++ b/docs/widgets_custom_tools.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ A few examples:
 
 Toolbar:
 
+- <img src="{%include icurl%}window/application_edit.png" class="tlbric"/>: Enables or disables edition.
 - <img src="{%include icurl%}window/application_add.png" class="tlbric"/>: Adds a new tool.
 - <img src="{%include icurl%}window/application_delete.png" class="tlbric"/>: Removes selected tool.
 - <img src="{%include icurl%}arrow/arrow_up.png" class="tlbric"/> **/** <img src="{%include icurl%}arrow/arrow_down.png" class="tlbric"/>: Changes the position of the selected tool.
diff --git a/src/ce_tools.pas b/src/ce_tools.pas
index 046b15f9..99da33ce 100644
--- a/src/ce_tools.pas
+++ b/src/ce_tools.pas
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ type
     fShctCount: Integer;
     fDoc: TCESynMemo;
     fMenu: TMenuItem;
+    fReadOnly: boolean;
     function getTool(index: Integer): TCEToolItem;
     procedure setTools(value: TCEToolItems);
     //
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ type
     procedure scedSendDone;
   published
     property tools: TCEToolItems read fTools write setTools;
+    property readOnly: boolean read fReadOnly write fReadOnly;
   public
     constructor create(aOwner: TComponent); override;
     destructor destroy; override;
diff --git a/src/ce_toolseditor.lfm b/src/ce_toolseditor.lfm
index 4d926bef..4d954d10 100644
--- a/src/ce_toolseditor.lfm
+++ b/src/ce_toolseditor.lfm
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ inherited CEToolsEditorWidget: TCEToolsEditorWidget
     inherited toolbar: TCEToolBar
       Width = 433
       object btnRun: TCEToolButton[0]
-        Left = 157
+        Left = 185
         Hint = 'execute selected tool'
         Top = 0
         Caption = 'btnRun'
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ inherited CEToolsEditorWidget: TCEToolsEditorWidget
         scaledSeparator = False
       end
       object button1: TCEToolButton[1]
-        Left = 141
+        Left = 169
         Height = 28
         Top = 0
         Width = 16
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ inherited CEToolsEditorWidget: TCEToolsEditorWidget
         scaledSeparator = False
       end
       object btnClone: TCEToolButton[2]
-        Left = 113
+        Left = 141
         Hint = 'clone selected tool'
         Top = 0
         Caption = 'btnClone'
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ inherited CEToolsEditorWidget: TCEToolsEditorWidget
         scaledSeparator = False
       end
       object btnMoveUp: TCEToolButton[3]
-        Left = 85
+        Left = 113
         Hint = 'move selected tool up'
         Top = 0
         Caption = 'btnMoveUp'
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ inherited CEToolsEditorWidget: TCEToolsEditorWidget
         scaledSeparator = False
       end
       object btnMoveDown: TCEToolButton[4]
-        Left = 57
+        Left = 85
         Hint = 'move selected tool down'
         Top = 0
         Caption = 'btnMoveDown'
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ inherited CEToolsEditorWidget: TCEToolsEditorWidget
         scaledSeparator = False
       end
       object btnRemTool: TCEToolButton[5]
-        Left = 29
+        Left = 57
         Hint = 'remove selected tool'
         Top = 0
         Caption = 'btnRemTool'
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ inherited CEToolsEditorWidget: TCEToolsEditorWidget
         scaledSeparator = False
       end
       object btnAddTool: TCEToolButton[6]
-        Left = 1
+        Left = 29
         Hint = 'add a new empty tool'
         Top = 0
         Caption = 'btnAddTool'
@@ -130,6 +130,15 @@ inherited CEToolsEditorWidget: TCEToolsEditorWidget
         resourceName = 'APPLICATION_ADD'
         scaledSeparator = False
       end
+      object btnEdit: TCEToolButton[7]
+        Left = 1
+        Hint = 'enable or disable edition'
+        Top = 0
+        Caption = 'btnEdit'
+        OnClick = btnEditClick
+        resourceName = 'APPLICATION_EDIT'
+        scaledSeparator = False
+      end
     end
   end
   inherited contextMenu: TPopupMenu
diff --git a/src/ce_toolseditor.pas b/src/ce_toolseditor.pas
index b39f941e..b2e7d5eb 100644
--- a/src/ce_toolseditor.pas
+++ b/src/ce_toolseditor.pas
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type
   TCEToolsEditorWidget = class(TCEWidget)
     btnAddTool: TCEToolButton;
     btnClone: TCEToolButton;
+    btnEdit: TCEToolButton;
     btnMoveDown: TCEToolButton;
     btnMoveUp: TCEToolButton;
     btnRemTool: TCEToolButton;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ type
     propsEd: TTIPropertyGrid;
     procedure BtnAddToolClick(Sender: TObject);
     procedure btnCloneClick(Sender: TObject);
+    procedure btnEditClick(Sender: TObject);
     procedure btnRemToolClick(Sender: TObject);
     procedure btnMoveUpClick(Sender: TObject);
     procedure btnMoveDownClick(Sender: TObject);
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ type
     procedure lstToolsSelectionChange(Sender: TObject; User: boolean);
     procedure propsEdModified(Sender: TObject);
   private
+    procedure setReadOnly(value: boolean);
     procedure executeSelectedTool;
     procedure clearInspector;
     procedure rebuildToolList;
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ begin
   propsEd.CheckboxForBoolean := true;
   propsEd.PropertyEditorHook.AddHandlerModified(@propsEdModified);
   rebuildToolList;
+  setReadOnly(CustomTools.readOnly);
 end;
 
 procedure TCEToolsEditorWidget.clearInspector;
@@ -118,6 +122,29 @@ begin
   rebuildToolList;
 end;
 
+procedure TCEToolsEditorWidget.setReadOnly(value: boolean);
+begin
+  if value then
+  begin
+    CustomTools.readOnly:= true;
+    lstTools.Align:= alClient;
+    PropsEd.Visible := false;
+    Splitter1.Visible := false;
+  end
+  else
+  begin
+    CustomTools.readOnly:= false;
+    lstTools.Align:= alLeft;
+    PropsEd.Visible := true;
+    Splitter1.Visible := true;
+  end;
+end;
+
+procedure TCEToolsEditorWidget.btnEditClick(Sender: TObject);
+begin
+  setReadOnly(not CustomTools.readOnly);
+end;
+
 procedure TCEToolsEditorWidget.btnRemToolClick(Sender: TObject);
 begin
   if lstTools.ItemIndex = -1 then