You need to load org-crypt and call org-crypt-use-before-save-magic before you open the org file.
For instance, my configuration for org-crypt is --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- (autoload 'org-decrypt-entry "org-crypt.el" "Decrypt the content of the current headline." t) (autoload 'org-decrypt-entries "org-crypt.el" "Decrypt all entries in the current buffer." t) (autoload 'org-encrypt-entry "org-crypt.el" "Encrypt the content of the current headline." t) (autoload 'org-encrypt-entries "org-crypt.el" "Encrypt all top-level entries in the current buffer." t) (with-eval-after-load "org-crypt" ;; Automatically encrypts everything that has the tag "crypt" ;; when you save the file (org-crypt-use-before-save-magic) (setq org-tags-exclude-from-inheritance (quote ("crypt" "Project"))) (setq org-crypt-key "8NUMBERS") (setq org-crypt-disable-auto-save t) ) --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Only this gives the same problem you have. When I decrypt an entry org-crypt is finally loaded but since I'm already visiting the file then the save magic will not kick in. In my case I only have one file where I use org-crypt and I define the function below --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- (defun my-find-senhas-org-heading nil (interactive) (require 'org-crypt) (find-file "~/org/passwords.org") ) --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- If I often used org-crypt in any org file I would always require org-crypt and call org-crypt-use-before-save-magic in my Emacs configuration, but since I only use for this particular file, then defining a function to visit this file works better for me. hob...@poukram.net writes: > Hello org-mode World, > > is anyone successfully using org-crypt with > org-crypt-use-before-save-magic ? > > I set it up as per the docs, but apparently the org-mode > before-save-hook is not populated with org-encrypt-entries as it should > when I open an org buffer, meaning that crypt tagged headlines are not > encrypted when I save the file > > *but* it works if I manually call M-x org-mode after opening the file... > > In summary: > > C-x C-f test.org / M-x org-decrypt-entry / C-x C-s does not reencrypt > the entry > > C-x C-f test.org / M-x org-mode / M-x org-decrypt-entry / C-x C-s does > work as expected. > > Any idea ? > > I'm using the Emacs Starter Kit, so that might interfere, but I can't > see how and where... > > Thanks, > -- > Rémi -- Darlan Cavalcante Moreira darc...@gmail.com