diff --git a/DOCUMENTATION.markdown b/DOCUMENTATION.markdown
index 451239e..c7a5264 100644
--- a/DOCUMENTATION.markdown
+++ b/DOCUMENTATION.markdown
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 :four: [Encrypting your notes](#en)  
 :five: [Note taking features](#nt)  
 :six: [Changing Notebook password](#cp)  
-:seven: [Customizing which folders are encrypted](#custen)  
+:seven: [Customizing which folders and files are encrypted](#custen)  
 :eight: [Automatic git backups](#git)  
 :nine: [FAQ](#faq)  
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Then you extract the zip file and put the contents in a cloud synced or local fo
 
 Done! You can now create any number of notes in that folder. For hierarchy, you can use folders and sub-folders.
 
-Notes can be `txt` or `md` files and they will be encrypted with your password.
+Notes [by default](#custen), can be `txt` or `md` files and they will be encrypted with your password.
 
 By default, only `diary` folder (if it exists) is encrypted. You can learn more about changing this setting [here](#custen).
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Then start `manager.py` again to re-encrypt your notes. This time you will be as
 
 
 <a name="custen"></a>
-## :seven: Customizing which folders are encrypted
+## :seven: Customizing which folders and files are encrypted
 :point_up_2: [[back to top](#docs)]
 
 To customize which folders are encrypted, use the `settings.json` file in `vscode_notebook/` directory.
@@ -131,6 +131,20 @@ You can also use the "*" symbol to select all folders. For example, in the follo
 }
 ```
 
+----
+
+You can also change which files are to be considered as notes, and thus encrypted. For that, change the `note_extensions` setting.
+
+```json
+{
+    "note_extensions": [
+        "txt",
+        "md",
+        "rst"
+    ]
+}
+```
+
 **NOTE** - You should edit `settings.json` file only when the notebook is in a decrypted state. Changing it when notebook is encrypted can cause
 unintentional side-effects. `"is_encrypted": false` will be present in `settings.json` when notebook is decrypted.
 
diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 0d7f2c7..9436321 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	VSCode Notebook :memo:
 </h1> 
 
-**v2.0**
+**v2.1**
 
 VSCode Notebook is an attempt to use VSCode as a complete note taking application. 
 This is a VSCode port of the popular [SublimeNotebook](https://github.com/aviaryan/SublimeNotebook) project.
diff --git a/vscode_notebook/__init__.py b/vscode_notebook/__init__.py
index ac9d577..2353ea0 100644
--- a/vscode_notebook/__init__.py
+++ b/vscode_notebook/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 SETTINGS_PATH = 'vscode_notebook/settings.json'
-VERSION = 2.0
+VERSION = 2.1
diff --git a/vscode_notebook/cryptlib.py b/vscode_notebook/cryptlib.py
index aac5d2d..9acd7cf 100644
--- a/vscode_notebook/cryptlib.py
+++ b/vscode_notebook/cryptlib.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ def decode(key, enc):
 def get_file_list():
     listFiles = []
     sts = Settings()
+    exts = tuple(sts.json['note_extensions'])
     # loop through directory
     for dirpath, dnames, fnames in os.walk('./'):
         dirname = dirpath.replace('./', '', 1)
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ def get_file_list():
         if not sts.check_folder_private(dirname):
             continue
         for f in fnames:
-            if not (f.endswith('.txt') or f.endswith('.md')):
+            if not f.endswith(exts):
                 continue
             listFiles.append(os.path.join(dirpath, f))
     # print(listFiles)
diff --git a/vscode_notebook/settings.py b/vscode_notebook/settings.py
index 772e9eb..69339a8 100644
--- a/vscode_notebook/settings.py
+++ b/vscode_notebook/settings.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class Settings:
 		'version': VERSION,
 		'do_git_backup': False,
 		'git_push_interval_minutes': 1440,
-		'last_git_push': 0
+		'last_git_push': 0,
+		'note_extensions': ['txt', 'md']
 	}
 	json = default_json.copy()
 	where_star = 'public'