diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity.kt
index 0a515ed..e46e62d 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity : StartupActivity {
         }
 
         var anchorId = "NewFile"
-        settings.filenameTemplates.forEach {
+        settings.filenameTemplates.filter { it.isActive }.forEach {
             val action = CreateFileWithFilenameTemplateAction(
                 it.text,
                 it.description,
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/settings/FilenameTemplateConfigurable.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/settings/FilenameTemplateConfigurable.kt
index 38c1025..5d8ae25 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/settings/FilenameTemplateConfigurable.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/settings/FilenameTemplateConfigurable.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class FilenameTemplateConfigurable : Configurable {
     init {
         val settings: FilenameTemplateSettingsState = FilenameTemplateSettingsState.instance
         component = FilenameTemplateSettingsComponent(ArrayList(settings.filenameTemplates.map {
-            FilenameTemplateModel(it.text, it.description, it.template)
+            FilenameTemplateModel(it.isActive, it.text, it.description, it.template)
         }))
     }
 
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ class FilenameTemplateConfigurable : Configurable {
 
         return settings.filenameTemplates.size != component.filenameTemplates.size ||
                 settings.filenameTemplates.withIndex().any {
-                    component.filenameTemplateTable.getValueAt(it.index, 0) != it.value.text
-                            || component.filenameTemplateTable.getValueAt(it.index, 1) != it.value.description
-                            || component.filenameTemplateTable.getValueAt(it.index, 2) != it.value.template
+                    component.filenameTemplateTable.getValueAt(it.index, 0) != it.value.isActive
+                            || component.filenameTemplateTable.getValueAt(it.index, 1) != it.value.text
+                            || component.filenameTemplateTable.getValueAt(it.index, 2) != it.value.description
+                            || component.filenameTemplateTable.getValueAt(it.index, 3) != it.value.template
                 }
     }
 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ class FilenameTemplateConfigurable : Configurable {
         settings.filenameTemplates.clear()
         settings.filenameTemplates.addAll(component.filenameTemplates.map {
             FilenameTemplateModel(
+                it.isActive,
                 it.text,
                 it.description,
                 it.template
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ class FilenameTemplateConfigurable : Configurable {
         component.filenameTemplates.clear()
         component.filenameTemplates.addAll(settings.filenameTemplates.map {
             FilenameTemplateModel(
+                it.isActive,
                 it.text,
                 it.description,
                 it.template
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/settings/FilenameTemplateModel.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/settings/FilenameTemplateModel.kt
index 17df57b..86f7101 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/settings/FilenameTemplateModel.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/settings/FilenameTemplateModel.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package de.idetools.filename_template.settings
 
 data class FilenameTemplateModel(
+    var isActive: Boolean = false,
     var text: String = "",
     var description: String = "",
     var template: String = ""
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/settings/FilenameTemplateTableModel.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/settings/FilenameTemplateTableModel.kt
index 4cdb358..7bc7b76 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/settings/FilenameTemplateTableModel.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/settings/FilenameTemplateTableModel.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import javax.swing.table.AbstractTableModel
 
 class FilenameTemplateTableModel(private val filenameTemplates: ArrayList<FilenameTemplateModel>) :
     AbstractTableModel() {
-    private val header: List<String> = listOf("Text", "Description", "Template")
+    private val header: List<String> = listOf("Active", "Text", "Description", "Template")
 
     override fun getRowCount(): Int = filenameTemplates.size
 
@@ -13,18 +13,20 @@ class FilenameTemplateTableModel(private val filenameTemplates: ArrayList<Filena
 
     override fun getValueAt(row: Int, column: Int): Any {
         return when (column) {
-            0 -> filenameTemplates[row].text
-            1 -> filenameTemplates[row].description
-            2 -> filenameTemplates[row].template
+            0 -> filenameTemplates[row].isActive
+            1 -> filenameTemplates[row].text
+            2 -> filenameTemplates[row].description
+            3 -> filenameTemplates[row].template
             else -> throw ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException()
         }
     }
 
     override fun setValueAt(value: Any?, row: Int, column: Int) {
         when (column) {
-            0 -> filenameTemplates[row].text = value as String
-            1 -> filenameTemplates[row].description = value as String
-            2 -> filenameTemplates[row].template = value as String
+            0 -> filenameTemplates[row].isActive = value as Boolean
+            1 -> filenameTemplates[row].text = value as String
+            2 -> filenameTemplates[row].description = value as String
+            3 -> filenameTemplates[row].template = value as String
             else -> throw ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException()
         }
     }