Disable specific color in todonotes

Question

I'm using the todonotes package for a large writing project. I have a system with different colored notes for different purposes, for example orange is notes for myself, while yellow is bigger ideas that my collaborators should look at.

Is there a way to disable one or more colors so they are hidden when compiling? This way I can send a version to collaborators in which "my own todos" are gone, but the big questions are still there. Something like:

\usepackage[disable=orange]{todonotes}

Answer 1

Define two commands, one to use for notes by yourself (\NoteToMe in this example) and one to use for great ideas. Each with its own options.

When you want to send your document to your collaborators, activate the option disable in the definition of \NoteToMe

Working document: all notes are shown

Document to share: only with great ideas

Using

\newcommand{\NoteToMe}[1]{\todo[linecolor=linecolor,
    backgroundcolor=bkgcolor,
    bordercolor=bordercolor,
    textcolor=textcolor,
    disable % activate to disable <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
]{#1}}

Complete code

\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{report}

\usepackage[left=3.00cm, right=5.00cm, top=4.00cm, bottom=3.00cm, marginparwidth=4cm]{geometry}


\usepackage{todonotes}
\usepackage{xcolor}

%  colors to myself
\definecolor{textcolor}{RGB}{255,69,0}
\definecolor{bordercolor}{RGB}{0,0,0}
\definecolor{linecolor}{RGB}{150,0,0}
\definecolor{bkgcolor}{RGB}{254,254, 254}

% great colors for others to see
\definecolor{greattextcolor}{RGB}{10,215, 50}
\definecolor{greatbordercolor}{RGB}{100,100,100}
\definecolor{greatlinecolor}{RGB}{150,0,0}
\definecolor{greatbkgcolor}{RGB}{254,254, 254}

\newcommand{\NoteToMe}[1]{\todo[linecolor=linecolor,
    backgroundcolor=bkgcolor,
    bordercolor=bordercolor,
    textcolor=textcolor,
    %disable % activate to disable <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
]{#1}}

\newcommand{\GreatIdea}[1]{\todo[linecolor=greattextcolor,
    backgroundcolor=greatbkgcolor,
    bordercolor=greatbordercolor,
    textcolor=greattextcolor
    ]{#1}}


\usepackage{kantlipsum} % only to dummy text

\begin{document}

\kant[1]\NoteToMe{Let us suppose that the noumena have nothing to do
with necessity, since knowledge of the Categories is a
posteriori.}

\kant[2]\GreatIdea{\textbf{GREAT!} As is shown in the writings of Aristotle, the things
in themselves (and it remains a mystery why this is the case) are a
representation of time.}

\end{document}

Answer 2

You can add a check to the handling of the color argument, as follows:

\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{report}

\usepackage[left=3.00cm, right=5.00cm, top=4.00cm, bottom=3.00cm, marginparwidth=4cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{todonotes}
\def\discolor{green}
\makeatletter
\define@key{todonotes}{color}{%
\renewcommand{\@todonotes@currentlinecolor}{#1}%
\renewcommand{\@todonotes@currentbackgroundcolor}{#1}%
\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{\discolor}}{\@todonotes@localdisabletrue}{}%
}
\makeatother

\usepackage{kantlipsum} % only for dummy text

\begin{document}

\kant[1]\todo[color=green]{Let us suppose that the noumena have nothing to do
with necessity, since knowledge of the Categories is a
posteriori.}

\kant[2]\todo{\textbf{GREAT!} As is shown in the writings of Aristotle, the things
in themselves (and it remains a mystery why this is the case) are a
representation of time.}

\end{document}

Now by defining the \discolor command you can choose which color is disabled.