Bug 164879 - libreoffice does not copy footnotes from docx files
Summary: libreoffice does not copy footnotes from docx files
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
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24.8.4.2 release
Hardware: All All
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Blocks: DOCX-Footnote-Endnote
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Reported: 2025-01-28 01:52 UTC by ardv
Modified: 2025-07-13 14:50 UTC (History)
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2025-01-28 01:52 UTC, ardv 		Details
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Description ardv 2025-01-28 01:52:26 UTC 
Created attachment 198792 [details]
example

if i have a file with footnotes in docx and i open it with onlyoffice and copy its content to libreoffice writer it does not copy the footnotes as footnotes, it copy them in a box.
and if i open the file with calligra and copy the content: it does not copy the footnotes.
is this a bug in libreoffice or in these other word editors?
example attached
Comment 1 raal 2025-02-13 05:57:33 UTC 
Tested:
copy LibreOffice -> LibreOffice, it works.
copy onlyoffic -> LibreOffice, confirm footnotes copied as a section
I cannot open docx in Calligra, unknown format.

Version: 25.8.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 7da1497aa462e2b719aa9b308a749caf7b9a19b1
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 6.8; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: cs-CZ (cs_CZ.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

Onlyoffice version 8.2.2.22 (snap)

Not sure if LO's bug, leaving unconfirmed.
Comment 2 Roman Kuznetsov 2025-07-13 14:50:55 UTC 
Would be interesting to check OnlyOffice -> MS Office footnote copying