WPS Footnotes on Android: Introduction

WPS Footnotes is a page-bottom annotation feature in WPS Writer on Android; this guide covers 2 core tasks, with 2 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	2	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	2	Matches the number of Free rows in the index
Membership-related items	0	Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index
Version limits	None stated	Available directly in WPS on Android
Membership limits	None stated	Inserting and viewing footnotes are available directly

About This Feature

Overview

Footnotes let you add explanatory notes at the bottom of a document page. They are useful for adding term explanations, citation details, or supplementary comments without interrupting the main text.

In WPS Writer on Android, the main footnote tasks include:

Insert a footnote: add a footnote marker at the selected position and enter the note at the bottom of the page.
View a footnote: tap the footnote marker in the main text to jump to the corresponding note.

This feature is useful for academic papers, formal reports, and reference-heavy documents. Footnote numbering is managed automatically as the document changes, which helps keep annotations organized during editing.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	An Android device that can run WPS Office normally
App version	It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office for a stable editing experience
Network	No mandatory network connection is required for inserting or viewing footnotes in local documents
Other	Use this feature in a WPS Writer document and make sure the document is open in an editable or readable state

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Installation method	Install WPS Office on your Android device, then open a Writer document to use footnotes
Check after installation	Launch WPS → open a document → tap Tools and confirm that Footnote is available under Insert

Source: WPS Download Center

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	WPS Writer on Android supports inserting footnotes in a document and jumping from a footnote marker in the text to the corresponding note at the bottom of the page.	Microsoft Word supports adding footnotes and endnotes and editing footnote content in the document.	Google Docs supports footnotes; in pages format, footnotes appear with page-based layout, while in pageless format footnotes appear together at the end of the document.	Notion help content covers text styling, comments, Markdown, and page customization, but it does not describe a native footnote feature for document-style annotation.	Adobe Acrobat help content focuses on PDF page elements such as headers, footers, and page numbers rather than native footnote authoring for body text.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: On Android, WPS provides a direct path through Tools → Insert → Footnote and supports tapping markers to view the related note, which fits mobile reading and editing workflows.	Compared with WPS: Word provides footnote and endnote editing, but the referenced help flow is presented in a general Word interface rather than an Android-first mobile path.	Compared with WPS: Google Docs footnote behavior depends on document format, and pageless documents place footnotes at the end instead of keeping them page-based.	Compared with WPS: Notion is oriented more toward block-based pages and comments, and the referenced help page does not present footnotes as a dedicated annotation tool.	Compared with WPS: Acrobat is oriented more toward PDF page management and header or footer editing than document footnote writing.
Official Source	—	Add footnotes and endnotes	Use headers, footers, page numbers & footnotes	Style and customize your page	Add headers and footers to PDFs in Acrobat

Overall Conclusion
If you need to add page-bottom notes quickly on an Android device, WPS offers a direct mobile workflow for inserting and viewing footnotes. Other products cover related annotation or page-layout tasks, but their focus may be broader web editing, block-based collaboration, or PDF page management.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable For	Main Pain Point	How WPS Helps
1	Academic note references	Students and researchers	Need to explain terms or citations without expanding the main text	Add footnotes at the bottom of the page for each reference point
2	Formal report clarification	Office users	Need to add supporting details without making the main text crowded	Insert a footnote marker in the text and place the explanation separately
3	Reading annotated documents	Reviewers and editors	Need to locate the note behind a marker quickly	Tap the footnote marker to jump to the related note
4	Managing multiple references	Content organizers	Manual numbering becomes hard to maintain across many notes	Use automatically numbered footnotes to keep notes in order
5	Mobile document revision	Users working on phones	Need to add notes while away from a desktop device	Insert and review footnotes directly on Android

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free Users	WPS Premium
Insert footnotes	✅ Available	✅ Available
View footnotes	✅ Available	✅ Available
Other advanced benefits	Depends on the current account benefits shown in WPS	May include additional advanced features depending on the subscription plan

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Usage Scenario	Recommended Plan	Why
Everyday document annotation and reading	Free	Footnote insertion and viewing are available for basic document work
Broader advanced office needs	WPS Premium	If you also need other advanced features, a premium plan may fit better

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