Is there a way to move all footnotes to the end of the document?

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Is there a way to move all footnotes to the end of the document (after the thebibliography environment)?

And interesting counter-question here would be: why would you want to do that? I would like to suggest reading this in order to get a grip of what end- and footnotes are and when to prefer one over the other. — rbaleksandar, Mar 20 '17 at 14:33
@rbaleksandar that link is dead, do you mind summarizing the point being made in the article? edit: found the content via internet archive — ffledgling, Nov 30 '18 at 09:15

score 62 · Accepted Answer · edited May 22 '13 at 07:44

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You can use the endnotes package:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{endnotes}

\let\footnote=\endnote

\begin{document}

text\footnote{test footnote}

\newpage

\theendnotes

\end{document}

To add a horizontal rule below the "Notes" heading, you can redefine the \enoteheading command; for example, to obtain a rule of width equal to 0.5\textwidth you can add the following lines to the preamble (after loading endnotes):

\makeatletter
\def\enoteheading{\section*{\notesname
  \@mkboth{\MakeUppercase{\notesname}}{\MakeUppercase{\notesname}}}%
  \mbox{}\par\vskip-2.3\baselineskip\noindent\rule{.5\textwidth}{0.4pt}\par\vskip\baselineskip}
\makeatother

Of course, feel free to change the vertical skips according to your needs.

edited May 22 '13 at 07:44

lockstep

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answered May 16 '12 at 22:12

Gonzalo Medina

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Thanks Gonzalo, but how can I add a line below the "Notes"? – Vahid Damanafshan May 16 '12 at 22:42
@VahidDamanafshan a line of width rqual to the whole \textwidth or just undelining the word "Notes"? – Gonzalo Medina May 16 '12 at 22:50
0.5/textwidth please. – Vahid Damanafshan May 16 '12 at 22:56
@VahidDamanafshan: please see my updated answer. – Gonzalo Medina May 16 '12 at 23:00
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Do you know the difference between endnotes and pagenote (from the other answer)? – Gregor Thomas Aug 01 '13 at 22:03
thanks a lot @Gonzalo Medina, It worked smoothly – cseljatib Apr 18 '21 at 09:12
Only use \let\footnote=\endnote if you have no intention of combining the two in one document. – John Kormylo Mar 27 '22 at 15:14

score 19 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 17 '19 at 15:55

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The endnotes package hasn't been updated since 2003 (at this writing), and doesn't work well with the KOMA-Script classes. The enotez package is more reliable and easier to customize:

\documentclass{scrartcl}

\usepackage{enotez}
\let\footnote=\endnote

\begin{document}

text\footnote{test footnote}

\printendnotes

\end{document}

answered Jan 17 '19 at 15:55

Andrew Dunning

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Thank you for pointing out enotez, an excellent alternative to endnotes. – gsl Jan 27 '19 at 16:35

score 11 · Answer 3 · answered May 16 '12 at 22:19

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You may use the pagenote package:

\documentclass{report}

\usepackage{pagenote}
\makepagenote
\renewcommand*{\notedivision}{\chapter*{\notesname}}

\let\footnote\pagenote

\begin{document}

\chapter{First}

Some text.\footnote{A footnote.}

\begin{thebibliography}{9}
\bibitem{A01} A bibitem.
\end{thebibliography}

\printnotes

\end{document}

answered May 16 '12 at 22:19

lockstep

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Do you know the difference between pagenotes and endnotes (from the other answer)? – Gregor Thomas Aug 01 '13 at 22:03
pagenotes 2004-2009. endnotes 2002-2004, development resumed in 2018. enotez 2009-2022. – Aaron Feb 24 '23 at 04:53

Is there a way to move all footnotes to the end of the document?

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