[GH-ISSUE #8195] [Bug] Copy/Pasting text from Word or Onenote mangles text #3637

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opened 2026-03-23 21:32:00 +00:00 by mirror · 1 comment

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Originally created by @razmatruc on GitHub (Aug 28, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/issues/8195

Originally assigned to: @LucasXu0 on GitHub.

Bug Description

Copy/pasted text from Word or Onenote is mangled: lines are randomly split in several lines, scattered in different blocks.

How to Reproduce

Create the following text in Word or OneNote:

Copy text in a document results in:

Expected Behavior

Test should be the same

Operating System

Windows

AppFlowy Version(s)

0.9.7

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Additional Context

Works correctly from Notepad.

Originally created by @razmatruc on GitHub (Aug 28, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/issues/8195 Originally assigned to: @LucasXu0 on GitHub. ### Bug Description Copy/pasted text from Word or Onenote is mangled: lines are randomly split in several lines, scattered in different blocks. ### How to Reproduce Create the following text in Word or OneNote: <img width="420" height="183" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c641dc36-9235-4a5d-8c47-3c9ee5855c32" /> Copy text in a document results in: <img width="401" height="374" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b7edfaf3-389a-4cf9-9050-acda782d172d" /> ### Expected Behavior Test should be the same ### Operating System Windows ### AppFlowy Version(s) 0.9.7 ### Screenshots _No response_ ### Additional Context Works correctly from Notepad.

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@julianengel commented on GitHub (Sep 3, 2025):

Can confirm, this happens often on both Windows and Mac.
Text will have weird formatting with sentences being split up into two lines.

Copy pasting into Sublime or Notepad or Text Edit first and then into Appflowy fixes it.

Tested with Desktop version of Word.

@julianengel commented on GitHub (Sep 3, 2025): Can confirm, this happens often on both Windows and Mac. Text will have weird formatting with sentences being split up into two lines. Copy pasting into Sublime or Notepad or Text Edit first and then into Appflowy fixes it. Tested with Desktop version of Word.