Files and attachments
Most trackers make you create the task, open it, then attach the file. dotby does not. If you have a screenshot, you can start there.
Attach while you are still writing
Section titled “Attach while you are still writing”Three ways in, all of them working before the task exists:
- Paste an image straight from the clipboard into the quick-create composer.
- Drag a PDF, spreadsheet, or document onto the description while you type.
- Click the paperclip and pick from disk.
The files are staged with your draft and land on the task the moment you press Create. If you abandon the draft, the uploads go with it.
The same works on an existing task, in a comment, in a chat message, and on a wiki page.
Preview without downloading
Section titled “Preview without downloading”Click any attachment and it opens in place.
| File type | What you see |
|---|---|
| Images | Full-size, zoomable, arrow keys move between them |
| Page-by-page, scrollable, searchable | |
Word (.docx) |
The styled document — headings, lists, tables |
Excel (.xlsx) |
A real spreadsheet grid, with sheet tabs |
PowerPoint (.pptx) |
Slide by slide |
| Everything else | Name, size, and a download button |
Office previews render inside your workspace. The file is not shipped off to a third-party viewer to be turned into a picture, and it does not leave your workspace to be read.
Images in the middle of your text
Section titled “Images in the middle of your text”An image dropped into a description or a page is a block like any other. You can caption it, resize it, and drag it somewhere else in the document.
Captions are worth the five seconds. “Error on checkout, Safari 17” ages far
better than Screenshot 2026-03-04 at 14.22.51.png.
Find a file again
Section titled “Find a file again”Two routes:
- Type @@@@ anywhere you write. The file picker searches everything already attached in the workspace, and drops in a live reference.
- Open the task and look at its Files tab, which lists every attachment on it in one place.
A file mention is a reference, not a copy. One upload, linked from as many places as you need.
Storage and limits
Section titled “Storage and limits”File storage counts against your workspace, not against a project.
| Plan | Storage |
|---|---|
| Free | 1 GB |
| Pro | Unlimited |
Deleting a task releases its files. Files on an archived task stay put, because archiving is reversible — see Nothing is really gone.
Agents can use files too
Section titled “Agents can use files too”An AI agent connected over MCP is not limited to text. It can attach a file to a task, and it can look at an image someone else attached — so “what is wrong in this screenshot?” gets an actual answer instead of a download link.
See Connect an AI agent.
- Write anything — the editor that holds all of this.
- Connect an AI agent — files over MCP.