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Attachments: Add Screenshots, Images & Files to Pluely

Pluely v1's attachments let you hand the AI real context — a screenshot, a photo, or a whole document — instead of typing out a description and hoping for the best. In Ask mode, anything you attach rides along with your question so the answer is grounded in what you're actually looking at.

What you can attach

Pluely v1 accepts three kinds of attachments in Ask mode:

  • Images — photos, diagrams, screenshots you've saved, or anything visual. Images are sent as vision input, so Pluely's managed models can describe, compare, or reason about what's in the picture.
  • Documents — PDFs and similar file types. Pluely extracts the text for you automatically, so you don't need to copy and paste content out of a document before asking about it.
  • Screenshots — a capture of your screen taken directly from the overlay, useful for error messages, dashboards, spreadsheets, or anything easier to show than describe.

Where to find it

The attachment control lives in the composer at the bottom of the overlay, next to the question input. You can also simply drag a file from your desktop or file manager and drop it anywhere on the overlay window — Pluely picks it up the same way as if you'd clicked the attachment button.

How it works

  1. Open Ask at the top of the overlay.
  2. Click the attachment control in the composer, or drag a file onto the overlay window.
  3. Pluely processes the file in the background — extracting text from documents, preparing images for vision input.
  4. Once processing finishes, the attachment appears as a small source chip above the composer, confirming exactly what context will be sent.
  5. Type your question and press Enter. Only fully-processed attachments are included — if something is still being read, Pluely waits until it's ready rather than sending a partial file.

Large documents

Long documents are trimmed intelligently rather than rejected outright: Pluely keeps the beginning and end of a large file, which typically covers the introduction, summary, and conclusion sections where the most load-bearing information tends to live. This keeps responses fast without losing the shape of the document.

Attachments across follow-ups

You don't have to re-attach a file for every follow-up question. Pluely keeps a compact excerpt of each attached document alongside the conversation, so if you ask a second or third question about the same file — even after restarting the app — the context is still there and follow-up questions keep working.

Multiple attachments

You can attach more than one file to a single question — for example, a screenshot of an error alongside the document it relates to. Each one gets its own source chip, so you can see at a glance what's included before you send.

Tips

  • Attach a screenshot instead of describing a UI or error message in words — visual details like layout, color, and exact wording are easy to lose in a description.
  • For long PDFs, ask a specific question ("summarize the pricing section") rather than a broad one — Pluely's trimming keeps beginning and end, so very specific mid-document details may need to be pasted directly.
  • Wait for the source chip to appear before sending — that's Pluely's signal the attachment finished processing.
  • If an attachment fails to process, Pluely shows a friendly, Pluely-branded message rather than a raw error — just try again or use a different file.
  • Combine attachments with follow-ups: ask a first question about a file, then keep asking — Pluely remembers the excerpt.

Last updated 2026-07-10 · pluely.com