Smarter Attachment Management for Asana
Attachment Manager for Asana is a lightweight, powerful extension designed to improve how teams manage and view attachments across Asana projects.
Asana is a leading work management platform, but as projects grow in complexity, attachments often become fragmented:
Files buried in subtasks
Duplicate uploads
Time wasted searching
Reduced visibility during reviews
Friction in approvals and reporting
Attachment Manager solves this problem by giving you a single, consolidated view of attachments across tasks and subtasks - improving visibility, saving time, and reducing workflow friction.
And now, it is completely free!
No paid plans. No locked features. No upgrade prompts.
Why We Built Attachment Manager
At BDQ, we specialise in optimising work management platforms like Asana and Atlassian products. Over time, we identified a recurring customer pain point:
Teams were losing time and clarity due to fragmented attachment visibility.
So we built a solution - entirely in-house. Attachment Manager reflects something fundamental about how we work:
If your work management product doesn't provide the functionality you need...
...BDQ builds it!
We develop bespoke applications, integrations, and workflow enhancements tailored to customer requirements. Attachment Manager is one example of that capability in action.
Key Features
Unified Parent & Subtask Attachment View
Toggle to include subtask attachments alongside the parent task.
No more missing files hidden within nested subtasks.
Benefits:
- Improved audit confidence
- Faster approvals
- Reduced file duplication
- Better reporting clarity
Searchable Project & Task Navigation
Quickly jump between projects and tasks using searchable dropdowns.
No need to open multiple tabs or manually browse through Asana.
Benefits:
- Reduced context switching
- Faster workflows
- Improved user productivity
Image Previews & File Icons
Visual thumbnails for images and clear icons for:
- PDFs
- Word documents
- Spreadsheets
- Presentations
- Other common file types
Benefits:
- Faster file identification
- Cleaner user experience
- Reduced search time
Refreshed UI Aligned with Asana
The interface is designed to feel close to Asana's native environment.
Benefits:
- Easier adoption
- Minimal training required
- Seamless workflow integration
Preferences Saved Between Sessions
Configure once. It remembers your settings.
Benefits:
- Reduced repetitive setup
- Improved workflow continuity
The Productivity Impact
Even small inefficiencies scale quickly.
Example:
If a 20-person team spends just 5 minutes per day searching for attachments:
5 minutes × 20 users × 230 working days
= 23,000 minutes annually
= 383+ hours per year
That's nearly 10 working weeks lost to file searching!
Improving attachment visibility reduces wasted time and increases operational efficiency - particularly in marketing, HR, IT, operations, and professional services environments.
Who Benefits Most?
Attachment Manager for Asana is ideal for:
Marketing teams managing campaign assets.
HR teams handling CVs and onboarding documents.
IT and Ops teams managing documentation & logs.
Professional services firms managing client deliverables.
Any organisation using Asana as a central collaboration hub.
Support & Maintenance
Attachment Manager is developed and maintained by BDQ.
We provide:
- Ongoing maintenance and updates
- Bug fixes and feature improvements
- Direct support for enterprise customers
- Advisory services for advanced usage
Get in touch with one of our certified technical experts, and they will be happy to help you with any issues you may have.
If you have feedback, ideas, or feature requests - we'd love to hear from you using the form below.
Note: If you are using the app and require assistance after reviewing the documentation section, please submit a ticket through our Support portal to ask a question or provide feedback.
Resources
Here you can find all kinds of resources that you can refer to regarding the Attachment Manager for Asana app from BDQ. These resources are designed to help you better understand the features and functionalities of the app, as well as provide guidance on how to make the most out of it in your workflow.
If you have any specific questions and cannot find the answer in the sections or links below, please get in touch. Let's talk about what you need.
Documentation
To make Attachment Manager as easy to use as possible, we have prepared several "How to" guides that cover all aspects of using the app. We have included screenshots for you to look over.
You can click on the links below or go to the BDQ Documentation page for Attachment Manager using the button.
How To guides:
- How to install Attachment Manager
- How to add tags and statuses to attachments
- How to download attachments with Attachment Manager
- How to add the Attachment Manager widget to tasks
- How to filter attachments using tags and statuses
- How to use the search bar to filter attachments
Screenshots
Download one, some or all
With the Attachment Manager for Asana, managing attachments becomes a breeze. Effortlessly download some or all of the attachments linked to an Asana task directly to your browser, ensuring efficiency and security.
Image previews and checkboxes allow you to handpick the files you require. Downloading multiple files simultaneously is seamless as they are collected into a zip file, saving you time and effort.
Organise, filter and sort
Use tags, statuses, and notes to stay organised with your attachments, making arranging files easier and streamlining approval and review processes.
Easily search for specific attachments by file name or notes, improving accessibility and efficiency.
Quickly navigate between projects and tasks for a seamless experience, ensuring easy access to relevant files in your Asana workspace.
Bespoke App Development & Platform Enhancements
Attachment Manager demonstrates our in-house development capability.
Beyond this app, BDQ provides:
Bespoke applications
API integrations
Workflow automation tools
Reporting enhancements
Migration utilities
Data transformation tools
If your work management system lacks functionality you require, we can design and build it.
Attachment Manager for Asana
- Want to improve your Asana environment?
- Need bespoke functionality your platform doesn't provide?
- Looking to streamline workflows and reduce operational friction?
- Want to download a PDF version of the information on this page?
Contact BDQ today.
Let's talk about what you need.
App support & resources
Need a hand? Raise a ticket via the BDQ Support Portal, explore Managed Support for flexible expert help, or read more customer stories.
