Can attachments be modified within the task instead of downloading?

[Lacey Kennedy]

Hi, I am wondering if the attachment that is shown in a Jira issue (task, epic, etc.) can be opened and annotated or modified while still in Jira instead of having to download the attachment and saving to your drive, making modifications/comments, and then having to upload the attachment again to the issue. Does anyone know if this is possible to configure in project settings or somewhere else? 

@Lisa Alessandro 

[Mykenna Cepek]

Hi Lacey, welcome to the Atlassian Community.

Sorry, but the answer is: nope. Attachments are just that - files attached to an issue. Jira stores each attachment as a binary blob in the database. Trying to incorporate editors for every filetype into Jira just isn't feasible.

Have you considered using Confluence as a way to minimize external documentation? Many text documents can be just Confluence pages. Simple spreadsheets can often be tables in Confluence pages. The ability to collaborate in Confluence is a big win.

Jira Issues can include links to Confluence pages, which is a much friendlier way (compared to Attachments) to get to the documentation related to a Jira issue.