Everyday Cue

How to attach documents

Scan, photograph, or import the warranty, policy, or receipt — and keep it with its reminder.

Keep the paperwork where it belongs: attached to the reminder it relates to. Everyday Cue stores documents on your device and mirrors them only to your private iCloud.

Add a document

  1. Open a reminder and scroll to Documents.
  2. Tap Add Document and choose how to bring it in:
  3. Scan with the camera — uses iOS's built-in scanner with edge detection and perspective correction.
  4. Take a photo with the camera.
  5. Choose from your Photo Library.
  6. Pick a file from the Files app.
The Add Document menu with four options — Take Photo, Photo Library, Choose File, and Scan Document — each marked with a numbered callout.1234
  1. Take Photo — capture with the camera.
  2. Photo Library — choose an existing photo.
  3. Choose File — a PDF or image from Files.
  4. Scan Document — scan with edge detection.
Everyday Cue asks for camera or photo access only when you tap the option that needs it. Decline either and the others still work.

Supported file types

PDF, JPEG, PNG, and HEIC — these are the only supported types. The scanner, camera, Photo Library, and the Files picker all resolve to these four formats; other file types can't be attached.

View a document

Tap a document's thumbnail. Everyday Cue previews your PDFs and images with iOS's Quick Look.

Delete a document

  1. In the reminder's Documents section, swipe left on the document row.
  2. Tap Delete.

The file is removed from the app's container, and from your iCloud container on the next sync.

Where documents live

On your device, inside the app's protected container — and, if iCloud sync is on, mirrored to your own private iCloud. They're never sent to us or any third party. More on the privacy model in iCloud sync.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a file size limit for attachments? Everyday Cue doesn't impose its own limit, but very large files (over 50 MB) may be slow to sync over iCloud. For practical use, scanned PDFs and photos are typically well under 10 MB.

Can I attach more than one document to a reminder? Yes. The Documents section of a reminder holds as many files as you need — one for the policy, one for the renewal notice, one for the receipt.

What happens to my documents if I delete a reminder? The files are deleted from the app's container along with the reminder. If iCloud sync is on, they're removed from your iCloud container on the next sync. There's no recovery after deletion — archive instead of delete if you might want the files later.

Can I open a document from my files app and send it to Everyday Cue? Not currently via Share Sheet. The standard flow is to go to the reminder first, then add the document. You can pick a PDF, JPEG, PNG, or HEIC file from the Files app using the "Choose File" option.

Do attached documents appear in the iOS Files app? No. Documents are stored in a private app container, not exposed to Files. Access them only through Everyday Cue.

See it in action