Adobe Bridge
Digital file manager
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::summary Digital file manager ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox software"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Adobe Bridge |
| logo | Adobe Bridge CC 2026 icon.svg |
| screenshot | Adobe Bridge 15 on macOS Sequoia.png |
| caption | Adobe Bridge 2025 running on macOS Sequoia |
| developer | Adobe Inc. |
| released | |
| latest release version | 2026 (16.0.2) |
| latest release date | |
| operating system | * Windows 10 (64-bit) 21H2 or later |
| * macOS 12 or later <ref name | sysreq |
| platform | x64, ARM64 |
| genre | Digital asset management |
| license | Freeware |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Adobe Bridge | logo = Adobe Bridge CC 2026 icon.svg | screenshot = Adobe Bridge 15 on macOS Sequoia.png | caption = Adobe Bridge 2025 running on macOS Sequoia | developer = Adobe Inc. | released = | latest release version = 2026 (16.0.2) | latest release date = | operating system = * Windows 10 (64-bit) 21H2 or later
- macOS 12 or later | platform = x64, ARM64 | genre = Digital asset management | license = Freeware | website =
Adobe Bridge is a free digital asset management app made by Adobe Inc. and first released with Adobe Creative Suite 2. It is a mandatory component of Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe eLearning Suite, Adobe Technical Communication Suite and Adobe Photoshop CS2 through CS6. Starting with Creative Cloud, however, it has become an optional component downloaded via Creative Cloud subscription.
Details
Adobe Bridge is often used to organize files by renaming a group of them at once, assigning colored labels or star ratings assigned to files from the respective Adobe software suite, edit embedded or associated XMP and IPTC Information Interchange Model metadata, or sort or categorize them based on their metadata. It can use these options through different versions of a file that is part of an Adobe Version Cue project. However, it lacks the photo editing functions of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, which are carried out by the Camera Raw plugin, coming with Adobe Photoshop. Image files can be shown in different sized thumbnails, slide shows or lists. Each folder, which can be bookmarked, has a cache file for speeding up rendering time of images when viewing a thumbnail. The cache can be in one central location or in individual folders.
Adobe Bridge can be invoked from within all components of Creative Suite except Adobe Acrobat.
Coupled with Adobe Photoshop, Bridge can execute Photoshop's compatible automation plug-ins, scripts and Adobe Camera Raw filters on a group of images. A plugin for Photoshop called Mini Bridge adds a small file browser to Photoshop, although Mini Bridge can be used only if Adobe Bridge is running in the background.
Adobe Bridge is customizable using JavaScript. The Bridge scripting guide is available online as well as in paperback format.
Adobe Bridge initially allowed for access to Adobe Stock Photos, an online collection of stock photography images drawn from well-known stock photo houses. The service was discontinued on April 1, 2008 and reactivated in 2015 by the Fotolia microstock-site acquisition.
Currently, the minimum system requirements are Windows 10 (version 21H2) or MacOS 12 Monterey.
Version history
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| Developer | Date | Icon | Version | Major features added | Adobe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2005 | CS2 (1.0) | First version of Bridge, included with Creative Suite 2 | |||
| March 2007 | [[File:Adobe Bridge CS3 icon.png | center | 128x128px | frameless]] | CS3 (2.0) |
| September 2008 | [[File:Adobe Bridge CS4 icon.png | center | 128x128px | frameless]] | CS4 (3.0) |
| April 2010 | [[File:Adobe Bridge CS5 icon.png | center | 128x128px | frameless]] | CS5 (4.0) |
| April 2011 | CS5.5 (4.5) | ||||
| May 2012 | [[File:Adobe Bridge CS6 Icon.png | center | 128x128px | frameless]] | CS6 (5.0) |
| June 17, 2013 | [[File:Adobe_Bridge_CC_2013-2014.png | center | frameless | 128x128px | Adobe Bridge CC 2013-2014]] |
| June 18, 2014 | CC 2014 | ||||
| June 15, 2015 | [[File:Adobe Bridge CC 2017 icon.png | center | 128x128px | frameless]] | CC 2015 (6.3) |
| November 2, 2016 | CC 2017 (7.0) | - Adobe Stock improvements | |||
| October 18, 2017 | CC 2018 (8.0) | - Improved scrolling performance | |||
| October 15, 2018 | CC (9.0) | ||||
| November 2019 | CC (10.0) | - Transparency support for PSDs | |||
| June 2020 | [[File:Adobe Bridge CC icon.svg | center | 128x128px | frameless]] | CC (10.1) |
| October 2020 | CC (11.0) | ||||
| October 2021 | CC (12.0) | ||||
| October 2022 | CC (13.0) | ||||
| September 2023 | CC (14.0) | - Keyboard Shortcut Customization | |||
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Supported file formats
The table below contains the supported file formats that can be opened or accessed in Adobe Bridge. ::data[format=table]
| File Format | Definition |
|---|---|
| .WORKSPACE | Adobe Bridge Workspace File |
| .ABDATA | Adobe Bridge Data File |
| .ADOBEBRIDGE | Adobe Bridge URL File |
| .BC | Adobe Bridge Cache File |
| .BCM | Adobe Bridge Cache File |
| .BCT | Adobe Bridge Thumbnail Cache File |
| .BRIDGECACHE | Adobe Bridge Cache Export File |
| .COLLECTION | Adobe Bridge Collection File |
| .TB0 | Adobe Photoshop Thumbnail Cache File |
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References
References
- "Adobe Bridge 16.0.2 is now available".
- "Bridge system requirements".
- "Adobe Bridge included with the stand-alone Adobe Photoshop".
- "The cache in Adobe Bridge".
- "Adobe Bridge is not included with the standalone version of Adobe Acrobat 8".
- "Adobe Bridge is extensively customizable using JavaScript". [[Adobe Systems]].
- "Adobe Stock Photos".
- "The Adobe Stock Photos service was discontinued by Adobe on April 1, 2008".
- "Adobe Bridge CC 2019 Overview and Supported File Types".
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