Feature summary | Bridge (October 2022 release)

Multiple Content Panels

With this release, Bridge now provides the capability to open two or more content panels. This makes it easier to copy and paste content between folders or compare files across folders. To create a new content panel, do the following:

Like all other panels, you can rearrange the Content Panel to suit your workflow. You can tab it, place it side by side, or undock and keep it floating.

You can also control the default folder that opens with the new content panel from Preferences > Content.

Select Do not retain the Active Folder while Switching Workspaces if you do not want the folders from your active content panel to appear in the new workspace.

Multi Monitor Setup

You can now use Adobe Bridge on multiple monitors effectively. When working with multiple monitors, the application window appears on one monitor, and you can place floating windows on the second monitor. 

UI Customization

You can now customize the application interface to your workflow needs by undocking and docking any panel, moving them into or out of groups, or undocking them such that they float above the application window.  To undock a panel,  click and drag it from its top edge or use the option to undock the panel from the menu.

Dock, group, or float panels

You can dock panels together, move them into or out of groups, and undock them so they float above the application window. As you drag a panel, drop zones—areas onto which you can move the panel—become highlighted. The drop zone you choose determines where the panel is inserted, and whether it docks or groups with other panels.

Docking zones exist along the edges of a panel, group, or window. Docking a panel places it near the existing group, resizing all groups to accommodate the new panel.

Grouping zones exist in the middle of a panel or group, and along the tab area of panels. Dropping a panel on a grouping zone stacks it with other panels.

For more information, see Adjust panels.

User Interface Scaling

You can also now configure the UI scaling preferences in Bridge to uniformly scale the interface based on your screen's resolution. Previously, the interface could only be set as Auto, at 100% or 200%. Now, you have the flexibility to scale the interface along with the text. To change the UI scaling, do the following:

Improvements in File Type Association

There are a lot of improvements in the File Type Associations feature in this release around discoverability, search, and more.

To view the File Type Associations dialog box, do the following:

• Navigate to Edit > Preferences > File Type Associations (Win) or Adobe Bridge > Preferences > File Type Associations (macOS).
• Right-click the file in the Content panel, select Open With, and then select Change Associations.

Some of the improvements in the File Type Associations are as follows:

• A new Search option is now available in the File Type Associations dialog that enables you to quickly jump to the extension or application that you are looking for.

• File Type Associations list now supports Selection, Tooltips, and Check Marks for selected items in the dropdown. A Learn More link is also added for further guidance.

• A new Browse option is also added in the context menu of files in the Content panel.

When you browse and select an app to open the file, Bridge allows you to choose whether you want to open the file with this app only once or always. Selecting Always sets the association for that file type.

Always show subfolder contents

With this release, a new option Always Show Items From Subfolders has been added to the context menu   of the Content panel. To enable this option, do the following:

If you don't want to view the contents of the subfolders anymore, do the following:

For more information, see Show Subfolder Contents.

Workspace Management

Bridge now provides a separate dialog to change the order in which workspaces are displayed. You can also control which workspaces appear in the overflow menu or even hide a workspace so that it is not displayed in the Workspaces menu. To edit the workspace as per your preference, do the following:

Other enhancements

Toggle between full-screen mode and normal view using the accent key

You can now expand any panel to display it in full-screen mode and toggle back to normal view by pressing the accent key (`). Typically, this key lies just to the left of the numeral one(1) key. Some see this key as the back quote key, or the tilde key. Press the accent key once more to restore the panel size.

Apple silicon native support

Bridge now runs natively on Apple computers with the Apple silicon M1 or newer.