Last updated on
8 Mar 2024
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August 2023 (version 13.0.4) release
File Operations
Workspace
- Reset button in the output workspace does not work after switching the workspace
- Reset to saved layout changes the folder of the active Content panel for the custom workspace
- Window size isn't saved when saving changes to the workspace
- Size and position issues encountered in the case of migrated workspace
Filter panel
- Scroller position isn't moved to the selected node with filter for keywords workflow
- Bridge hangs while browsing a large number of raw files when the Filter panel is open
- In the case of the multi-content tab, the Filter panel goes blank if the other Content panel is closed
Folder panel
- Folder navigation jumps to the top while dragging or dropping a file/folder in the Folders panel
- Purge cache operation from the Tools menu takes the folder scroller to the top of the screen
- Cut from the Folder panel does not remove the folder from its original location [Win]
File Info Dialogue
Metadata
- Description field does not grow for longer text while editing the Metadata template
- Copyright Status field isn't getting saved while editing the Metadata template
- Metadata tooltip covers the thumbnail while hovering
Collection
- File is duplicated after being renamed
Scripts
- ScriptUI.newFont() does not give effect
- No Script UI square button
Preview
- Preview disappears from the Preview panel while launching Bridge and switching workspace [Mac]
Others
- Export to PDF save window closes with direction buttons [Mac ARM]
- Rotate shortcut 'U' does not work in the German version
- Pressing "-" in the Content panel does not select the file if the file name contains "-" [Mac]
- Bridge scrolls to the first thumbnail on deleting any item in the Content panel
- CPU usage remains high while using Bridge
- Closing the search bar in the Content panel loses the selection of files
- Bridge crashes on quit after selecting the audio/video files [Mac]
- Smooth scrolling experience [Mac]
- Bridge hangs for a few seconds on quickly selecting a video file after the launch
- Redundant tooltips for some of the Preferences buttons
March 2023 (version 13.0.3) release
Launch
Adobe Photo Downloader (APD)
Previewing
- Color space issue in the Preview panel on the extended monitor
- Bridge crashes on scaling change (low to high) if the loup view is open
File Operations
- Bridge opens up the file/folder in a new Content tab while opening from explorer instead of the already opened Content tab [Win]
- Selection using the Click and Drag with the Ctrl/Command not working appropriately
- Double thumbnails and/or Bridge crashes after opening multiple InDesign files with the filter being enabled
- Folder shortcut from the Favorites panel displays no content in the Content panel if that folder gets deleted and recovered by undo option
Label Rating
Content Panel
- Page up and Page down do not work in the Content panel
- Ctrl + scrolling does not resize thumbnails in the Content panel
- File thumbnail in the content view goes out of frame upon rotation
- Grid Lock does not work appropriately after scrolling in the Content panel
- Thumbnail only not hiding the Camera Raw badge icon in the Grid view
Stacks
- Unable to select multiple stacks
Folder/Favorite Panel
Filter Panel
Metadata Panel
- Metadata panel collapses and expand state not getting saved
- Show Metadata on Hover is stuck on the screen and appears on other applications
- Bridge metadata is shown incorrectly while switching between the images
- Unable to load an XMP file through Tools > Create Metadata Template > Hamburger menu > Load
Collection
Keyboard Shortcut
- Option + D always directs to Path bar edit even when text editing in any edit box is in progress on Mac
- Keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Del isn't working for a few languages: Croatian, Chinese, Russian, and Turkish
Workspace
- Window size not saved when the workspace is saved
- Every time a Custom workspace is selected, the window size is reduced
Workflow
- Error while exporting raw file using the Custom Workflow
- Batch Rename workflow not working on raw files with XMP data
- Bridge crashes on exiting after the Custom Workflow
- Task Context Menu does not appear when creating a new workflow
Other Issues
- Maximum tabs opened dialog appears while importing the files through APD with the Open in Bridge option when maximum tabs are already opened in Bridge
- Shortcut symbol (arrow) missing for the shortcuts
- Few strings are not localized in the German version
- Bridge v13 (and v12) don't highlight the selected OneDrive locations in the Favorites panel in macOS
- Some of the preferences settings are getting changed even click on cancel
- TreeShade script is broken in Bridge
- Few Bridge menu options are displayed in English for the non-English version of Bridge
January 2023 (version 13.0.2) release
SORTING
FULL SCREEN AND LOUPE VIEW
- Image flickers in full screen continuously
- Full Screen - 100% Preview scaled/pixelated upon fractional scaling
- Loupe position is incorrect in software rendering [Mac]
- Loupe view is not showing the 100% view of the image
MOUSE AND KEYBOARD NAVIGATIONS
- Mouse pointer disappears from Full Screen Preview
- Right-click button requires repeated right-click action to work in inactive panel
- Label/rating keyboard shortcut isn't working in non-US keyboards
- A file Cut on the Content panel gets duplicated by the Paste option [Win]
- Ctrl/Cmd+T keyboard shortcut isn't visible for the Show Thumbnail Only option in the View drop-down list
STACKS
- Bridge crashes while using the Promote to top stack option after deleting the first file in the stack
- Stack disappears after removing the top file from the stack and it appears after the refresh [Mac]
- Error while dragging and dropping the stack on a folder
- Bridge crashes when an asset from the stack is dragged and dropped to a folder that already has the same named asset
- Content panel scrollbar jumps to the top while adding a file in the stack
- Bridge crashes when an asset is dragged and dropped to a stack in the List/Details view
- Stack breaks after applying the filters and removing them
EXPORT AND WORKFLOW
- Bridge crashes while running Custom Workflow with JPEG image file [Mac]
- Workflow duplicated are not localized
- Export to DNG preset duplicated are not localized
- Jobs getting queued for an empty workflow
OTHER Fixed Issues
- Bridge navigates to the desktop when files in one folder are moved to another folder
- Browse in Bridge or Open with Bridge option does not open files if Bridge is already open
- Keywords missing while importing the keywords file in Bridge
- The recent folder does not appear as a default folder in the file dialog box during different Bridge session
- Show Folders option always remains checked in the View drop-down list
- No in filters option isn't localized as per the German locale
- Sorry, something went wrong error message appears on launching Bridge
- Import from device option is missing in Bridge [Mac]
- Bridge v13 (and v12) doesn't honor OneDrive locations in macOS Monterey
- Label and Rating apply operation causes the Bridge application to hang
- Preferences panel doesn't remember the last selected item
- A4 and Page's dimension get inserted in the output template name after saving it in Bridge
- Bridge crashes on quitting after opening/closing the File Info dialog box [Win]
- Folder panel does not redirect to the desktop when the user is within the hidden folder and has disabled the Show Hidden Files option in the View drop-down list
- No days limit settled for Bridge allowing to keep data in cache when it's idle
- New folder text edit field does not get removed in the Content panel
- Script SnpUploadtoAdobeStock.jsx - upload to Adobe Stock does not work in Bridge
- Hidden folders are not visible in the Folder panel
- Scroller moves while dragging and dropping the files in the Content panel
- Disable GPU rendering dialog appears on every launch
- Keywords workspace isn't available anymore in Bridge
- Creating a new folder does not enable the edit mode by default in Content panel for setting up its name
- Bridge crashes when clicking on Show Hidden Files in View drop-down list
- Content panel does not get refreshed after deleting the collection, and it reappears on the re-launch
- Show Metadata Placard getting checked automatically upon restarting Bridge 13.0
- Folder gets selected when trying to drag files through it in the Folder panel
- Broken combination of Ctrl with pressed left/right arrow key to navigate backward/forward through visited folders history [Win]
November 2022 (version 13.0.1) release
File Operations
- The first file remains selected in the Content panel after exiting the Slideshow.
- Duplicate file shows up on Full Screen Preview.
- Bridge moves back to the first thumbnail on deleting any file in the Content panel.
- Folders panel moves to the top upon selecting Purge Cache from Tools menu.
- Folder navigation jumps to the top while dragging or dropping a file/folder in the Folders panel.
- Next image in the list does not get highlighted upon changing the image rating. (See the main thread for more information.)
Filter Panel
- Filter for cropped and uncropped files is reversed in the Filter panel. (See the main thread for more information.)
- Filter panel and Content panel not getting updated correctly after changing the rating.
Sorting
Mouse and Keyboard Navigations
- Backward and forward navigation using the mouse button do not work.
- Arrow key navigation not working in Mac with caps lock ON in Grid view.
- Backspace key does not navigate to the previous location.
- Keyboard navigation not working when switching applications in Full Screen Preview.
- Command + Down Arrow not working as a shortcut to open files in Bridge.
- Control + drag to copy function not working in Bridge.
Other Fixed Issues
- app.openurl not working
- Bridge 2023 does not remember the recent folder list for Move To and Copy To options.
- Enter button does not open the files/folders when focus in on another panel.
- Metadata values not getting extracted correctly when batch renaming files.
- Unable to open raw files with mask in Adobe Photoshop 24.0 from Bridge 2023.
- Unable to open files edited with Adobe Camera Raw in Photoshop because of file parsing error.
- Unable to resize thumbnails by pressing ctrl + scrolling using the mouse in the Content panel.
- Unable to access shortcuts and alias from Bridge 2023.
- Shift + Click function does not work correctly after deleting the nodes in the Content panel.
- Dimensions is misspelled in the List view.
- Bridge 2023 Photo Downloader does not work on Windows 11.
- Bridge 2023 closes and displays HRESULT error.
- Unable to access file info using ctrl + alt+ shift + I shortcut.
- Folders in Favorites panel do not show file system path.
- PSB files over 4GB are not displayed with a preview image.
- Metadata Placard does not show up in the Metadata panel.
- Preserve and Compatibility options don't get saved when saving the Batch rename preset in the workflow automation.
- Keywords not applied when pressing Enter on the numeric keyboard.
- Libraries panel not getting saved in the custom workspace.
- Bridge 2023 does not carry over the file name when exporting the metadata to xmp.
- Crashes and Stability issues in Bridge 2023.
October 2022 (version 13.0) release
- Bridge isn't natively compatible with Apple Silicon computers.
- Mouse lag when using two screens.
- Improved workspace management.
- Bridge showing wrong-sized images in full-screen previews.
When you select Sort by Date in the Adobe Photo Downloader, it displays the oldest photos first.
This release also provides fixes for several crash issues and many security updates. To learn more about security updates, check out Adobe Security Bulletin for Bridge.
- Drop-down menu does not open in a few panels and dialog boxes, such as Batch Rename, Export, Workflow Builder, and Find Dialog, if a 4k monitor is connected. [Win]
- Drop-down menu does not open if Document Type is selected in the Find dialog box. [Win]
- Multiple copies of a file are created when importing from APD (Adobe Photo Downloader) if the source file is inside a folder.
[Mac]
- Cursor moves after the period(.) while renaming a file and pressing the right arrow key. [Win]
- Custom export using right-click does not work if Bridge is launched without the Export panel.
- This release also includes Adobe Camera Raw 14.3, which fixes the performance issues while working with Bridge on M1 systems with files of specific color profiles.
- JPEG files do not get associated as sidecar with RAW files.
- Bridge shows sidecars having uppercase extension (XMP, THM, ACR), even when the show hidden files option is turned off.
- Load Layers do not merge the Smart Object Documents.
- The sequence number of images is lost when the file is renamed.
- Image Quality slider does not work for JPEG to JPEG conversion in Workflow Builder.
- Changing format (JPEG) in Workflow Builder causes loss of crop and Adobe Camera Raw edits if filename contains space.
- Bridge new window does not get launched after importing the files using APD. [Win only]
- Changes made to the orientation of images in Bridge are not retained in Adobe Camera Raw.
- Place In option only places the first selected files in Adobe Substance 3D Sampler/Adobe Substance 3D Painter, if multiple files are selected.
- Bridge crashes on right-click on the Export/Workflow panel
- Bridge crashes while previewing tif and tiff files in the Loupe view
This release also provides fixes for several crash issues and various security updates. To learn more about security updates, check out Adobe Security Bulletin for Bridge.
- Bridge does not free memory after editing files in Adobe Camera Raw. [Windows]
- Context menu option to browse a folder in Bridge is missing in Windows Explorer.
- Photo Downloader does not remember previous settings.
- Unable to open Adobe Media Encoder/Adobe Premiere Pro projects using the tools menu and place option. [macOS]
- Browse in Bridge from InDesign/InCopy launches Creative Cloud Desktop app. [macOS ARM]
- PNG files do not display tagged color profiles in Bridge.
- The following error occurs while importing files from a camera.
Error: Adobe Bridge CC cannot obtain files from this device. Please be sure that the device is properly plugged in, and the battery is full charged.
- The option to return to Adobe Animate in Bridge appears as Return to Adobe Flash, and the option does not work.
- Sidecar association breaks on file operations for files with the same name but different extensions and same sidecars names.
- Browse in Bridge in Substance 3D Painter and Substance 3D Sampler does not find the file if the file has non-ASCII characters.
- This release also provides fixes for several crash issues.
- This release also provides various security updates. To learn more, check out Adobe Security Bulletin for Bridge.
- Bridge hangs intermittently while generating PDF previews.
- Bridge crashes while clicking the Apply button in the Metadata panel without selecting any file.
- This release also provides various security updates. To learn more, check out Adobe Security Bulletin for Bridge.
June 2021 (version 11.1) release
- Unable to save new workspace properly.
- Thumbnail flickers after adding some files in the Content panel and increasing/decreasing the thumbnail size using slider.
- Export does not work after closing the Export panel and then relaunching Bridge.
- The Content window loses its place after removing a filter.
- This release also provides various security updates. To learn more, check out Adobe Security Bulletin for Bridge.
April 2021 (version 11.0.2) release
- Error "We cannot verify your subscription status" on launch.
- High CPU usage observed by few users with default preview generation setting (Always generate - High quality). The preview generation settings have been modified to handle this issue. For recommended settings, see Specify thumbnail quality.
- (Mac only) Bridge crashes on Apple M1 computer while clicking multiple times on video progress bar.
- Video controls do not appear in preview and video scrubbing does not work in certain scenarios.
- This release also provides various security updates. To learn more, check out Adobe Security Bulletin for Bridge.
January 2021 (version 11.0.1) release
- (Mac only) Exported images display oversaturated colors and extreme contrast.
- Cannot open video files in associated media player when performing double-click operation.
- Selecting Stacks > Auto-Stack for Panorama/HDR causes Bridge to crash.
- (Mac only) Bridge crashes on selecting Tools > Photoshop > Process Collections in Photoshop.
- This release also provides various security updates. To learn more, check out Adobe Security Bulletin for Bridge.
October 2020 (version 11.0) release
- (Mac only) Unable to go back to previous the image using Shift + Tab keys while in the Filmstrip view in Bridge.
- (Mac only) Error in Export panel default string that reads "Drag and Drop images on preset to export".
- Color management is not working for embedded color profile with png files.
- Unable to quit Bridge after Batch Rename action with duplicate files created in collection.
- Unable to display thumbnails of RAW files in collection after Bridge relaunch.
- Full screen previews of RAW files appear pixelated.
- (Win only) Unable to use left/right arrow keys to toggle between selected image thumbnails several times on Windows 10.
- Color Management broken for transparent psd images while generating 100% previews and above.
- Unable to rearrange panels by dragging and dropping on the right side in Bridge.
July 2020 (version 10.1.1) release
Security updates. To learn more, check out Adobe Security Bulletin for Bridge.
June 2020 (version 10.1) release
- Unable to generate thumbnail and preview for BMP/GIF if the file name or folder name contains localized characters. (Mac only)
- The queue is not displayed in the progress dialog if the Export Progress dialog is first launched and then files are dragged to the export preset.
- While deleting RAW files, corresponding XMP files are also deleted with a lag of 1/1.5 second. (Mac only)
- "Exporting" status remains displayed in the export panel even after the export job has finished if you switch your Bridge workspace during export.
- If Custom Export has some export job in progress and some additional files are also dragged to Custom Export, then the export settings of the existing job are reset.
April 2020 (version 10.0.4) release
- Fixed an issue where Bridge content pane would auto scroll to the selected file when the user is scrolling.
- (Mac only) Reduced the lag in focusing on the next image after deleting an image in Macintosh.
- (Win only) Fixed an issue where deleting an image does not auto-advance to next image on external drives or SD cards on Windows.
- Fixed an issue where user was unable to exit full screen mode when Export Progress dialog was open in the background.
- Security updates.
February 2020 release (version 10.0.3)
- Full screen preview of RAW files is pixelated in a certain scenario.
- (Mac only) Fix for crash with Tree Shade extension.
- Licensing updates.
January 2020 release (version 10.0.2)
- (Mac only) Bridge crashes on latest macOS Catalina (10.15).
December 2019 release (version 10.0.1)
- Embedded color profile not being honored for certain PSD files.
- Color difference in preview and thumbnail of an image in the Preview panel as compared to the Content panel. (Mac only)
November 2019 release (version 10.0)
- Bridge 9.1 doesn't auto-advance to the next image on performing delete action.
- Improved performance for browsing files on a network.
- Animated After Effects presets, .GIF, and .FFX files don't animate and crash Bridge. (Mac only)
- Bridge displays blurry images in case of full-screen previews.
- Entire file list reloads when deleting files and batch renaming.
- Cannot eject disk if browsed through Bridge once and later, even though Bridge isn't using disk.
- Canceling move operation results in the deletion of files.
- Smart collection not working in Bridge.
- Folder list collapses if files are accessed on a network drive.
- Context menu does not load and Bridge does not respond when attempting an operation on multiple files.
- ACR edits are lost during Batch rename.
- Regeneration of cache for Raw files when Bridge is launched.
- Inconsistent behavior of Favorites panel for same name folders.
- Cropped images changes in Camera Raw are not reflected correctly in exported PDFs.
- Multiple "today" in the Filter tab when left open for more than a day.
- Workspaces distorted in case of an abnormal exit.
- Scripting APIs fixes for - app.preferences.ImageBackdrop, app.preferences.PermittedStartupScripts, app.preferences.ColorTheme.
- Bridge unable to preview some PNG files after move operation through Bridge.
- Cannot open all selected files when performing Shift + Double-click.
June 2019 release (version 9.1)
- Fixed many workflow issues, such as copy-paste-move issues, related to Stacks.
- Fixed image color saturation issues, resulting in the image to appear red in parts when exported as PDF using the Output workspace.