Last updated on
Apr 7, 2026
You can open files from Adobe Bridge, even files that were not made with Adobe software.
When you use Adobe Bridge to open a file, the file opens in its native application or the application you specify. You can also use Adobe Bridge to place files in an open document in an Adobe application.
Select a file and perform any of the following actions:
- Select File > Open.
- Select Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).
- Press the Ctrl+Down arrow key (Windows) or the Command+Down arrow key (Mac OS).
- Double-click the file in the Content panel.
- Select File > Open With, followed by the name of the application with which to open the file.
- Drag the file onto an application icon.
- Select File > Open In Camera Raw to edit the camera raw settings for the file.
- To open photos from a digital camera into Adobe Bridge, use the Adobe Photo Downloader.
- Select File > Import From Devices to get media from into Adobe Bridge on Mac OS 10.11.x from the following devices:Android mobile devices and digital cameras connected in PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol) or MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) modeiOS mobile devices
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