Install Bridge, set it up, and add apps.
What you need
- A PC with Windows 11 23H2 or later, 64-bit (x64).
- An internet connection for the installer. Anything Bridge needs that's missing, such as Microsoft's WebView2, is added for you.
Install Bridge
- Download Bridge from the home page.
- Open Bridge Setup from your Downloads.
- If Windows warns you, choose More info, then Run anyway. Bridge isn't signed with a paid certificate yet. Every update is still checked against Bridge's own signature before it runs.
- Bridge installs for your Windows account only, so it doesn't need an administrator.
The first time Bridge opens
Bridge starts with its start screen: your wallpaper and a large clock. Press any key, click, or press a button on a controller to go on.
A short setup follows, one card at a time. It asks about your wallpaper, your look, your tabs, your music service, your browser, the top bar and how Bridge starts with Windows. It takes about two minutes. Choose Skip at any step to finish with the defaults. You can run it again later from Settings › General.
Add apps and add-ons
Bridge on its own is Home, a full browser, web apps and Music. Everything else is a separate app or add-on:
- Inside Bridge: open the app drawer (the button beside the Bridge logo), then Store. Choose a package to see what it adds and what it can do, then install it.
- From this website: every app and add-on has a download on its page under Apps.
Apps also run on their own, without Bridge. Add-ons only work with Bridge.
Keep it up to date
- Bridge: Settings › About › Check for updates.
- Apps and add-ons: Store › Updates, then Update all.
Every update is checked against Bridge's signature before it installs.
Remove Bridge
Uninstall Bridge from Windows' Settings › Apps. If an add-on changed Windows (Bridge Mode, Bridge Desktop), it puts Windows back first. You're asked whether to keep your Bridge data.