---
id: bridge-devices.do-i-need-to-install-anything-on-my-mac-for-bridge
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/do-i-need-to-install-anything-on-my-mac-for-bridge
category: "Bridge & your devices"
subcategory: "About Bridge"
question: "Do I need to install anything extra on my Mac to use Bridge?"
alt_questions:
  - "Is Bridge built into Storage Studio?"
  - "Mac side of Bridge setup"
  - "Do I need the Bridge app on my Mac too?"
  - "What do I install for Bridge on the Mac?"
  - "Bridge requirements on Mac"
short_answer: "No. Bridge is built into Storage Studio on your Mac — you pair from the Devices tab. Only the other device needs something installed: the free Bridge app on a PC, or Storage Studio on another Mac."
tags: ["bridge", "setup", "requirements"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-connect-a-windows-pc-to-my-mac", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-pair-two-macs-running-storage-studio", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/where-do-i-download-the-bridge-app"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Do I need to install anything extra on my Mac to use Bridge?

No. Bridge is built into Storage Studio, so on your Mac there's nothing else to add — you pair from the **Devices** tab. You only install the free Storage Studio Bridge app on the other device, such as a Windows PC.

If the other device is a Mac, it needs Storage Studio itself rather than the Bridge app; the two Macs then pair with each other directly.

- [Connect a Windows PC](https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-connect-a-windows-pc-to-my-mac)
- [Pair two Macs](https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-pair-two-macs-running-storage-studio)