---
id: bridge-devices.how-do-i-set-a-hotkey-to-show-the-bridge-app
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-set-a-hotkey-to-show-the-bridge-app
category: "Bridge & your devices"
subcategory: "The Bridge app on your PC"
question: "How do I set a keyboard shortcut to show the Bridge app?"
alt_questions:
  - "Bridge global hotkey"
  - "Ctrl+Shift+B to open Bridge"
  - "Show / hide hotkey setting"
  - "Bring Bridge window forward with a shortcut"
  - "Turn off the Bridge hotkey"
short_answer: "In Bridge's Settings, pick a Show / hide hotkey: Ctrl + Shift + S, Ctrl + Shift + B, Ctrl + Alt + S or Ctrl + Alt + B, or None. It brings the Bridge window forward from anywhere."
tags: ["bridge app", "hotkey", "settings"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/what-settings-does-the-bridge-app-have"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I set a keyboard shortcut to show the Bridge app?

In the Bridge app's **Settings**, choose a **Show / hide hotkey** — Ctrl + Shift + S, Ctrl + Shift + B, Ctrl + Alt + S or Ctrl + Alt + B — or **None** to turn it off. Press it from anywhere to bring Bridge's window forward, and again to hide it.

Pick one that doesn't clash with shortcuts you already use in other apps.

- [Bridge settings](https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/what-settings-does-the-bridge-app-have)