{"id":"bridge-devices.what-settings-does-the-bridge-app-have","url":"/faq/bridge-devices/what-settings-does-the-bridge-app-have","category":{"id":"bridge-devices","title":"Bridge & your devices"},"subcategory":{"id":"bridge-app","title":"The Bridge app on your PC"},"question":"What settings does the Bridge app have?","alt_questions":["SS Bridge Settings screen","Bridge options on Windows","Customise Storage Studio Bridge","Bridge dark mode","Keep Bridge window on top","Bridge show hide hotkey"],"short_answer":"Bridge's Settings cover clipboard capture and sharing, how long scraps are kept, the auto-disconnect timer, local-network-only, a show/hide hotkey, keep-on-top, start with Windows and Light/Dark appearance.","answer_markdown":"Bridge's **Settings** screen covers your clipboard and the window:\n\n- **Capture what I copy**, **Share my clipboard** and **Include images**.\n- **Keep scraps for** — how long Junk Yard scraps last.\n- **Keep connected for** — auto-disconnect timer for the Mac.\n- **Use local network only** and **Find each other automatically**.\n- **Show / hide hotkey** — a global shortcut such as Ctrl + Shift + S or Ctrl + Alt + B, or None.\n- **Keep window on top**, **Start with Windows**, **Open to Connect on launch**.\n- Appearance: **Match Windows**, **Light** or **Dark**.\n\n- [Keep scraps for](/faq/bridge-devices/how-long-does-the-bridge-app-keep-scraps)\n- [Start with Windows](/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-make-bridge-start-with-windows)","answer_html":"

Bridge's Settings screen covers your clipboard and the window:

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Bridge & your devices · The Bridge app on your PC

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What settings does the Bridge app have?

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Short answer: Bridge's Settings cover clipboard capture and sharing, how long scraps are kept, the auto-disconnect timer, local-network-only, a show/hide hotkey, keep-on-top, start with Windows and Light/Dark appearance.

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Bridge's Settings screen covers your clipboard and the window:

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  • Capture what I copy, Share my clipboard and Include images.
  • Keep scraps for — how long Junk Yard scraps last.
  • Keep connected for — auto-disconnect timer for the Mac.
  • Use local network only and Find each other automatically.
  • Show / hide hotkey — a global shortcut such as Ctrl + Shift + S or Ctrl + Alt + B, or None.
  • Keep window on top, Start with Windows, Open to Connect on launch.
  • Appearance: Match Windows, Light or Dark.
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