Comparisons & alternatives · Devices, syncing and sharing
Is Bridge like a remote desktop or screen-sharing app?
Short answer: No. Bridge shares files and your clipboard between your devices; it doesn't show or control the other screen. Use a remote-desktop app if you need to operate the other computer.
No. Remote desktop and screen-sharing apps let you see and control another computer's screen. Bridge shares files and clipboard, not screens.
With Bridge you can:
- see the folders you've chosen to share from the other device inside Finder, next to your cloud accounts;
- send files either way;
- share what you copy, so it turns up in the other device's Junk Yard (passwords are never shared).
If you need to operate the other computer's apps, you'll still want a remote-desktop tool. If you mostly need its files, Bridge is simpler and keeps everything on a direct, end-to-end encrypted link. See Bridge & your devices.