---
id: junk-yard.do-i-need-bridge-to-use-the-junk-yard
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/do-i-need-bridge-to-use-the-junk-yard
category: "Junk Yard"
subcategory: "Sharing with your other devices"
question: "Do I need Bridge for the Junk Yard to work on my Mac?"
alt_questions:
  - "Is Bridge required for Junk Yard?"
  - "Junk Yard without other devices"
  - "Use Junk Yard on one Mac only"
  - "Junk Yard standalone"
short_answer: "No. The Junk Yard works fully on a single Mac; Bridge only adds optional clipboard sharing with your other devices, which is off until you turn it on."
tags: ["bridge", "junk yard"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/can-i-share-my-clipboard-with-another-device", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-is-the-junk-yard"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Do I need Bridge for the Junk Yard to work on my Mac?

No. The Junk Yard works entirely on its own on a single Mac — capturing, notes, search, the curtain and everything else. Bridge only adds the option to share what you copy with your other devices, and that stays off until you switch it on for a device.