If I delete InDesign, will I still be able to view pdfs I exported from it?

[trentons41106015]

I understand this is a bit of a silly question, but I have some pdf portfolios I sent to graduate schools for applications, and I want to make absolutely sure that unsubscribing from InDesign and deleting it won't affect the grad school's ability to view the pdfs I sent them. The pdfs were exported from InDesign.

[Barb Binder · Accepted solution]

Yes. You can remove InDesign but you (and the schools) will need to have a copy of (free) Adobe Reader installed to see the PDFs.

https://get.adobe.com/reader/

The nice thing about the subscription model is that you can always reactivate for a month if you realize your documents need a major overhaul in InDesign. Then you can deactivate after creating new PDFs.

[trentons41106015]

Thanks!