: What kind of file should send to client? I don't want to send editable file or native file (i.e. Ai.) to client. I read some articles and found out that people send pdf file to client. Do

@Ravi4787994

I do not think that it should matter and your client usually wont have illustrator or Photoshop. Even if your client does, it shouldn't matter because as long as they paid you for the work, they should be allowed to edit it in the future. It`s good business. You do not want your client coming back to you, asking for the editable file later in the future because it looks bad and will not encourage trust.

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@Harper654

You are assuming that the client has illustrator and understands how to use it. It depends on what the files are used for, too. If I was sending a PDF to a printer, I leave it editable, in case the printer needs to adjust something before running the job.

If you are really concerned about your client adjusting your files afterwards, you can send as EPS, or send a PDF with the "Make PDF editable in Illustrator" unchecked when you create the PDF file.

Password protecting the PDF only limits people opening the file at all or not being able to print from PDF.

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@Fox8063795

When you send a PDF of your Illustrator file, make sure that the option to keep it editable is deactivated (by default, Illustrator adds the .ai information to the PDF, so that you can open it again and it works properly).

If the purpose of sending the file to the client is to get comments or/and approval, you might also simply rasterize it (for example open it in Photoshop and have it render at a suitable resolution), and send that file.

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