Bridge as only Adobe application?

Hi there.

I haven't been able to find an answer, so I thought I'd ask you folks.

This friend of mine, a hobby photographer, would like to get more into taking RAW images instead of jpg straight out of cam. This requires him to get a RAW converter of course.

I'm mostly using Bridge for all my basic editing duties, so naturally I'd suggest Bridge to him too. Now it reads that Bridge is totaly free of charge for everybody, but is it really?

Will Bridge work, even if he doesn't have Photoshop or any other Adobe software installed on his computer?

I've heard rumors that even though Bridge is free of charge, it won't work if there's no orther Adobe CC application alongside.

For him it would be the perfect solution, as he's really just a hobbyist and doesn't have the funds for buying expensive software (Photoshop elements might be within his budget, but I know he wouldn't even use it as he isn't particularly good with computers. Bridge would be as far as he could go, reaistically. A number of sliders, that's what he'll be able to manage 🙂 )

So the question is: Is Bridge really free? Can he just download (he'll probably needs to sign up with Adobe, but that's cool) and use it without any other Adobe software on his comp?

Looking forward to your replies, folks! Thanks!!

Ginger