After backlash, Adobe cancels Adobe Animate shutdown and puts app on ‘maintenance mode’

Adobe Animate will be discontinued on March 1, 2026, as Adobe shifts its focus to AI.

User blowback convinces Adobe to keep supporting 30-year-old 2D animation app

After receiving backlash from animators and other users, Adobe reversed its decision on Tuesday night. In an announcement ...
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Flash (Professional) Is Dead! Long Live Adobe Animate CC

Adobe has just announced the release of its Animate CC software, which is significant for more than just the users of its previous Flash Professional software. It isn't a simple of case of adding new ...

End of an era: Adobe to discontinue animate to shift its focus on AI

Adobe has announced plans to discontinue its long-running 2D animation software, Adobe Animate, marking the end of a 25-year ...

Adobe Animate is shutting down next month

Adobe is pulling the plug on Adobe Animate. In a FAQ posted to Adobe’s website, the company says it will stop selling the ...
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Adobe releases Flash Professional successor Animate CC

Today Adobe followed through on its promise to rebrand Flash Professional, the app that made Flash ubiquitous, to “Animate CC.” It’s a better name that reflects how the animation tool is used by ...