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.
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Adobe is killing Adobe Animate, the Flash animation tool that defined the look of early web games

When web developers moved on from the Flash plugin in the 2010s, Adobe kept the software used to make Flash animations alive under the name Adobe Animate. Not for much longer, though: Adobe announced ...

Adobe reverses decision to drop Animate, apologizes for 'confusion and angst'

Adobe Animate will no longer be discontinued ...
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Adobe Is Killing A Popular Animation And Game Development Program

Software giant Adobe sees many of its popular programs, such as Photoshop, InDesign, and Premiere used in the creation of games and other popular entertainment media. Their programs factor into many ...
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Adobe Animate is not being discontinued, Adobe clarifies after confusion over product status

Did our AI summary help? Adobe has issued a clarification on the future of Adobe Animate after an earlier customer email sparked concern that the animation software was being discontinued. The company ...
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User blowback convinces Adobe to keep supporting 30-year-old 2D animation app

Adobe has canceled plans to discontinue its 2D animation software Animate. On Monday, Adobe announced that it would stop allowing people to sell subscriptions to Animate on March 1, saying the ...