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.

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

Animate's distinctive vector animation tools will no longer be available for purchase as of March.

Adobe tries to kill Animate, then reverses course after industry backlash

Adobe recently announced that Adobe Animate would soon enter its "end-of-life" phase, meaning customers would eventually lose ...
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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 ...

Adobe Animate Spared from Retirement Following Significant User Backlash

Adobe Animate survives! Following intense user backlash, Adobe has reversed its decision to retire the software.