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.

Community Pushback Saves Adobe Animate

Adobe has reversed course on its plans for Adobe Animate, confirming that the long-running 2D animation application will not ...

Adobe reverses decision to discontinue Animate after “a lot of confusion and angst”

After receiving backlash from animators and other users, Adobe reversed its decision on Tuesday night. In an announcement ...
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An artist backlash just saved Adobe Animate

Adobe took just 24 hours to rethink its termination of the former Flash.

Adobe Animate lives: Why the tech giant reversed its decision

For 48 hours, the animation world felt like it was watching a classic cartoon character run off a cliff, only to realize ...

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 ...
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Adobe Ends Animate, Abandoning Millions Of Artists Amid AI Push

The sudden shutdown ends decades of workflows, jeopardizes active productions, and deepens fears that AI-first strategies are ...
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Animate re-animated

Adobe confirms Animate remains available with support and fixes, but no new features. For those who don’t know the tool: Adobe Animate is Adobe’s 2D animation and interactive authoring tool, used for ...
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Adobe pulls the plug on Animate at last

Adobe Animate is being discontinued, with sales ending in 2026 and support phased out later, according to Adobe’s official ...