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 sees backlash as it shuts down Adobe Animate

Adobe faces backlash after announcing Adobe Animate shutdown in 2026, as users react to the company’s AI-driven shift.

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 ...

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.
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Adobe Is Killing A Popular Animation And Game Development Program

Adobe Animate is being shuttered in March, and creators are fuming.
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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 ...

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 legacy in digital animation.

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 ...