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 reversed its decision to discontinue Animate after significant user backlash, placing the 2D animation software in maintenance mode instead. PCWorld reports that Animate, formerly known as Flash ...

The 2D animation app will no longer be available for purchase after March 1st, while existing users have one year to download their files. The 2D animation app will no longer be available for purchase ...

Adobe is putting on hold its plan to discontinue Adobe Animate following intense backlash from its customers after it announced plans to shut down the 2D animation software amid an increased focus on ...

Adobe confirmed that the animating software (previously known as Adobe Flash Professional) will not receive new features, but it will remain accessible to existing and new users. Adobe Animate has ...

Adobe has expanded its generative AI strategy aggressively over the past two years, integrating AI into tools such as After Effects and Adobe Express. Adobe Animate will soon become inanimate. The ...

Adobe updated the Adobe Animate release notes page on February 2, 2026, announcing that support and sales of Adobe Animate will end on March 1, 2026. Enterprise users will be able to access the ...

Adobe has reversed course on its plans for Adobe Animate, confirming that the long-running 2D animation application will not be shut down after all. Good news. People have the power. Adobe has ...

After heavy backlash, Adobe has reversed course on its earlier decision to discontinue Animate (spotted by Ars Technica). Animate is now in so-called “maintenance mode” for all customers and “there is ...