Adobe Animate is shutting down as company focuses on AI

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 Animate: 30-year-old animation software shuts down, angers customers

Adobe has disappointed users by announcing the shutdown of one of its most popular products, which has been around for over ...
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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 ...
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2D animation software Adobe Animate to be discontinued in March

Adobe says Animate, once Macromedia Flash, has existed in one form or another for over 25 years and 'has served its purpose well for creating, nurturing, and developing the animation ecosystem' ...

Adobe to discontinue Animate software starting March 1, 2026

Adobe has confirmed that Animate will be discontinued from March 1, 2026. Existing users will retain limited access and ...