Original story on February 3rd: After nearly 30 years of loyal service in one form or another, Adobe announced today that it will discontinue Animate, one of the company’s oldest 2D animation programs ...

Adobe Ends Animate’s 30-Year Run as AI Steals the Spotlight Your email has been sent Adobe Animate will soon become inanimate. The animation software will be ...

UPDATE: Following social media backlash over plans to shut down its 2D animation software Animate, Adobe has reversed course and decided to keep the service running. Instead of a complete shutdown, ...

For 48 hours, the animation world felt like it was watching a classic cartoon character run off a cliff, only to realize there was no ground beneath its feet. On February 2, 2026, Adobe pulled the ...

Adobe is shutting down Adobe Animate after 25 years. Unsplash A recent announcement by Adobe confirms the tech company is shutting down Adobe Animate, which was first introduced as Flash Professional, ...

(1st UPDATE) Adobe says 'there is no longer a deadline or date by which Animate will no longer be available' MANILA, Philippines – Adobe will no longer discontinue its 2D animation software Adobe ...

Editor's take: Like many other software companies, Adobe is now almost exclusively focused on generative AI and other AI-based technologies. The "software-as-a-service" mantra is being pushed to ...