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 ...

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 ...

Adobe has canceled plans to discontinue its 2D animation software Animate. On Monday, Adobe announced that it would stop allowing people to sell subscriptions to Animate on March 1, saying the ...

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 Animate is now in maintenance mode, which means it will no longer get new features Senior Director apologizes for previous message which caused "confusion and angst" Unlike yesterday's report, ...

It won’t get new features, but it will still be available. It won’t get new features, but it will still be available. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in ...

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 has announced that it will officially discontinue its long-running 2D animation software, Adobe Animate, effective March 1, 2026, the company confirmed on Monday via its support site. 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, ...

For more than a quarter century, Adobe Animate, formerly known as Flash, has been a giant of 2D animation production. It facilitated TV series, indie shorts, advertising campaigns, educational media, ...

The announcement, posted on the Adobe forums, spread quickly as 2D animators made their frustration with the company known. While Adobe framed the change as progress, artists saw a career threat ...