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.

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 ...
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An artist backlash just saved Adobe Animate

Adobe took just 24 hours to rethink its termination of the former Flash.
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Adobe Saves Animate in the Last Moment and Moves it to Maintenance Mode

Khaberni - Adobe has backtracked on its plan to discontinue the Adobe Animate program after a wave of widespread criticism ...

Adobe Animate is shutting down next month

Adobe is pulling the plug on Adobe Animate. In a FAQ posted to Adobe’s website, the company says it will stop selling the ...
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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.

Adobe Animate Discontinued March 2026 — Creators Warn 'Loss Will Ruin Careers'

Adobe announced it is shutting down Adobe Animate starting next month to give way to AI; the creative community reacts ...

Adobe Ends Animate’s 30-Year Run as AI Steals the Spotlight

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

“There goes four years of schooling”: Animators across the industry react to Adobe Animate shutting down (UPDATED)

The announcement, posted on the Adobe forums, spread quickly as 2D animators made their frustration with the company known.