Adobe Animate will be discontinued on March 1, 2026, as Adobe shifts its focus to AI.

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, ...

Adobe has reversed their decision to shut down Animate as fans became furious Yesterday, news that Adobe Animate was shutting down shocked the creative community, swiftly inciting uproar. Now, barely ...

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. Image: Adobe Stock Good news. People have the power ...