The sudden shutdown ends decades of workflows, jeopardizes active productions, and deepens fears that AI-first strategies are steering the industry.

Adobe has announced plans to discontinue its long-running 2D animation software, Adobe Animate, marking the end of a 25-year legacy in digital animation.

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

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

Adobe has reversed course on its plans for Adobe Animate, confirming that the long-running 2D animation application will not ...

Adobe recently announced that Adobe Animate would soon enter its "end-of-life" phase, meaning customers would eventually lose ...

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 just announced the release of its Animate CC software, which is significant for more than just the users of its previous Flash Professional software. It isn't a simple of case of adding new ...

Adobe confirms Animate remains available with support and fixes, but no new features. For those who don’t know the tool: Adobe Animate is Adobe’s 2D animation and interactive authoring tool, used for ...