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Adobe Animate is shutting down as company focuses on AI

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Adobe will discontinue its 2D animation software Animate on March 1, ending sales of the product. Enterprise customers will continue to receive support through March 2029, while all other users will be supported until March 2027. The decision is part of Adobe’s shift toward artificial-intelligence-focused offerings.

Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.

How it was reported

  1. TechCrunch·
    Adobe Animate is shutting down as company focuses on AI

    Adobe Animate will be discontinued on March 1, 2026. Adobe is shifting its focus to AI. The company is ending Animate as part of this transition.

  2. The Verge·
    Adobe Animate is shutting down next month

    Adobe is shutting down Adobe Animate, stopping sales on March 1st. Users can access files until March 1st, 2027, or 2029 for enterprise customers. The app's history dates back to 1996 as FutureWave Software.

  3. TechMeme·
    Adobe plans to discontinue its 2D animation software Animate on March 1; enterprise customers can receive support until March 2029, and others until March 2027 (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

    Adobe is discontinuing its 2D animation software, Animate. Enterprise customers will receive support until March 2029, while others will be supported until March 2027. This decision comes as Adobe invests in AI.

  4. The Verge·
    Adobe actually won’t discontinue Animate

    Adobe will no longer discontinue Animate. The app will enter maintenance mode, receiving security and bug fixes, but no new features. Animate remains available for new and existing users.

  5. TechMeme·
    Adobe reversed its plans to discontinue Animate after creators expressed frustration, stating it won't get new features but will remain available "indefinitely" (Jay Peters/The Verge)

    Adobe has reversed plans to discontinue Animate. It will remain available indefinitely, but won't receive new features. Adobe Animate was initially set to be discontinued on March 1st.

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