US EditionEnd of an Era: Adobe to Discontinue Animate to Shift Its Focus on AI
Adobe will cease sales of Adobe Animate by March 2026, with extended support for enterprise users until 2029 as it pivots to AI-driven creative tools.
- On Monday, Adobe announced via the company support site and customer emails it will stop selling Adobe Animate on March 1, 2026.
- Company officials pointed to new platforms that better serve users' needs, citing over 25 years of Animate's existence as a reason for discontinuation.
- Adobe said users can access files until March 1, 2027, and enterprise customers receive support through March 1, 2029, while Creative Cloud Pro plan users are advised to use Adobe After Effects or Adobe Express to replace some Animate features.
- Longtime users reacted with anger and disbelief, warning the shutdown could harm jobs in the animation industry and render past creations and archives inaccessible, with commenters pleading for open source.
- Omissions at Adobe Max and no 2025 version of Adobe Animate signaled months-long hints of a shift as Adobe rolled out AI-powered editing and audio tools and developed `IP-safe` Firefly AI models.
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