Two days ago, Adobe announced plans to discontinue its legacy 2D animation software, Animate, and is likely to focus on its AI platform, Firefly, and its generative video capabilities.

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 access to both the software and any project files ...

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 updated the Adobe Animate release notes page on February 2, 2026, announcing that support and sales of Adobe Animate will end on March 1, 2026. Enterprise users will be able to access the ...

Adobe says Animate no longer serves users' needs as it used to Could its deprecation be making room for new GenAI tools? There isn't a direct replacement – After Effects and Express will cover ...