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An artist backlash just saved Adobe Animate

Adobe took just 24 hours to rethink its termination of the former Flash.

Adobe is killing Adobe Animate, the Flash animation tool that defined the look of early web games

Animate's distinctive vector animation tools will no longer be available for purchase as of March.
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Adobe Ends Animate, Abandoning Millions Of Artists Amid AI Push

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

End of an era: Adobe Animate is being put to rest after 30 years

Originally launched in 1996, you once knew it as Flash. Adobe is now officially sunsetting Animate, to the chagrin of animators everywhere.

Adobe tries to kill Animate, then reverses course after industry backlash

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

“There goes four years of schooling”: Animators across the industry react to Adobe Animate shutting down (UPDATED)

Adobe startled animators this week when it announced plans to discontinue Adobe Animate. The software, formerly known as ...

Adobe reverses shutdown plans for Animate, says it will continue in Maintenance Mode

Adobe has reversed plans to retire its long-running animation software Adobe Animate, confirming the application will remain ...

Adobe Animate is shutting down next month

Adobe is pulling the plug on Adobe Animate. In a FAQ posted to Adobe’s website, the company says it will stop selling the animation software on March 1st, citing the emergence of new platforms “that ...