Adobe says it will discontinue its 2D animation software Animate on March 1; enterprises will receive support until March 2029 and others will until March 2027
TechCrunch Sarah Perez
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Discussion
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@tylerglaiel
Tyler Glaiel
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Hey @Adobe open source this instead of ending it [image]
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@chikn_nuggit
@chikn_nuggit
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Adobe Animate is the program we use to make the show. This decision would not only harm countless jobs in the industry but render so much past creations as lost media. I'm hoping they reverse this decision for the sake of animators everywhere. [image]
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@megacharlie159
@megacharlie159
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@FanSaikocom Animate is used in many high-budget television cartoon productions, film and animation studios, game studios big and small, not to mention the 1000s of indie creators who still make use of it daily. Yes, people actually use it
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@davidtoons_
David Toons
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I'm sorry: Adobe Animate is getting WHAT and H U H??? [image]
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@megacharlie159
@megacharlie159
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I honestly have no words [image]
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@krisdobbinsart
Kris Dobbins
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Called and spoke with Adobe customer support and the guy told me Adobe is discontinuing Animate because apparently the company can't think of any new features to add to the program and they feel it's gotten stale. — So they're just GETTING RID OF IT???
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@ernie.tedium.co
Ernie Smith
on bluesky
Adobe will now kill the last vestiges of Flash. techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/a...
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r/mildlyinfuriating
r
on reddit
Adobe is planning to discontinue Animate NEXT MONTH
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r/animation
r
on reddit
Adobe animate is getting discontinued on March 1, 2026
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r/Piracy
r
on reddit
More reason to hate A.dobe and not supporting it
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r/technology
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on reddit
Adobe Animate is shutting down on March 1st as company focuses on AI.