Adobe withdraws end of sales and support for Adobe Animate, allowing existing and new users to continue using it



Adobe has retracted its announcement that sales of Adobe Animate will end on March 1, 2026, and has announced that it will continue to offer the app in maintenance mode.

Adobe Animate Learn & Support

https://helpx.adobe.com/support/animate.html

Adobe Animate maintenance mode FAQs
https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/maintenance-mode.html

Adobe announced the end of sales of Adobe Animate on February 2, 2026 local time.

Adobe discontinues sales of 2D animation software 'Adobe Animate' - GIGAZINE



Support for the enterprise version will also end on March 1, 2029, and access to FLA and XFL files will also be discontinued, causing confusion among animators and others who used Adobe Animate for work.

Updates on the Status of Adobe Animate : r/adobeanimate

https://www.reddit.com/r/adobeanimate/comments/1qv5yju/updates_on_the_status_of_adobe_animate/

However, on February 4th, two days after the announcement, Adobe retracted its previous statement and stated that Adobe Animate would continue to be available. According to the announcement, Adobe Animate would enter 'maintenance mode' for all users, and while support, security updates, and bug fixes would continue to be provided, no new features would be added.

By the way, Adobe Animate originated from FutureSplash Animator , which was released by FutureWave Software as animation creation software.

In 1996, Macromedia acquired FutureWave Software and developed it as 'Macromedia Flash.' After Adobe acquired Macromedia in 2005, it began to be sold as 'Adobe Flash' in 2007. In 2016, the name was changed to the current 'Adobe Animate.'

There was a browser plugin available separately from the production software, but support for it was discontinued at the end of 2020, ahead of the production software.

Adobe announces end of Flash Player updates and distribution, halting Flash at the end of 2020 - GIGAZINE


by Marco Paköeningrat

This process is clearly illustrated in a diagram posted by animator Eisaku Fukaya on X.



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