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 better serve the needs of the users."
Users have until March 1st, 2027 (or March 1st, 2029 for enterprise customers) to access and download files from Animate, as they'll no longer be available after this time. The app will be available to download until those deadlines, and Adobe will continue providing support during that period.
Adobe Animate's history dates back to 1996, when FutureWave Software launched the vector graphics application, ori …
