{"id":2260,"date":"2026-02-04T05:28:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T01:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/adobe-actually-wont-discontinue-animate\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T05:28:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T01:28:47","slug":"adobe-actually-wont-discontinue-animate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/adobe-actually-wont-discontinue-animate\/","title":{"rendered":"Adobe actually won\u2019t discontinue Animate"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Adobe\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Illustration by Alex Castro \/ The Verge\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/23624358\/acastro_STK124_04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Adobe is no longer planning to discontinue Adobe Animate on March 1st. In an FAQ, the company <a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/animate\/kb\/maintenance-mode.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">now says<\/a> that Animate will now be in maintenance mode and that it has \u00ab\u00a0no plans to\u202fdiscontinue or remove access\u00a0\u00bb to the app. Animate will still receive \u00ab\u00a0ongoing security and bug fixes\u00a0\u00bb and will still be available for \u00ab\u00a0both new and existing users,\u00a0\u00bb but it won&rsquo;t get new features. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Many creators <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/chikn_nuggit\/status\/2018448360521482395?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">expressed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Megacharlie159\/status\/2018396398614438381\" target=\"_blank\">frustration<\/a> after Adobe&rsquo;s original discontinuation announcement from Monday (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260202202634\/https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/animate\/kb\/end-of-life.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here&rsquo;s a Wayback Machine link<\/a>), and the application is still used by creators <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DAVID_FIRTH\/status\/2018426558264820186\" target=\"_blank\">like David Firth<\/a>, the person behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2018\/11\/30\/18119749\/salad-fingers-new-episode-december\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">animated web series <em>Salad Fingers<\/em><\/a>. Now, Adobe says that \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/873621\/adobe-animate-maintenance-mode-reverse-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adobe is no longer planning to discontinue Adobe Animate on March 1st. 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