UPDATE: Following social media backlash over plans to shut down its 2D animation software Animate, Adobe has reversed course and decided to keep the service running. Instead of a complete shutdown, ...

When web developers moved on from the Flash plugin in the 2010s, Adobe kept the software used to make Flash animations alive under the name Adobe Animate. Not for much longer, though: Adobe announced ...

For 48 hours, the animation world felt like it was watching a classic cartoon character run off a cliff, only to realize there was no ground beneath its feet. On February 2, 2026, Adobe pulled the ...

For more than a quarter century, Adobe Animate, formerly known as Flash, has been a giant of 2D animation production. It facilitated TV series, indie shorts, advertising campaigns, educational media, ...

In response to the appearance of HTML 5, Adobe has made improvements such as HTML5 Canvas and WebGL compatibility to "Flash Professional CC" Flash content creation tool. However, it turned out that ...

With the Flash name now a liability in the tech world, Adobe announced today that it will kill the Flash name, in deference to the emergence of HTML5 as an online video standard, and reintroduce the ...

Adobe Animate offers simple tools to create smooth animation over a 2D canvas. The new features help improve the fluidity of the animation while giving you greater control over the end result. It’s ...

Pitted against Microsoft's efforts to crush Flash using its own copycat Silverlight platform, open source projects seeking to duplicate Flash for free, and Apple's efforts to create a mobile platform ...

On Monday, Adobe announced its intention to discontinue Animate in March. Following criticism, a U-turn occurred, but the tool will not be further developed. After an outcry from users, Adobe has at ...