🪦 Dead, then revived
Adobe Animate
Product killed · AI Pivot (Reversed) · shut down March 1, 2026
- Born
- Died
- Lifespan
- 30y 2m
- Cause of death
- AI Pivot (Reversed)
- Killed by
- Adobe
- Type
- App
Originally Macromedia Flash, then Adobe Flash Professional, then Adobe Animate. After 30 years, Adobe announced it would kill the app to refocus on AI tools. Intense backlash forced a reversal — Adobe put it on 'maintenance mode' instead, but no new features will be developed.