Adobe Animate: End of Life and Support Timeline

This news is beyond devastating, and suggests to me that either Adobe have no idea what this tool means to its community of users, or they know, but they're simply not interested.

You do not offer any single tool that replicates the vector animation environment I have been using since 2000. The fact that I can deliver quality animation so quickly with Animate is the sole reason that no other software has ever really got a look in. My entire animation process is deeply imbedded in Animate's idiosyncrasies. Of course, it is not perfect, but I genuinely don't see what I would use instead at this late stage in my career. 

Flash made animation accessible at the start of my career, and with the removal of its successor, you have once again made it a difficult industry to enter. 

I beg you to consider reversing this decision, or finding a way to make the software available on license to those who depend on it for as long as they continue to need it.

这是一件可怕的事情。出售并继续发展会更好;在手里腐烂真是太浪费了。

This is so so sad - i dont know what to say. We have spent 15 years. built up a huge library of content which is suddenly not going to open. 

This is so so sad. We used Adobe animate since the year 2002-2003. We have built apps using adobe air. And have so much animation content done using adobe animate. 

And suddenly just access is switched off. This is not fair. Why don’t you sell off animate or let Harmann manage it like they are managing adobe air. Or like everyone saying dont update it and just let it run for few more years. Give us atleast 5 years to switch. 

Or opensource it. 

I have less hopes on anyone hearing this plea. SO much of our content is built in this and we cannot even open it… 

Sad to see it go away. Are you going to consider this in subscription price of Creative Cloud All Apps?

I forget you please don’t discontinue adobe animate how why every time I need adobe animate really bad so will you not discontinuing Adobe Animate, I need it is very important files are in there also in my USB drive so will you not discontinue Adobe Animate please? also please keep it forever please? I need also is in creative cloud pro plan will you not Adobe Animate please? also, adobe animate is 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐stars for me 😫also please do not discontinue the adobe animate I love it so please announce do not discontinue adobe animate please?  do not discontinue adobe animate please it for me very important to me. do not discontinue adobe animate please? Please reconsider your decision to not discontinue this product for good. 

Middle school digital media teacher here. Every single one of my classes is currently working on projects in Adobe Animate. This is one more example of Adobe sacrificing artistic creativity to AI. I will be pushing my district to move away from Adobe products and toward applications that center on creators.

Ok I need an explanation if Adobe animate is shutting down what the heck is going to happen to all my life’s saved on my usb’s I even have unfinished projects what is going to happen in my next monthly pay? I've payed this plan fair and square 

As someone who has just begun to grasp and build a passion for animation, using Animate, this is such a slap in the face. As a company that specializes in “creative” software, it’s extremely evident you all couldn’t care less for the creatives that pay your subscription fees. 

I’ll be canceling my entire “creative” cloud subscription as soon as I get my projects off. I’d much rather spend my money supporting software developers that actually care about the future of human made arts, not this constant “the future is AI” dribble.  

What is the rationale behind this?? You are literally cutting off a lifeline for a lot of creatives! I have been using Macromedia flash since it started and continued with Animate throughout. When the industry itself is collapsing on all of us, I get to live off the little gigs and client base I worked so hard for, for years! I have developed a pipeline, endless libraries and tons of IP’s that I am in the process of developing. Now, you are telling us we have one year to get our shit together??! IF you don’t want to support this product, then by all means, just forget it! we don’t need updates! we don’t need any technical support! let it be but let us continue using it! You are nothing but A bunch of greedy selfish mongers who only think of profit!! I pay for the premium subscription but mainly for Animate. Once it  is gone, the whole subscription is gone as well!