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Mr.Yello Larva
Mr.Yello Larva
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January 29, 2024
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Older versions of adobe animate

I was wondering if there's anyway I can use an older version of adobe animate like 2021 or 2020. I'm more use to those versions honestly.

    gupta shivangi
    gupta shivangiCorrect answer
    Legend
    January 31, 2024

    Hi @Mr.Yello Larva,

    Adobe always advises using the latest versions of the application to make sure the bug fixes and new features are implemented.

    Regards,

    Shivangi 

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    jake44205058
    Participating Frequently
    January 15, 2025

    Mr.Yello Larva, 

    When navigating the cloud for newer, but previous incarnations of the software, the process is straightforward enough. Bear in mind, though, that these versions only go back so far. https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/using/install-previous-version.html?sa_src=AVA_JC_Bot-Eng-DISU.HowToDownload.PreviousVersion-SSWF10-CCI-Msg#sa_src=web-messaging  

    And as kglad mentions, truly legacy versions are available on prodesigntools.com

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    gupta shivangi
    gupta shivangiCorrect answer
    Legend
    January 31, 2024

    Hi @Mr.Yello Larva,

    Adobe always advises using the latest versions of the application to make sure the bug fixes and new features are implemented.

    Regards,

    Shivangi 

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    jake44205058
    Participating Frequently
    January 15, 2025

    Adobe always advises using the latest version of the application, but when the latest version of the appliccation is useless because it constantly crashes (Animate v.24), people need a viable alternative to get their work done. Where are the bug fixes? I am entirely unable to use the current version because there are no problems detected when I report crashes to Adobe and clearly no patches have been created. This is a known issue with v.24. 

    OP's question is whether there is a way to use (download) older versions of the software.  

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      kglad
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      kgladCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 15, 2025

      @jake44205058 

       

      animate v.24 has never crashed for me on win 10.  are you using a mac, and if so, does v 23 also crash?

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      kglad
      Community Expert
      kgladCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 29, 2024

      you can with an active subscription, but you can't currently download either.

       

      1. you can install the latest and 1 version prior versions using the cc desktop app. you must have a subscription because previous versions are not available with trials. other versions are revealed after clicking file preferences>apps>tick show older apps (at panel bottom).

      2. for versions cc 2019 and older, use prodesigntools.com*.

      3. for versions newer than cc 2019 but older than one previous version, contact adobe support for links**.

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      * most (but not all) adobe download links are available from prodesigntools.com. https://prodesigntools.com/adobe-direct-download-links.html

      follow the directions (esp, step 1)

      save the install file. it may not remain online.

      thank jim @ prodesigntools.com
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      ** this support is currently not available. ie, there's a significant gap (between 2019 and last year) in the available previous versions.

      opposition to this decision (to limit available previous versions) has been conveyed to adobe officials who are therefore aware of the problems caused by this policy. however, unless/until changes are made, nothing can be done to legally access these files.

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