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	===User documents forced into the cloud with no opt-out===		===User documents forced into the cloud with no opt-out===
	Some of Adobe's iPad applications, including, but not limited to, the digital painting application Adobe Fresco<ref>{{Cite web \|author=PaulaArtist2 \|date=2021-12-13 \|title=[How To] Save work locally / work offline \|url=https://community.adobe.com/t5/fresco-discussions/how-to-save-work-locally-work-offline/m-p/12390252 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222202234/https://community.adobe.com/questions-646/how-to-save-work-locally-work-offline-307290?postid=5880549#post5880549 \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026\|access-date=2025-09-22 \|website=Adobe Community}}</ref> and the document scanning application Adobe Scan<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Tagra \|first=Ria \|date=2021-06-14 \|title=Does Adobe Scan offer a way to not utilize the Adobe Cloud \|url=https://community.adobe.com/t5/adobe-scan-discussions/does-adobe-scan-offer-a-way-to-not-utilize-the-adobe-cloud/m-p/12104402 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222202347/https://community.adobe.com/questions-517/does-adobe-scan-offer-a-way-to-not-utilize-the-adobe-cloud-11536 \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026\|access-date=2025-09-22 \|website=Adobe Community}}</ref>, require an account to access and do not offer any option to opt out of syncing all documents created in these applications with Adobe's cloud servers. Similarly, the new non-Classic versions of Lightroom are fundamentally built around uploading all images to Adobe's cloud.		Some of Adobe's iPad applications, including, but not limited to, the digital painting application Adobe Fresco<ref>{{Cite web \|author=PaulaArtist2 \|date=2021-12-13 \|title=[How To] Save work locally / work offline \|url=https://community.adobe.com/t5/fresco-discussions/how-to-save-work-locally-work-offline/m-p/12390252 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222202234/https://community.adobe.com/questions-646/how-to-save-work-locally-work-offline-307290?postid=5880549#post5880549 \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026\|access-date=2025-09-22 \|website=Adobe Community}}</ref> and the document scanning application Adobe Scan<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Tagra \|first=Ria \|date=2021-06-14 \|title=Does Adobe Scan offer a way to not utilize the Adobe Cloud \|url=https://community.adobe.com/t5/adobe-scan-discussions/does-adobe-scan-offer-a-way-to-not-utilize-the-adobe-cloud/m-p/12104402 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222202347/https://community.adobe.com/questions-517/does-adobe-scan-offer-a-way-to-not-utilize-the-adobe-cloud-11536 \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026\|access-date=2025-09-22 \|website=Adobe Community}}</ref>, [[Forced account\|require an account]] to access and do not offer any option to opt out of syncing all documents created in these applications with Adobe's cloud servers. Similarly, the new non-Classic versions of Lightroom are fundamentally built around uploading all images to Adobe's cloud.

	There is no end-to-end encryption, i.e., Adobe has full access to all of these files. Disabling internet access allows the user to work offline, but any files created in the affected apps will immediately sync to the cloud in the background as soon as the device is connected to a network again.		There is no end-to-end encryption, i.e., Adobe has full access to all of these files. Disabling internet access allows the user to work offline, but any files created in the affected apps will immediately sync to the cloud in the background as soon as the device is connected to a network again.

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	===Data breaches===		===Data breaches===
	In 2013, Adobe disclosed a data breach affecting approximately 3 million customers. This number was later revised to approximately 38 million. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Finkle \|first=Jim \|date=29 Oct 2013 \|title=Adobe data breach more extensive than previously disclosed \|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/technology/adobe-data-breach-more-extensive-than-previously-disclosed-idUSBRE99S1DJ \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/rH59d \|archive-date=2026-01-23 \|website=Reuters}}</ref> This incident resulted in a $1,000,000 settlement and a commitment to implementing new security policies. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=15 Nov 2016 \|title=Adobe to Pay $1 Million, Update Security Policies to Resolve Multistate Investigation Into Data Breach \|url=https://www.mass.gov/news/adobe-to-pay-1-million-update-security-policies-to-resolve-multistate-investigation-into-data-breach \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250902031250/https://www.mass.gov/news/adobe-to-pay-1-million-update-security-policies-to-resolve-multistate-investigation-into-data-breach \|archive-date=2 Sep 2025\|website=mass.gov}}</ref> In 2019, researchers discovered that Adobe's Elasticsearch database was insecure, potentially exposing the information of approximately 7.5 million users. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Khandelwal \|first=Swati \|date=26 Oct 2019 \|title=Unsecured Adobe Server Exposes Data for 7.5 Million Creative Cloud Users \|url=https://thehackernews.com/2019/10/adobe-database-leaked.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~UfO7n~~ \|archive-date=~~12 Apr 2020~~}}</ref> Breaches impacting U.S. federal agencies and Adobe Commerce/Magento stores also occurred in 2023 and 2024, respectively. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=5 Dec 2023 \|title=Threat Actors Exploit Adobe ColdFusion CVE-2023-26360 for Initial Access to Government Servers \|url=https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa23-339a \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251021123615/https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa23-339a \|archive-date=21 Oct 2025\|website=cisa.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sansec Forensics Team \|date=1 Oct 2024 \|title=Thousands of Adobe Commerce stores hacked in competing CosmicSting campaigns \|url=https://sansec.io/research/cosmicsting-fallout \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251205154327/https://sansec.io/research/cosmicsting-fallout \|archive-date=5 Dec 2025\|website=sansec.io}}</ref>		In 2013, Adobe disclosed a data breach affecting approximately 3 million customers. This number was later revised to approximately 38 million. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Finkle \|first=Jim \|date=29 Oct 2013 \|title=Adobe data breach more extensive than previously disclosed \|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/technology/adobe-data-breach-more-extensive-than-previously-disclosed-idUSBRE99S1DJ \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/rH59d \|archive-date=2026-01-23 \|website=Reuters}}</ref> This incident resulted in a $1,000,000 settlement and a commitment to implementing new security policies. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=15 Nov 2016 \|title=Adobe to Pay $1 Million, Update Security Policies to Resolve Multistate Investigation Into Data Breach \|url=https://www.mass.gov/news/adobe-to-pay-1-million-update-security-policies-to-resolve-multistate-investigation-into-data-breach \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250902031250/https://www.mass.gov/news/adobe-to-pay-1-million-update-security-policies-to-resolve-multistate-investigation-into-data-breach \|archive-date=2 Sep 2025\|website=mass.gov}}</ref> In 2019, researchers discovered that Adobe's Elasticsearch database was insecure, potentially exposing the information of approximately 7.5 million users. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Khandelwal \|first=Swati \|date=26 Oct 2019 \|title=Unsecured Adobe Server Exposes Data for 7.5 Million Creative Cloud Users \|url=https://thehackernews.com/2019/10/adobe-database-leaked.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222202112/https://thehackernews.com/2019/10/adobe-database-leaked.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref> Breaches impacting U.S. federal agencies and Adobe Commerce/Magento stores also occurred in 2023 and 2024, respectively. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=5 Dec 2023 \|title=Threat Actors Exploit Adobe ColdFusion CVE-2023-26360 for Initial Access to Government Servers \|url=https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa23-339a \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251021123615/https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa23-339a \|archive-date=21 Oct 2025\|website=cisa.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sansec Forensics Team \|date=1 Oct 2024 \|title=Thousands of Adobe Commerce stores hacked in competing CosmicSting campaigns \|url=https://sansec.io/research/cosmicsting-fallout \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251205154327/https://sansec.io/research/cosmicsting-fallout \|archive-date=5 Dec 2025\|website=sansec.io}}</ref>

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
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	===User documents forced into the cloud with no opt-out===		===User documents forced into the cloud with no opt-out===
	Some of Adobe's iPad applications, including, but not limited to, the digital painting application Adobe Fresco<ref>{{Cite web \|author=PaulaArtist2 \|date=2021-12-13 \|title=[How To] Save work locally / work offline \|url=https://community.adobe.com/t5/fresco-discussions/how-to-save-work-locally-work-offline/m-p/12390252 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/~~WreAh~~ \|archive-date=~~5 Jan~~ 2026 \|access-date=2025-09-22 \|website=Adobe Community}}</ref> and the document scanning application Adobe Scan<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Tagra \|first=Ria \|date=2021-06-14 \|title=Does Adobe Scan offer a way to not utilize the Adobe Cloud \|url=https://community.adobe.com/t5/adobe-scan-discussions/does-adobe-scan-offer-a-way-to-not-utilize-the-adobe-cloud/m-p/12104402 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/~~cO5G1~~ \|archive-date=~~5 Jan~~ 2026 \|access-date=2025-09-22 \|website=Adobe Community}}</ref>, require an account to access and do not offer any option to opt out of syncing all documents created in these applications with Adobe's cloud servers. Similarly, the new non-Classic versions of Lightroom are fundamentally built around uploading all images to Adobe's cloud.		Some of Adobe's iPad applications, including, but not limited to, the digital painting application Adobe Fresco<ref>{{Cite web \|author=PaulaArtist2 \|date=2021-12-13 \|title=[How To] Save work locally / work offline \|url=https://community.adobe.com/t5/fresco-discussions/how-to-save-work-locally-work-offline/m-p/12390252 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222202234/https://community.adobe.com/questions-646/how-to-save-work-locally-work-offline-307290?postid=5880549#post5880549 \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026\|access-date=2025-09-22 \|website=Adobe Community}}</ref> and the document scanning application Adobe Scan<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Tagra \|first=Ria \|date=2021-06-14 \|title=Does Adobe Scan offer a way to not utilize the Adobe Cloud \|url=https://community.adobe.com/t5/adobe-scan-discussions/does-adobe-scan-offer-a-way-to-not-utilize-the-adobe-cloud/m-p/12104402 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222202347/https://community.adobe.com/questions-517/does-adobe-scan-offer-a-way-to-not-utilize-the-adobe-cloud-11536 \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026\|access-date=2025-09-22 \|website=Adobe Community}}</ref>, require an account to access and do not offer any option to opt out of syncing all documents created in these applications with Adobe's cloud servers. Similarly, the new non-Classic versions of Lightroom are fundamentally built around uploading all images to Adobe's cloud.

	There is no end-to-end encryption, i.e., Adobe has full access to all of these files. Disabling internet access allows the user to work offline, but any files created in the affected apps will immediately sync to the cloud in the background as soon as the device is connected to a network again.		There is no end-to-end encryption, i.e., Adobe has full access to all of these files. Disabling internet access allows the user to work offline, but any files created in the affected apps will immediately sync to the cloud in the background as soon as the device is connected to a network again.
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	We thank you for being an Animate user and a valued Creative Cloud member,		We thank you for being an Animate user and a valued Creative Cloud member,

	The Creative Cloud Team</blockquote>The e-mail contained a link to a now-deleted help article, stating that the reason for this was their belief that "as technologies evolve, new platforms and paradigms emerge that better serve the needs of the users." New customers would no longer be able to download Animate after March 1, 2026, and existing customers would have until March 1, 2027 to download the software that they had paid for. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-02 \|title=Animate End of Life FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260203121443/https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|archive-date=2026-02-03 \|access-date=2026-02-15 \|website=Adobe Help Center}}</ref> This means that users who purchased licenses to use Adobe Animate had the ability to download that software taken from them despite paying for a license to do so. However, after backlash from artists using the software, Adobe backtracked and stated that Animate would be in "maintenance mode", claiming that they will provide security fixes for the software but no new features. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe Animate maintenance mode FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/maintenance-mode.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-04 \|website=Adobe Help Center \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260205042636/https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/maintenance-mode.html \|archive-date=5 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Smith \|first=Felecia \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe will discontinue its Animate software after 25 years \|url=https://www.technobezz.com/news/adobe-will-discontinue-its-animate-software-after-25-years-2026-02-03-zg2t \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.is/~~pOiuR~~ \|archive-date=2026~~-02-04~~ \|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=technobezz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preran \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Update on the status of Adobe Animate \|url=https://community.adobe.com/announcements-539/update-on-the-status-of-adobe-animate-1548459 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222061248/https://community.adobe.com/announcements-539/update-on-the-status-of-adobe-animate-1548459 \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026\|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=Adobe Community}}</ref>		The Creative Cloud Team</blockquote>The e-mail contained a link to a now-deleted help article, stating that the reason for this was their belief that "as technologies evolve, new platforms and paradigms emerge that better serve the needs of the users." New customers would no longer be able to download Animate after March 1, 2026, and existing customers would have until March 1, 2027 to download the software that they had paid for. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-02 \|title=Animate End of Life FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260203121443/https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|archive-date=2026-02-03 \|access-date=2026-02-15 \|website=Adobe Help Center}}</ref> This means that users who purchased licenses to use Adobe Animate had the ability to download that software taken from them despite paying for a license to do so. However, after backlash from artists using the software, Adobe backtracked and stated that Animate would be in "maintenance mode", claiming that they will provide security fixes for the software but no new features. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe Animate maintenance mode FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/maintenance-mode.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-04 \|website=Adobe Help Center \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260205042636/https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/maintenance-mode.html \|archive-date=5 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Smith \|first=Felecia \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe will discontinue its Animate software after 25 years \|url=https://www.technobezz.com/news/adobe-will-discontinue-its-animate-software-after-25-years-2026-02-03-zg2t \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222202542/https://www.technobezz.com/news/adobe-will-discontinue-its-animate-software-after-25-years-2026-02-03-zg2t \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026\|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=technobezz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preran \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Update on the status of Adobe Animate \|url=https://community.adobe.com/announcements-539/update-on-the-status-of-adobe-animate-1548459 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222061248/https://community.adobe.com/announcements-539/update-on-the-status-of-adobe-animate-1548459 \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026\|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=Adobe Community}}</ref>

	==Products==		==Products==

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	We thank you for being an Animate user and a valued Creative Cloud member,		We thank you for being an Animate user and a valued Creative Cloud member,

	The Creative Cloud Team</blockquote>The e-mail contained a link to a now-deleted help article, stating that the reason for this was their belief that "as technologies evolve, new platforms and paradigms emerge that better serve the needs of the users." New customers would no longer be able to download Animate after March 1, 2026, and existing customers would have until March 1, 2027 to download the software that they had paid for. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-02 \|title=Animate End of Life FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260203121443/https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|archive-date=2026-02-03 \|access-date=2026-02-15 \|website=Adobe Help Center}}</ref> This means that users who purchased licenses to use Adobe Animate had the ability to download that software taken from them despite paying for a license to do so. However, after backlash from artists using the software, Adobe backtracked and stated that Animate would be in "maintenance mode", claiming that they will provide security fixes for the software but no new features. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe Animate maintenance mode FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/maintenance-mode.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-04 \|website=Adobe Help Center ~~\|url-status=live~~ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260205042636/https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/maintenance-mode.html \|archive-date=5 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Smith \|first=Felecia \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe will discontinue its Animate software after 25 years \|url=https://www.technobezz.com/news/adobe-will-discontinue-its-animate-software-after-25-years-2026-02-03-zg2t \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/pOiuR \|archive-date=2026-02-04 \|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=technobezz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preran \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Update on the status of Adobe Animate \|url=https://community.adobe.com/announcements-539/update-on-the-status-of-adobe-animate-1548459 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/HQgK0 \|archive-date=2026-02-04 \|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=Adobe Community}}</ref>		The Creative Cloud Team</blockquote>The e-mail contained a link to a now-deleted help article, stating that the reason for this was their belief that "as technologies evolve, new platforms and paradigms emerge that better serve the needs of the users." New customers would no longer be able to download Animate after March 1, 2026, and existing customers would have until March 1, 2027 to download the software that they had paid for. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-02 \|title=Animate End of Life FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260203121443/https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|archive-date=2026-02-03 \|access-date=2026-02-15 \|website=Adobe Help Center}}</ref> This means that users who purchased licenses to use Adobe Animate had the ability to download that software taken from them despite paying for a license to do so. However, after backlash from artists using the software, Adobe backtracked and stated that Animate would be in "maintenance mode", claiming that they will provide security fixes for the software but no new features. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe Animate maintenance mode FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/maintenance-mode.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-04 \|website=Adobe Help Center \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260205042636/https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/maintenance-mode.html \|archive-date=5 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Smith \|first=Felecia \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe will discontinue its Animate software after 25 years \|url=https://www.technobezz.com/news/adobe-will-discontinue-its-animate-software-after-25-years-2026-02-03-zg2t \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/pOiuR \|archive-date=2026-02-04 \|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=technobezz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preran \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Update on the status of Adobe Animate \|url=https://community.adobe.com/announcements-539/update-on-the-status-of-adobe-animate-1548459 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/HQgK0 \|archive-date=2026-02-04 \|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=Adobe Community}}</ref>

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	The Creative Cloud Team</blockquote>The e-mail contained a link to a now-deleted help article, stating that the reason for this was their belief that "as technologies evolve, new platforms and paradigms emerge that better serve the needs of the users." New customers would no longer be able to download Animate after March 1, 2026, and existing customers would have until March 1, 2027 to download the software that they had paid for. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-02 \|title=Animate End of Life FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260203121443/https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|archive-date=02 ~~Feb 2026~~ \|access-date=2026-02-04 \|website=Adobe Help Center}}</ref> This means that users who purchased licenses to use Adobe Animate had the ability to download that software taken from them despite paying for a license to do so. However, after backlash from artists using the software, Adobe backtracked and stated that Animate would be in "maintenance mode", claiming that they will provide security fixes for the software but no new features. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe Animate maintenance mode FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/maintenance-mode.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-04 \|website=Adobe Help Center \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260205042636/https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/maintenance-mode.html \|archive-date=5 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Smith \|first=Felecia \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe will discontinue its Animate software after 25 years \|url=https://www.technobezz.com/news/adobe-will-discontinue-its-animate-software-after-25-years-2026-02-03-zg2t \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/pOiuR \|archive-date=2026-02-04 \|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=technobezz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preran \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Update on the status of Adobe Animate \|url=https://community.adobe.com/announcements-539/update-on-the-status-of-adobe-animate-1548459 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/HQgK0 \|archive-date=2026-02-04 \|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=Adobe Community}}</ref>		The Creative Cloud Team</blockquote>The e-mail contained a link to a now-deleted help article, stating that the reason for this was their belief that "as technologies evolve, new platforms and paradigms emerge that better serve the needs of the users." New customers would no longer be able to download Animate after March 1, 2026, and existing customers would have until March 1, 2027 to download the software that they had paid for. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-02 \|title=Animate End of Life FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260203121443/https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|archive-date=2026-02-03 \|access-date=2026-02-15 \|website=Adobe Help Center}}</ref> This means that users who purchased licenses to use Adobe Animate had the ability to download that software taken from them despite paying for a license to do so. However, after backlash from artists using the software, Adobe backtracked and stated that Animate would be in "maintenance mode", claiming that they will provide security fixes for the software but no new features. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe Animate maintenance mode FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/maintenance-mode.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-04 \|website=Adobe Help Center \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260205042636/https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/maintenance-mode.html \|archive-date=5 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Smith \|first=Felecia \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe will discontinue its Animate software after 25 years \|url=https://www.technobezz.com/news/adobe-will-discontinue-its-animate-software-after-25-years-2026-02-03-zg2t \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/pOiuR \|archive-date=2026-02-04 \|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=technobezz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preran \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Update on the status of Adobe Animate \|url=https://community.adobe.com/announcements-539/update-on-the-status-of-adobe-animate-1548459 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/HQgK0 \|archive-date=2026-02-04 \|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=Adobe Community}}</ref>

	==Products==		==Products==

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	The Creative Cloud Team</blockquote>The e-mail contained a link to a now-deleted help article, stating that the reason for this was their belief that "as technologies evolve, new platforms and paradigms emerge that better serve the needs of the users." New customers would no longer be able to download Animate after March 1, 2026, and existing customers would have until March 1, 2027 to download the software that they had paid for. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-02 \|title=Animate End of Life FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260203121443/https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|archive-date=2026~~-02-02~~ \|access-date=2026-02-04 \|website=Adobe Help Center}}</ref> This means that users who purchased licenses to use Adobe Animate had the ability to download that software taken from them despite paying for a license to do so. However, after backlash from artists using the software, Adobe backtracked and stated that Animate would be in "maintenance mode", claiming that they will provide security fixes for the software but no new features. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe Animate maintenance mode FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/maintenance-mode.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-04 \|website=Adobe Help Center \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260205042636/https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/maintenance-mode.html \|archive-date=5 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Smith \|first=Felecia \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe will discontinue its Animate software after 25 years \|url=https://www.technobezz.com/news/adobe-will-discontinue-its-animate-software-after-25-years-2026-02-03-zg2t \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/pOiuR \|archive-date=2026-02-04 \|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=technobezz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preran \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Update on the status of Adobe Animate \|url=https://community.adobe.com/announcements-539/update-on-the-status-of-adobe-animate-1548459 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/HQgK0 \|archive-date=2026-02-04 \|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=Adobe Community}}</ref>		The Creative Cloud Team</blockquote>The e-mail contained a link to a now-deleted help article, stating that the reason for this was their belief that "as technologies evolve, new platforms and paradigms emerge that better serve the needs of the users." New customers would no longer be able to download Animate after March 1, 2026, and existing customers would have until March 1, 2027 to download the software that they had paid for. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-02 \|title=Animate End of Life FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260203121443/https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|archive-date=02 Feb 2026 \|access-date=2026-02-04 \|website=Adobe Help Center}}</ref> This means that users who purchased licenses to use Adobe Animate had the ability to download that software taken from them despite paying for a license to do so. However, after backlash from artists using the software, Adobe backtracked and stated that Animate would be in "maintenance mode", claiming that they will provide security fixes for the software but no new features. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe Animate maintenance mode FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/maintenance-mode.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-04 \|website=Adobe Help Center \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260205042636/https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/maintenance-mode.html \|archive-date=5 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Smith \|first=Felecia \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe will discontinue its Animate software after 25 years \|url=https://www.technobezz.com/news/adobe-will-discontinue-its-animate-software-after-25-years-2026-02-03-zg2t \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/pOiuR \|archive-date=2026-02-04 \|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=technobezz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preran \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Update on the status of Adobe Animate \|url=https://community.adobe.com/announcements-539/update-on-the-status-of-adobe-animate-1548459 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/HQgK0 \|archive-date=2026-02-04 \|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=Adobe Community}}</ref>

	==Products==		==Products==

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	The Creative Cloud Team</blockquote>The e-mail contained a link to a now-deleted help article, stating that the reason for this was their belief that "as technologies evolve, new platforms and paradigms emerge that better serve the needs of the users." New customers would no longer be able to download Animate after March 1, 2026, and existing customers would have until March 1, 2027 to download the software that they had paid for. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-02 \|title=Animate End of Life FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260203121443/https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|archive-date=2026-02-02 \|access-date=2026-02-04 \|website=Adobe Help Center}}</ref> This means that users who purchased licenses to use Adobe Animate had the ability to download that software taken from them despite paying for a license to do so. However, after backlash from artists using the software, Adobe backtracked and stated that Animate would be in "maintenance mode", claiming that they will provide security fixes for the software but no new features. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe Animate maintenance mode FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/maintenance-mode.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-04 \|website=Adobe Help Center}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Smith \|first=Felecia \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe will discontinue its Animate software after 25 years \|url=https://www.technobezz.com/news/adobe-will-discontinue-its-animate-software-after-25-years-2026-02-03-zg2t \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/pOiuR \|archive-date=2026-02-04 \|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=technobezz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preran \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Update on the status of Adobe Animate \|url=https://community.adobe.com/announcements-539/update-on-the-status-of-adobe-animate-1548459 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/HQgK0 \|archive-date=2026-02-04 \|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=Adobe Community}}</ref>		The Creative Cloud Team</blockquote>The e-mail contained a link to a now-deleted help article, stating that the reason for this was their belief that "as technologies evolve, new platforms and paradigms emerge that better serve the needs of the users." New customers would no longer be able to download Animate after March 1, 2026, and existing customers would have until March 1, 2027 to download the software that they had paid for. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-02 \|title=Animate End of Life FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260203121443/https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|archive-date=2026-02-02 \|access-date=2026-02-04 \|website=Adobe Help Center}}</ref> This means that users who purchased licenses to use Adobe Animate had the ability to download that software taken from them despite paying for a license to do so. However, after backlash from artists using the software, Adobe backtracked and stated that Animate would be in "maintenance mode", claiming that they will provide security fixes for the software but no new features. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe Animate maintenance mode FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/maintenance-mode.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-04 \|website=Adobe Help Center \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260205042636/https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/maintenance-mode.html \|archive-date=5 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Smith \|first=Felecia \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe will discontinue its Animate software after 25 years \|url=https://www.technobezz.com/news/adobe-will-discontinue-its-animate-software-after-25-years-2026-02-03-zg2t \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/pOiuR \|archive-date=2026-02-04 \|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=technobezz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preran \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Update on the status of Adobe Animate \|url=https://community.adobe.com/announcements-539/update-on-the-status-of-adobe-animate-1548459 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/HQgK0 \|archive-date=2026-02-04 \|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=Adobe Community}}</ref>

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	*{{cite web \|author=((Wikipedia contributors)) \|date=2025-02-03 \|title=Adobe Inc. \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adobe_Inc.&oldid=1273676016 \|access-date=2025-02-06 \|website=Wikipedia}}		*{{cite web \|author=((Wikipedia contributors)) \|date=2025-02-03 \|title=Adobe Inc. \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adobe_Inc.&oldid=1273676016 \|access-date=2025-02-06 \|website=Wikipedia \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708192927/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adobe_Inc.&oldid=1273676016 \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}
	*{{cite web \|last=Rossmann \|first=Louis \|title=Adobe roofies all of their customers \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXxMCm941WA \|date=2024-06-07 \|website=YouTube \|access-date=2025-01-15}}		*{{cite web \|last=Rossmann \|first=Louis \|title=Adobe roofies all of their customers \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXxMCm941WA \|date=2024-06-07 \|website=YouTube \|access-date=2025-01-15 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251119014714/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXxMCm941WA \|archive-date=19 Nov 2025}}

	[[Category:Adobe]]		[[Category:Adobe]]

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	===Lack of ownership===		===Lack of ownership===
	In 2013, Adobe switched from a perpetual license model to a subscription model (Creative Cloud).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Cunningham \|first=Andrew \|date=2013-05-06 \|title=Adobe’s Creative Suite is dead, long live the Creative Cloud \|url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/05/adobes-creative-suite-is-dead-long-live-the-creative-cloud/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/cxcNR \|archive-date=16 Jun 2013 \|access-date=2025-09-30 \|website=Ars Technica}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Campbell-Dollaghan \|first=Kelsey \|date=2013-05-06 \|title=Say Goodbye to Creative Suite: Adobe CS Is Now Creative Cloud \|url=https://gizmodo.com/say-goodbye-to-creative-suite-adobe-rebrands-cs-as-cre-493155052 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/0LcBS \|archive-date=16 Jun 2013 \|access-date=2025-05-06 \|website=Gizmodo}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|date=2013-05-06 \|title=Adobe heralds subscription-only future for Photoshop and Creative Suite \|url=~~http~~://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/05/06/Adobe-kills-perpetual-licenses-as-creative-suite-moves-to-creative-cloud-cc \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622072403/~~http~~://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/05/06/Adobe-kills-perpetual-licenses-as-creative-suite-moves-to-creative-cloud-cc \|archive-date=2013-06-22 \|access-date=2025-09-30 \|website=Digital Photography Review}}</ref>		In 2013, Adobe switched from a perpetual license model to a subscription model (Creative Cloud).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Cunningham \|first=Andrew \|date=2013-05-06 \|title=Adobe’s Creative Suite is dead, long live the Creative Cloud \|url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/05/adobes-creative-suite-is-dead-long-live-the-creative-cloud/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/cxcNR \|archive-date=16 Jun 2013 \|access-date=2025-09-30 \|website=Ars Technica}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Campbell-Dollaghan \|first=Kelsey \|date=2013-05-06 \|title=Say Goodbye to Creative Suite: Adobe CS Is Now Creative Cloud \|url=https://gizmodo.com/say-goodbye-to-creative-suite-adobe-rebrands-cs-as-cre-493155052 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/0LcBS \|archive-date=16 Jun 2013 \|access-date=2025-05-06 \|website=Gizmodo}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|date=2013-05-06 \|title=Adobe heralds subscription-only future for Photoshop and Creative Suite \|url=https://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/05/06/Adobe-kills-perpetual-licenses-as-creative-suite-moves-to-creative-cloud-cc \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622072403/https://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/05/06/Adobe-kills-perpetual-licenses-as-creative-suite-moves-to-creative-cloud-cc \|archive-date=2013-06-22 \|access-date=2025-09-30 \|website=Digital Photography Review}}</ref>

	===Proprietary file formats===		===Proprietary file formats===

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	===Adobe Animate discontinuation===		===Adobe Animate discontinuation===
	On February 2, 2026, Adobe announced that Adobe Animate, formerly the Adobe Flash Professional series of apps, was announced to be discontinued starting March 1, 2026. ~~According~~ to a now-deleted help article, the ~~stated~~ reason for this was their belief that "as technologies evolve, new platforms and paradigms emerge that better serve the needs of the users." ~~This meant that new~~ customers would no longer be able to download Animate after March 1, 2026, and existing customers would have until March 1, 2027 to download the software that they had paid for. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-02 \|title=Animate End of Life FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260203121443/https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|archive-date=2026-02-02 \|access-date=2026-02-04 \|website=Adobe Help Center}}</ref> This means that users who purchased licenses to use Adobe Animate had the ability to download that software taken from them despite paying for a license to do so. However, after backlash from artists using the software, Adobe backtracked and stated that Animate would be in "maintenance mode", claiming that they will provide security fixes for the software but no new features. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe Animate maintenance mode FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/maintenance-mode.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-04 \|website=Adobe Help Center}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Smith \|first=Felecia \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe will discontinue its Animate software after 25 years \|url=https://www.technobezz.com/news/adobe-will-discontinue-its-animate-software-after-25-years-2026-02-03-zg2t \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/pOiuR \|archive-date=2026-02-04 \|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=technobezz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preran \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Update on the status of Adobe Animate \|url=https://community.adobe.com/announcements-539/update-on-the-status-of-adobe-animate-1548459 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/HQgK0 \|archive-date=2026-02-04 \|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=Adobe Community}}</ref>		On February 2, 2026, Adobe announced to users via e-mail that Adobe Animate, formerly the Adobe Flash Professional series of apps, was announced to be discontinued starting March 1, 2026. The full text of the e-mail reads as follows: <blockquote>We’re contacting you to let you know that Adobe will be discontinuing Adobe Animate on March 1, 2026. As an existing Animate user, you may continue to use Animate, but please note that technical support will no longer be available after March 1, 2027.

			Please note that access to your Animate files and project data will end on March 1, 2027. To ensure a smooth transition, we encourage you to export your Animate FLA and XFL files to other formats such as SWF, SVG, and MP4 files before this date.

			Customers with a Creative Cloud Pro plan can use other apps to replace some Animate functionality, including Adobe Express Premium for quick creation of animated videos and graphics and Adobe After Effects for more complex keyframe animation using the Puppet tool. All Creative Cloud members can also use free animation presets in Adobe Express to animate text, images, and design elements.

			For more information about the discontinuation of Adobe Animate, review this Adobe Help Center article. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Adobe Support.

			We thank you for being an Animate user and a valued Creative Cloud member,

			The Creative Cloud Team</blockquote>The e-mail contained a link to a now-deleted help article, stating that the reason for this was their belief that "as technologies evolve, new platforms and paradigms emerge that better serve the needs of the users." New customers would no longer be able to download Animate after March 1, 2026, and existing customers would have until March 1, 2027 to download the software that they had paid for. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-02 \|title=Animate End of Life FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260203121443/https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|archive-date=2026-02-02 \|access-date=2026-02-04 \|website=Adobe Help Center}}</ref> This means that users who purchased licenses to use Adobe Animate had the ability to download that software taken from them despite paying for a license to do so. However, after backlash from artists using the software, Adobe backtracked and stated that Animate would be in "maintenance mode", claiming that they will provide security fixes for the software but no new features. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe Animate maintenance mode FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/maintenance-mode.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-04 \|website=Adobe Help Center}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Smith \|first=Felecia \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe will discontinue its Animate software after 25 years \|url=https://www.technobezz.com/news/adobe-will-discontinue-its-animate-software-after-25-years-2026-02-03-zg2t \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/pOiuR \|archive-date=2026-02-04 \|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=technobezz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preran \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Update on the status of Adobe Animate \|url=https://community.adobe.com/announcements-539/update-on-the-status-of-adobe-animate-1548459 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/HQgK0 \|archive-date=2026-02-04 \|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=Adobe Community}}</ref>

	==Products==		==Products==

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	===Adobe Animate discontinuation===		===Adobe Animate discontinuation===
	On February 2, 2026, Adobe announced that Adobe Animate, formerly the Adobe Flash Professional series of apps, was announced to be discontinued starting March 1, 2026. This would have ~~prevented further downloads~~. This means that users who purchased licenses to use Adobe Animate had the ability to download that software taken from them despite paying for a license to do so. However, after backlash from artists using the software, Adobe backtracked and stated that Animate would be in "maintenance mode". <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Smith \|first=Felecia \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe will discontinue its Animate software after 25 years \|url=https://www.technobezz.com/news/adobe-will-discontinue-its-animate-software-after-25-years-2026-02-03-zg2t \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/pOiuR \|archive-date=2026-02-04 \|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=technobezz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preran \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Update on the status of Adobe Animate \|url=https://community.adobe.com/announcements-539/update-on-the-status-of-adobe-animate-1548459 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/HQgK0 \|archive-date=2026-02-04 \|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=Adobe Community}}</ref>		On February 2, 2026, Adobe announced that Adobe Animate, formerly the Adobe Flash Professional series of apps, was announced to be discontinued starting March 1, 2026. According to a now-deleted help article, the stated reason for this was their belief that "as technologies evolve, new platforms and paradigms emerge that better serve the needs of the users." This meant that new customers would no longer be able to download Animate after March 1, 2026, and existing customers would have until March 1, 2027 to download the software that they had paid for. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-02 \|title=Animate End of Life FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260203121443/https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/end-of-life.html \|archive-date=2026-02-02 \|access-date=2026-02-04 \|website=Adobe Help Center}}</ref> This means that users who purchased licenses to use Adobe Animate had the ability to download that software taken from them despite paying for a license to do so. However, after backlash from artists using the software, Adobe backtracked and stated that Animate would be in "maintenance mode", claiming that they will provide security fixes for the software but no new features. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe Animate maintenance mode FAQs \|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/maintenance-mode.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-04 \|website=Adobe Help Center}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Smith \|first=Felecia \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Adobe will discontinue its Animate software after 25 years \|url=https://www.technobezz.com/news/adobe-will-discontinue-its-animate-software-after-25-years-2026-02-03-zg2t \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/pOiuR \|archive-date=2026-02-04 \|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=technobezz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preran \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=Update on the status of Adobe Animate \|url=https://community.adobe.com/announcements-539/update-on-the-status-of-adobe-animate-1548459 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/HQgK0 \|archive-date=2026-02-04 \|access-date=2026-02-03 \|website=Adobe Community}}</ref>

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