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===Adobe attempted to discontinue Adobe Animate (''2026)''<!-- Include sent mail in main article please, it is way too long. Putting it in this comment as easy preservation. 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 -->=== | ===Adobe attempted to discontinue Adobe Animate (''2026)''<!-- Include sent mail in main article please, it is way too long. Putting it in this comment as easy preservation. 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 -->=== | ||
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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. They stated 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 could not download Adobe Animate in time had the software taken from them despite paying for a license | 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. They stated 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 could not download Adobe Animate in time had the software taken from them despite paying for a license. However, after backlash from people still 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 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260205042636/https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/maintenance-mode.html |archive-date=5 Feb 2026 |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=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> | ||
===FTC Lawsuit over hidden fees in subscription plans (''2024 - 2026'')=== | ===FTC Lawsuit over hidden fees in subscription plans (''2024 - 2026'')=== | ||
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Adobe has been accused of using user information for the purpose of training artificial intelligence. In 2024, Adobe updated its Terms of Service, granting itself a "non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license" to users' content. This grants Adobe permission to reproduce, distribute, create derivative works from, publicly display, publicly perform, and sublicense their users' content.<ref name="tos-sec4.2">{{Cite web |date=2024-06-18 |title=Adobe General Terms of Use |url=https://www.adobe.com/legal/terms.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250216212938/https://www.adobe.com/legal/terms.html |archive-date=2025-02-16 |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Adobe}}</ref> This change raises concerns over conflicts with existing non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and intellectual property rights. Users were required to accept the new Terms of Service to access their previously stored content.{{Citation needed|date=29 Mar 2026}}<ref name="entrepreneur">{{Cite web |last=Shibu |first=Sherin |date=2024-06-06 |title=Adobe Photoshop Users Are Outraged at the Company's New Terms: 'Am I Reading This Right?' |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/adobe-new-terms-for-photoshop-illustrator-infuriates-users/475273 |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Entrepreneur}}</ref><ref name="adobe-blog-june10">{{Cite web |date=2024-06-10 |title=Here's what to know about Adobe's Terms of Use updates |url=https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2024/06/10/updating-adobes-terms-of-use |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Adobe Blog}}</ref> | Adobe has been accused of using user information for the purpose of training artificial intelligence. In 2024, Adobe updated its Terms of Service, granting itself a "non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license" to users' content. This grants Adobe permission to reproduce, distribute, create derivative works from, publicly display, publicly perform, and sublicense their users' content.<ref name="tos-sec4.2">{{Cite web |date=2024-06-18 |title=Adobe General Terms of Use |url=https://www.adobe.com/legal/terms.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250216212938/https://www.adobe.com/legal/terms.html |archive-date=2025-02-16 |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Adobe}}</ref> This change raises concerns over conflicts with existing non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and intellectual property rights. Users were required to accept the new Terms of Service to access their previously stored content.{{Citation needed|date=29 Mar 2026}}<ref name="entrepreneur">{{Cite web |last=Shibu |first=Sherin |date=2024-06-06 |title=Adobe Photoshop Users Are Outraged at the Company's New Terms: 'Am I Reading This Right?' |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/adobe-new-terms-for-photoshop-illustrator-infuriates-users/475273 |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Entrepreneur}}</ref><ref name="adobe-blog-june10">{{Cite web |date=2024-06-10 |title=Here's what to know about Adobe's Terms of Use updates |url=https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2024/06/10/updating-adobes-terms-of-use |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Adobe Blog}}</ref> | ||
Adobe has stated that it does not use user content to train generative AI, but Adobe may use it for improving its machine learning systems, with an opt-out available | Adobe has stated that it does not use user content to train generative AI, but Adobe may use it for improving its machine learning systems, with an opt-out available However, no opt-out option was presented during acceptance of the Terms of Service.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arntz |first=Pieter |date=12 Jun 2024 |title=Adobe clarifies Terms of Service change, says it doesn’t train AI on customer content |url=https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/06/no-ai-training-in-newly-distrusted-terms-of-service-adobe-says |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260317232430/https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/06/no-ai-training-in-newly-distrusted-terms-of-service-adobe-says |archive-date=17 Mar 2026 |access-date=2026-05-14 |website=Malwarebytes {{!}} Labs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Adobe Communications Team |date=2024-06-06 |title=A clarification on Adobe Terms of Use |url=https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2024/06/06/clarification-adobe-terms-of-use |url-status=live |access-date=2026-05-14 |website=Adobe Blog}}</ref> | ||
===User information leaks and data breaches (''2013 & 2019'')=== | ===User information leaks and data breaches (''2013 & 2019'')=== | ||
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Adobe initially distributed its software with perpetual licenses, allowing its users to make a one-time payment to own and access a specific application or, through Adobe's Creative Suite, a collection of applications. In 2011, Adobe introduced Creative Cloud, a subscription service that provides users with access to individual applications or multiple applications for a monthly or yearly fee. In 2013, Adobe discontinued Creative Suite.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> | Adobe initially distributed its software with perpetual licenses, allowing its users to make a one-time payment to own and access a specific application or, through Adobe's Creative Suite, a collection of applications. In 2011, Adobe introduced Creative Cloud, a subscription service that provides users with access to individual applications or multiple applications for a monthly or yearly fee. In 2013, Adobe discontinued Creative Suite.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> | ||
As of 2025, the only means to access up-to-date versions of many Adobe applications legally is through Creative Cloud. Additionally, the activation servers for perpetual licenses of | As of 2025, the only means to access up-to-date versions of many Adobe applications legally is through Creative Cloud. Additionally, the activation servers for perpetual licenses of Creative Suite 2, 3, and 4 have been shut down, which prevents consumers from installing/reinstalling the software using a legitimate copy and a serial number.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 Mar 2026 |title=Get to know the Adobe Creative Cloud Pro plan |url=https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/faq-creative-cloud-all-apps-plan.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251123105347/https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/faq-creative-cloud-all-apps-plan.html |archive-date=23 Nov 2025 |access-date=2026-05-14 |website=helpx.adobe.com}}</ref> | ||
Creative Cloud offers various subscription options, including | Creative Cloud offers various subscription options, including month-to-month, annual (billed monthly), and annual (prepaid) plan types (availability varies by plan).<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=27 Jan 2026 |title=Understand Adobe's subscription terms and refund policies |url=https://helpx.adobe.com/account/individual/terms-policies-and-regulations/adobe-subscription-terms.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260313212350/https://helpx.adobe.com/account/individual/terms-policies-and-regulations/adobe-subscription-terms.html |archive-date=13 Mar 2026 |access-date=2026-05-14 |website=helpx.adobe.com}}</ref> There are also plans for individual applications and bundles containing multiple applications. A Creative Cloud single‑app plan is shown by Adobe using a standard monthly subscription fee of $22.99.<ref name=":3" /> Separately, Adobe’s published pricing changes indicate annual prepaid single‑app pricing of $263.88/year (although this varies by app, region, plan, etc.)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brawley |first=William |date=14 Sep 2023 |title=Adobe increases Creative Cloud pricing, takes Firefly generative AI out of beta |url=https://www.dpreview.com/news/1676880155/adobe-increases-creative-cloud-pricing-takes-firefly-out-of-beta |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251226082813/https://www.dpreview.com/news/1676880155/adobe-increases-creative-cloud-pricing-takes-firefly-out-of-beta |archive-date=26 Dec 2025 |access-date=2026-05-14 |website=DP Review}}</ref> The Creative Cloud Pro subscription, which includes 20+ applications and additional extras such as 100 GB of cloud storage, is priced at $69.99 per month or $779.99 per year prepaid. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-14 |title=Adobe Creative Cloud |url=https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud.html |url-status=live |access-date=2026-05-14 |website=Adobe}}</ref> | ||
For an annual contract billed monthly, if you cancel after 14 days, an early termination fee applies. This fee is set at 50% of the remaining contract balance. For example, if the user cancels the plan in the seventh month of an annual plan that costs $69.99 per month, they will incur a fee of $174.98. Prepaid annual plans do not offer refunds or cancellation options after the 14-day period.<ref name=":3" /> | |||
===iPad edition users' documents forced into the cloud with no opt-out (''2021'' - Present)=== | ===iPad edition users' documents forced into the cloud with no opt-out (''2021'' - Present)=== | ||
{{Main|Adobe forces iPad edition users' documents forced into the cloud}} | {{Main|Adobe forces iPad edition users' documents forced into the 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. 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.{{ | 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. 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Essentials of the Lightroom ecosystem |url=https://helpx.adobe.com/lv/lightroom-cc/how-to/lightroom-workspace.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251013221158/https://helpx.adobe.com/lv/lightroom-cc/how-to/lightroom-workspace.html |archive-date=13 Oct 2025 |access-date=2026-05-14 |website=helpx.adobe.com}}</ref> | ||
===Paywalling Pantone colors and changes user files (''2022 - Present'')=== | ===Paywalling Pantone colors and changes user files (''2022 - Present'')=== | ||