Adobe Animate
Adobe Inc., United States Desktop
2D animation software from Adobe (San Jose, California) for cartoons, banners, games and the web, with vector drawing and character animation, published to HTML5, WebGL and Adobe AIR. Adobe states it is in maintenance mode: security and bug fixes continue, no new features are planned, no plans to discontinue it.
What Adobe Animate does
| Category | Post-production & VFX |
|---|---|
| Built for | Animators, game developers, content creators and educators |
| Pricing | Subscription: USD 22.99 per month on an annual plan billed monthly for the single app; also included in Creative Cloud Pro (USD 34.99 per month introductory price shown) and business licences at USD 99.99 per month per licence. Free trial (published) |
| Deployment | Desktop |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
| Integrations | Adobe Creative Cloud apps; HTML5 Canvas, WebGL and Adobe AIR publishing |
| Vendor | Adobe Inc., United States |
| Website | www.adobe.com/products/animate.html |
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