Adobe Animate release notes

Last updated on Nov 10, 2026

Find out about the latest updates, new features, and bug fixes in the recent Animate releases.

November 2026 (Animate 27.0)

Turntable: Explore new angles, refine your designs, and bring your animations to life without hours of redrawing.
Content Credentials: Assets containing generative AI content now include Content Credentials to help keep AI-generated content identifiable.
Unified Account Management: Explore your account details and track your AI credits usage, all without leaving your app workspace.
Foundational Improvements: Updated underlying libraries, UI refresh, and significant stability improvements.

[macOS] Home screen does not load correctly on Intel-based Macs.
[macOS] Animate crashes when importing a GIF file without the required access permissions.
[macOS] Animate crashes while parsing binary FLA files during certain workflows.
[macOS] Animate occasionally crashes when closing the application due to CEP panel visibility notifications.
The Flattened bitmap image option is missing from the Advanced (default) view of the PSD Import dialog.
The Batch Processing option is missing from the SVG Import dialog when importing multiple files.

Code Hint fails to display in the Code Editor.
Crash occurs when installing an AIR application on the selected iOS device while publishing.

Crash on importing or copy-pasting Adobe Illustrator content.
The Dancing Flames tutorial stops playing after Step 1.
[winOS] Crash when importing an AI file and opening the Export Image dialog.
[winOS] Warning message "Unable to multiply transform. GDI Status: ^1" when launching Animate.
[macOS] Crash when working with the Properties panel, such as modifying Paint brush stroke options or changing Fill color using the color swatch.

[winOS] Animate crashes on importing PSD file containing text.
[winOS] Animate crashes on creating a new document if the application is installed on a network location.
[macOS] Animate cannot open files in the 'Adobe Animate Document' error appears upon opening the file with bitmap warped object via Open with option.

"An error occurred" while opening the old binary FLA files.
Artifacts appear on the transparent area of the layer if there is an overlapping content in the layer below upon importing a psd file.
Unable to import color files (.clr) into swatches panel.
'Import as a single bitmap image' setting imports only the bottom most layer when importing a psd file into Animate.

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