Why has Adobe stopped developing my app or service?

Find out why Adobe is no longer actively developing certain Creative Cloud apps, such as Edge Animate and Fireworks, and services such as the Creative Cloud Market.

To focus our efforts on capabilities that are most valuable to our customers, we sometimes discontinue active development of a product or service. Often, the core functionalities of these products and services are available in other Adobe tools.

What Creative Cloud apps and services are no longer being developed?

How to install an app that's no longer being developed

If you subscribe to the Creative Cloud All Apps plan, you can continue to download some of the apps that are no longer being developed.

 Note that not all discontinued apps are available.

  1. Open the Creative Cloud desktop app. (Select the   icon in your Windows taskbar or the macOS menu bar.)

  2. Select the Account icon in the upper right, and then select Preferences.

    Gear icon in the Creative Cloud desktop app

    Does your screen look different? See instructions for the earlier version of the Creative Cloud desktop app. 

  3. Select the Apps tab in the sidebar and enable the Show Older Apps option. 

    Show older apps

  4. Select Done.

    All your apps, including the available previous versions, are now visible. Find and install the app you want.

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