Editing Macromedia (section)

{{Short description|American software company}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Macromedia, Inc.
| logo = Macromedia logo.svg
| logo_caption = Final logo from March 1997 to December 2005
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{NASDAQ was|MACR}}
| successor = Adobe Systems
| defunct = {{end date and age|2005|12|3}}
| fate = Acquired by [[Adobe Inc.|Adobe Systems]]<ref name="adobe">{{cite web |url= https://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/invrelations/adobeandmacromedia.html |title= Adobe to acquire Macromedia |access-date= April 18, 2005 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050420013221/http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/invrelations/adobeandmacromedia.html |archive-date= April 20, 2005 }}</ref>
| key_people = [[Michael Nielsen]], Co-Founder, Macromedia<br />[[Marc Canter]], Founder, MacroMind,<br />[[Michael W. Allen]] Founder, Authorware<br />[[Bud Colligan]] and Tim Mott, Co-Founders, Macromedia
| industry = [[Software|Computer software]]
| products = [[Adobe ColdFusion|Macromedia ColdFusion]]<br />[[Adobe Flash|Macromedia Flash]]<br />[[Adobe Fireworks|Macromedia Fireworks]]<br />[[Macromedia Freehand]]<br />[[Adobe Dreamweaver|Macromedia Dreamweaver]]<br />[[Adobe Director|Macromedia Director]]<br />[[Macromedia Authorware]]<br /> [[Fontographer|Macromedia Fontographer]] <br /> Macromedia Sitespring
| num_employees = 1,445 (2004)
| foundation = {{start date and age|1992|2|25}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_de/2289127 | title=ADOBE MACROMEDIA SOFTWARE LLC | publisher=[[OpenCorporates]] | date=16 May 2021 | accessdate=1 December 2021}}</ref>
| location = [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[California]]<br/>(incorporated under [[Delaware General Corporation Law|DGCL]])<br/>United States
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20051231224902/http://www.macromedia.com/ www.macromedia.com] (archived Dec 31, 2005)
}}

'''Macromedia, Inc.''' was an American graphics, multimedia, and [[web development]] [[software company]] headquartered in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], that made products such as [[Adobe Flash|Flash]] and [[Adobe Dreamweaver|Dreamweaver]]. It was purchased by its rival [[Adobe Systems]] on December 3, 2005.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/19/technology/adobe-buys-macromedia-for-34-billion.html|title=Adobe Buys Macromedia for $3.4 Billion|last=Flynn|first=Laurie J.|date=2005-04-19|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-01-28|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>