Adobe acquired FreeHand along with the entire Macromedia product line in 2005.
In 2007, Adobe said that it would discontinue development and updates to the program and the company would provide tools and support to ease the transition to Adobe Illustrator.
Notes: 1Currently developed by Harman International in collaboration with Adobe. 2Original version was discontinued in 2020. Other variants are currently developed by Harman and Zhongcheng in collaboration with Adobe.