The once popular web application development platform and integrated development environment (IDE) Adobe ColdFusion 2018 and Adobe ColdFusion Builder 2018 are going end-of-life on July 13, 2024.
⚡ TL;DR | Go Straight to the ColdFusion End of Life Audit
What Are ColdFusion and ColdFusion Builder?
Adobe ColdFusion is a robust rapid web application development platform designed for efficient and scalable web solutions. It utilizes ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML), a tag-based scripting language that simplifies backend development tasks such as database interaction, session management, and file manipulation.
Adobe ColdFusion Builder on the other hand, is an integrated development environment (IDE) specifically designed for developing, testing, and managing Adobe ColdFusion applications, enhancing productivity with tools like code assist, debugging, and project management features
ColdFusion Lifecycle
Adobe maintains a fixed lifecycle policy for ColdFusion and ColdFusion Builder. This means that there are fixed dates for all of the currently released versions.
The lifecycle dates are split up between End of core support and End of extended support.
| Product name | Version | General availability | End of core support | End of extended support |
| ColdFusion | 8.x.x | 7/30/2007 | 7/31/2012 | 7/31/2014 |
| ColdFusion | 9.x | 10/5/2009 | 12/31/2014 | 12/31/2016 |
| ColdFusion | 10.x | 5/15/2012 | 5/16/2017 | 5/16/2019 |
| ColdFusion | 11.x | 4/29/2014 | 4/30/2019 | 4/30/2021 |
| ColdFusion | 2016 | 2/16/2016 | 2/17/2021 | 2/17/2022 |
| ColdFusion | 2018 | 7/12/2018 | 7/13/2023 | 7/13/2024 |
| ColdFusion | 2021 | 11/11/2020 | 11/10/2025 | 11/10/2026 |
| ColdFusion | 2023 | 05/17/2023 | 05/16/2028 | 05/16/2029 |
| ColdFusion Builder | 1 | 3/22/2010 | 3/31/2015 | 3/31/2017 |
| ColdFusion Builder | 2.x | 5/3/2011 | 5/31/2016 | 5/31/2018 |
| ColdFusion Builder | 3.x | 4/29/2014 | 4/30/2019 | 4/30/2021 |
| ColdFusion Builder | 2016 | 2/16/2016 | 2/17/2021 | 2/17/2022 |
| ColdFusion Builder | 2018 | 7/12/2018 | 7/13/2023 | 7/13/2024 |
ColdFusion 2018 End of Life
On July 13, 2024, ColdFusion 2018 and ColdFusion Builder 2018 will go end-of-life. ColdFusion 2018 users will be able to upgrade to either the 2021 or 2023 version.
ColdFusion Builder 2018 end-of-life however, means that Adobe ColdFusion Builder will no longer be available for purchase, and Adobe will cease providing updates and downloads. Adobe recommend the following to people who want or need to continue using the product:
Adobe recommends transitioning to the Adobe ColdFusion extension for Visual Studio Code, which is designed to support modern development workflows and includes many of the features previously available in ColdFusion Builder.
ColdFusion Builder End of Life (EOL) Frequently Asked Questions
Find Outdated ColdFusion Installations
With the multitude of supported versions, it can be difficult to keep tabs on when specific versions are no longer supported. To help with this, we’ve created a report that shows you which ColdFusion versions are end of life or will be going end of life. This allows you to prepare and update your installations before support is stopped.
