diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console.Testing/TestConsole.cs b/src/Spectre.Console.Testing/TestConsole.cs
index fe140a9..54ae67f 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console.Testing/TestConsole.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console.Testing/TestConsole.cs
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ public sealed class TestConsole : IAnsiConsole, IDisposable
         Input = new TestConsoleInput();
         EmitAnsiSequences = false;
 
-        var factory = new AnsiConsoleFactory();
-        _console = factory.Create(new AnsiConsoleSettings
+        _console = AnsiConsole.Create(new AnsiConsoleSettings
         {
             Ansi = AnsiSupport.Yes,
             ColorSystem = (ColorSystemSupport)ColorSystem.TrueColor,
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/AnsiConsole.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/AnsiConsole.cs
index 120b25b..090434d 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/AnsiConsole.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/AnsiConsole.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ namespace Spectre.Console;
 /// </summary>
 public static partial class AnsiConsole
 {
+#pragma warning disable CS0618 // 'AnsiConsoleFactory' is obsolete
+    private static readonly AnsiConsoleFactory _factory = new AnsiConsoleFactory();
+#pragma warning restore CS0618
+
     private static Recorder? _recorder;
     private static Lazy<IAnsiConsole> _console = new Lazy<IAnsiConsole>(
         () =>
@@ -61,8 +65,7 @@ public static partial class AnsiConsole
     /// <returns>An <see cref="IAnsiConsole"/> instance.</returns>
     public static IAnsiConsole Create(AnsiConsoleSettings settings)
     {
-        var factory = new AnsiConsoleFactory();
-        return factory.Create(settings);
+        return _factory.Create(settings);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/AnsiConsoleFactory.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/AnsiConsoleFactory.cs
index 16c2b10..66d432d 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/AnsiConsoleFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/AnsiConsoleFactory.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console;
 /// <summary>
 /// Factory for creating an ANSI console.
 /// </summary>
+[Obsolete("Consider using AnsiConsole.Create instead.")]
 public sealed class AnsiConsoleFactory
 {
     /// <summary>