The Best Picasa AlternativesTop Photo Managers & Image Viewers like Picasa

Picasa is described as 'Software download from Google, that helps you organize, edit, and share your photos. The local application usage and the online storage up to 1 GB is free, and it is easy to use. The online version is called Picasa Web Albums' and is a leading Photo Manager in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Picasa for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, Web-based and Linux apps. The best Picasa alternative is digiKam, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Picasa are FastStone Image Viewer, Ente Photos, Fossify Gallery and Adobe Lightroom.

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  1. digiKam icon

    digiKam

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    digiKam is an advanced digital photo management tool that simplifies importing and organizing photos into albums. It supports various formats including RAW, features tagging, metadata management, duplicate finder, photo editing, sharing, GPS data handling, and has cross-platform compatibility.

    104 digiKam alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Qt
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    Comments about digiKam as an Alternative to Picasa
    Elros Telperien
    Positive
    4

    Great photo and tag management tools. It's also apparently the only program, from the ones listed, that has facial recognition features (although not great in comparison to Picasa's).

    tomater
    Negative
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    Well, the UI of digiKam is a torture. Using it after Picase is like going from UI back to command line. It's packed with features, yes, but UI overcomplicated far beyond what is necessary. Tabs on top, tabs on the left, tabs on the right, and yes, each window section can also have tabs...

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It plays motion Gifs, and has the functionality I was looking for after Picasa as a program on my computer, not on google servers

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think digiKam is a great Picasa alternative.

    • digiKam is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Picasa.

    • digiKam is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Picasa.

    • digiKam is Free and Open SourcePicasa is Freemium and Proprietary
    • digiKam is Privacy focusedPicasa is not according to our users
  2. FastStone Image Viewer icon

    FastStone Image Viewer

     478 likes
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    Fast image browser and editor for Windows with robust support for browsing, editing, and conversion. Features red-eye removal, resizing, enhanced EXIF access, and musical slideshows with over 150 effects.

    130 FastStone Image Viewer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    Comments about FastStone Image Viewer as an Alternative to Picasa
    Guest
    Positive
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    decent sorting, good full-screen view. Fair replacement to but sub-par to Picasa.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think FastStone Image Viewer is a great Picasa alternative.

    • FastStone Image Viewer is Free Personal and ProprietaryPicasa is Freemium and Proprietary
    • FastStone Image Viewer is LightweightPicasa is not according to our users
  4. Ente Photos icon

    Ente Photos

     149 likes
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    Open-source, end-to-end encrypted backup and sharing for photos and videos, multi-platform sync, original quality preservation, privacy-first design, collaborative albums, family sharing, secure external sharing, robust data replication, and device imports.

    130 Ente Photos alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Flatpak
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    • Ente Photos is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad, Android Tablet & Self-Hosted alternative to Picasa.

    • Ente Photos is Freemium and Open SourcePicasa is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Ente Photos is Privacy focusedPicasa is not according to our users
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    Adobe Bridge

    Advanced digital asset manager offering creative asset organization, metadata editing, and integration with Adobe products. Supports multiple formats, raw editing, and file export, allowing task simplification, collaboration, and...

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  6. Fossify Gallery icon

    Fossify Gallery

     88 likes
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    Unleash memories, not personal data. Fossify Gallery is the ultimate photo and video app that's as powerful as it is private. No ads, no unnecessary permissions – just a seamless experience tailored for you.

    66 Fossify Gallery alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Android Tablet
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  7. Adobe Lightroom icon

    Adobe Lightroom

     469 likes
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    Maximize your photo editing and organizing abilities across platforms with non-destructive editing in high resolution and 1 TB of cloud storage. Harness simple tools like sliders to achieve your ideal image and automatically apply tags. Access and utilize Lightroom on mobile, web, or desktop.

    125 Adobe Lightroom alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Comments about Adobe Lightroom as an Alternative to Picasa
    Guest
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    2

    dont host picture, just do modification

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    It's just not free - but it's the most obvious parallel

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think Adobe Lightroom is a great Picasa alternative, some don't.

    • Adobe Lightroom is the most popular commercial alternative to Picasa.

    • Adobe Lightroom is Paid and ProprietaryPicasa is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. ImageGlass icon

    ImageGlass

     234 likes
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    A feature-rich, simple-to-use app seamlessly integrated with a clean, minimal and modern user interface.

    81 ImageGlass alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about ImageGlass as an Alternative to Picasa
    BarnMTB
    Positive
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    While ImageGlass is only a photo viewer and not a full-on Photo Management software, ImageGlass can be configured to look and work pretty similarly to the Picasa Photo Viewer (part of Picasa), albeit it doesn't match Picasa's Photo Viewer completely. ImageGlass itself is a great piece of software.

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    • Most users think ImageGlass is a great Picasa alternative.

    • ImageGlass is Free and Open SourcePicasa is Freemium and Proprietary
    • ImageGlass is Lightweight, Customizable and Privacy focusedPicasa is not according to our users
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    nomacs

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    nomacs is a free, open source image viewer, which supports multiple platforms. You can use it for viewing all common image formats including RAW and psd images.

    96 nomacs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Flathub
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    Comments about nomacs as an Alternative to Picasa
    yuriykaz
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    Nomacs is an image and photo browser and viewer. It's fast, cross-platform, and open source.

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    • Most users think nomacs is a great Picasa alternative.

    • nomacs is Free and Open SourcePicasa is Freemium and Proprietary
    • nomacs is Lightweight, Customizable and Privacy focusedPicasa is not according to our users
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    Shotwell

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    Shotwell is an open source photo organizer designed for the GNOME desktop environment.

    98 Shotwell alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flatpak
    • Flathub
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    Comments about Shotwell as an Alternative to Picasa
    Guest
    Positive
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    Works like Picasa (the Windows program) and its editor is so easy as powerfull.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Windowsfree
    Positive
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    sorting and editing abilities

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    • Most users think Shotwell is a great Picasa alternative.

    • Shotwell is Free and Open SourcePicasa is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Shotwell is Privacy focused and LightweightPicasa is not according to our users
  12. Eagle icon

    Eagle

     98 likes
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    Multi-format solution for managing, searching, and organizing images, videos, audio, and fonts with advanced tags, folders, smart folders, color filters, and over 90 design file previews. Features browser integration, annotations, and creative workflow support.

    65 Eagle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  13. ACDSee Photo Studio icon

    ACDSee Photo Studio

     147 likes
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    Offers organization, viewing, and editing tools for digital images, supports over 700 RAW formats, enables metadata embedding and syncing, dynamic category and keyword filters, workflow optimizations, non-destructive edits, detailed image preview, and sharing options.

    169 ACDSee Photo Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Comments about ACDSee Photo Studio as an Alternative to Picasa
    rustyknight07
    Positive
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    It does everything Picasa does and more, unfortunately it's not free.

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    • Most users think ACDSee Photo Studio is a great Picasa alternative.

    • ACDSee Photo Studio is Paid and ProprietaryPicasa is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Simple Gallery

     86 likes
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    Simple Gallery is a highly customizable offline gallery. Organize & edit your photos, recover deleted files with the recycle bin, protect & hide files and view a huge variety of different photo & video formats including RAW, SVG and much more.

    64 Simple Gallery alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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