Free Picasa Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Picasa for Windows and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best free Windows alternative is digiKam, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Picasa and many of them are free and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Windows alternatives to Picasa are FastStone Image Viewer, Ente Photos, ImageGlass and nomacs.

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Picasa alternatives are mainly Photo Managers, but if you're looking for Image Viewers or Image Editors you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Mac, Open Source, Photo Organization, Windows, Windows + Free and iPad. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Picasa.
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  1. digiKam icon

    digiKam

     355 likes

    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

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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
    0

    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

     479 likes

    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.

    131 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
    1

    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

     151 likes

    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 (AGPL-3.0)

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    • 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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  6. ImageGlass icon

    ImageGlass

     239 likes

    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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    • Windows
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    Comments about ImageGlass as an Alternative to Picasa
    BarnMTB
    Positive
    0

    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

     241 likes

    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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Flathub
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    Comments about nomacs as an Alternative to Picasa
    yuriykaz
    Positive
    0

    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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    Piwigo

     71 likes

    Manage your photo collection with Piwigo Piwigo is open source photo gallery software for the web. Designed for organisations, teams and individuals.

    129 Piwigo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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  10. Adobe Bridge icon

    Adobe Bridge

     62 likes

    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 creative project management.

    60 Adobe Bridge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Fly Photos

     3 likes

    Fly Photos is a blazing-fast, ultra-lightweight photo viewer for Windows that revives the beloved user experience of the discontinued Google Picasa Photo Viewer . Designed as an ideal replacement, it offers immediate loading of large images — including raw files over 100?

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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    Comments about Fly Photos as an Alternative to Picasa
    BarnMTB
    Positive
    0

    Fly Photo is not a photo management software, but it's specifically created to replicate Picasa Photo Viewer (part of Picasa & discontinued alongside it), and it has been getting pretty close to Picasa. Fly Photo's main goal is to be fast, so the developer turned off some animations by default; but once you toggle those settings back on, it's very close to Picasa.

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    • Fly Photos is Free and Open SourcePicasa is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Fly Photos is Lightweight and MinimalisticPicasa is not according to our users
  12. Microsoft Photos icon

    Microsoft Photos

     22 likes

    You can use the Photos app to view or edit photos and videos in your Pictures library and on OneDrive, and to import photos and videos. The Photos app includes a wide range of editing options to enhance your photos, from automatic fixes to advanced adjustments.

    120 Microsoft Photos alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
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    Tonfotos

     99 likes

    Tonfotos simplifies browsing of large photo collection by grouping shots by events, dates, people, locations and so on. Quickly find what you need regardless where files are stored - on your computer, external drives or NAS.

    27 Tonfotos alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about Tonfotos as an Alternative to Picasa
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Simple and intuitive UI, natively imports albums and faces from Picasa

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    dykada
    Positive
    0

    A lot of functionalities. Continuous support/development from the open source community.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Tonfotos is a great Picasa alternative.

    • Tonfotos is Free Personal and ProprietaryPicasa is Freemium and Proprietary
  15. CyberLink PhotoDirector icon

    CyberLink PhotoDirector

     7 likes

    Enjoy a professional, intuitive photo workflow from CyberLink with tools for advanced editing, management, and enhancement. Native RAW support ensures authentic color and seamless flow from import to final output, offering a complete and non-destructive editing experience.

    57 CyberLink PhotoDirector alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
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