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Picasa

Picasa is a 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.

Main UI

Cost / License

  • Freemium (Pay once)
  • Proprietary

Application types

Alerts

  • Discontinued

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux  Picasa 3.9 can be installed on Linux using Wine
  • Chrome OS
  • Wine  Picasa 3.9 can be installed on Linux using Wine
Discontinued

Google retired Picasa in favor of Google Photos icon Google Photos .

3.9
Good10 ratings
1632likes
28comments
0articles

Features

  1.  Facial Recognition
  2.  Geotagged Photos
  3.  File Organizer
  4.  Local Storage
  5.  Works Offline
  6.  Built-in editor
  7.  Sync on many devices
  8.  Catalogue local images
  9.  Collage

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Comments and Reviews

   
Comment summary: Picasa earns praise for its fast, user-friendly image viewing, folder scanning, face recognition, basic non-destructive editing, collages, slideshows, and easy organization. Users value its free, simple workflow and the ability to retrieve originals from online albums. However, metadata support is limited, edits require manual saving, animated images are unsupported, and Linux support is lacking. Privacy and Google+ concerns also appear. Google discontinued the desktop app in 2016, leaving some users frustrated.
Top Positive Comment
sam
4

This is the best image viewer I have used. It's fast and takes almost no time to open.

Top Negative Comment
s0me0ne
-2

They now require you to be on google+

8314838
0

Google is a well known gravedigger of services and applications. They buried a lot of services and apps that are quite good. The Picasa is one of such apps that is the best for me, the rest of apps are not so convenient and well-made, I think.

Shame on you, Google!

Lehuga ntaps
0

The great thing about Picasa, it has the ability to scans local folder/drive so you won't miss any pictures that are hidden unintentionally

Weltall
0

Out of all the Photo/Image managers I have used, this one was my favourite. I would still use it, but not the "new" Google Photos.

rustyknight07
0

The description, when you click Windows, says FastStone Image Viewer is a popular alternative. It also says, wrongly, "it's not free". It is free for normal people so I feel that is an error. You only have to pay if you are a company.

shafenbadar
1

Best image view interface Scroll zoom is great BG transparency

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What is Picasa?

Picasa is a 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.

Your Picasa Web Albums with all photos can be synchronized with your local folders with the local Picasa application.

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Picasa information

  • Developed by

    US flagGoogle
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Freemium product.
  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) + free version with limited functionality.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 3.9
  • Alternatives

    69 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

Our users have written 28 comments and reviews about Picasa, and it has gotten 1632 likes

Picasa was added to AlternativeTo by Mogelfar on and this page was last updated .