Last Updated on August 8, 2018
Picasa was a software application for organizing and editing digital photos.
Each time Picasa is launched, it automatically locates all your pictures (even ones you forgot you had) and sorts them into visual albums organized by date with folder names you will recognize.
Picasa for Linux runs the current Windows version of Picasa using a carefully tested version of Wine, an open-source implementation of the Windows application-programming interface (API).
Features include:
- Sync your Picasa 3 and Picasa Web Albums edits
- Retouch your images
- Add text or watermarks to your photos
- Print captions
- Upload easily to Picasa Web Albums
- Control your Picasa Web Albums settings
- Manage folders on your computer
- Get more information about your photosFast indexing of images
- Folder hierarchy views (browse through folders Explorers-style)
- Displays graphics files in JPEG, PNG, GIF, and other formats
- Image manipulation tools: Basic fixes, 12 lighting and color effects
- Batch edit files
- View images as a slideshow or a timeline
- Move and re-name pictures from inside Picasa
- Make an album
- Add a star rating
- Keep one picture in multiple albums
- Password-protect collection
- Search and Tag Photos
- Import pictures from a digital camera, scanner, or mobile phone
- Order photo prints from an online provider
- Upload to Picasa Web Albums
- Export images to a webpage
- Publish images to a personal blog
Picasa was retired by Google.
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