Photos (Windows)
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Not to be confused with Google Photos or Photos (Apple).
Photos is an image viewer and image organizer developed by Microsoft. It was first included in Windows 8 as a functional replacement for Windows Photo Viewer and Windows Photo Gallery.[3][4]
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Developer(s) | Microsoft | ||
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Initial release | October 26, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-10-26) | ||
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Operating system | Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11, Xbox system software[2] | ||
Predecessor | Windows Photo Viewer, Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Movie Maker | ||
Successor | Clipchamp (for video editing) | ||
Available in | 65 languages | ||
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Type | Image viewer, image organizer, video editor, video player, raster graphics editor | ||
License | Freemium – Free base app, with in-app purchases | ||
Website | microsoft |
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