Picasa
Image organizer and image viewer (2002–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Picasa was a cross-platform image organizer and image viewer for organizing and editing digital photos, integrated with a now defunct photo-sharing website, originally created by a company named Lifescape[3] (which at that time was incubated by Idealab) in 2002.[4] "Picasa" is a blend of the name of Spanish painter Pablo Picasso, the word casa (Spanish for "house") and "pic" for pictures.[4][5]
Original author(s) | Lifescape, Inc. |
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Developer(s) | Lifescape (Google) |
Initial release | October 15, 2002; 21 years ago (2002-10-15)[1] |
Final release | |
Operating system | Windows, OS X, LG Smart TV |
Type | Image organizer, image viewer |
License | Freeware |
Website | picasa |
Native applications for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and macOS were available, and for Linux, the Windows version was bundled with Wine compatibility layer. An iPhoto plugin and a standalone program for uploading photos were available for Mac OS X 10.4 and later.
In July 2004, Google acquired Picasa from Lifescape and began offering it as freeware.[4] The name was also registered by Google as an LLC.[6] On February 12, 2016, Google announced it was discontinuing support for Picasa Desktop and Picasa Web Albums, effective March 15, 2016, and focusing on the cloud-based Google Photos as its successor.[7] Picasa Web Albums, a companion service, was closed on May 1, 2016.[8]