Picasa information

Picasa
	Picasa version 3.9.137.141 on Windows 8.1
Original author(s)	Lifescape, Inc.
Developer(s)	Lifescape (Google)
Initial release	October 15, 2002; 21 years ago
Final release	Windows:; 3.9.141.259 (9 October 2015; 8 years ago) [±]; Mac:; 3.9.141.306 (9 October 2015; 8 years ago) [±];
Operating system	Windows, OS X, LG Smart TV
Type	Image organizer, image viewer
License	Freeware
Website	picasa.google.com

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]

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]

^ "NEWS! - Lifescape's Picasa aims to be your digital "shoebox"". Imaging Resource. November 18, 2002. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Picasa Release Notes". Picasa Resources. Google. October 9, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
^ Lifescape's Picasa aims to be your digital "shoebox". By Michael R. Tomkins, The Imaging Resource (Monday, November 18, 2002 - 15:49 EST). Published on imaging-resource.com under "Comdex Fall 2002 Show".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Google Picasa", Obsessable (obsessable.com), 2009.
^ Squires, Michael (September 3, 2008). "Google is watching more than streets with the addition of facial recognition software". Digitaljournal.com. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
^ "Picasa LLC". OpenCorporates. July 2, 2004. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
^ "Google kills off Picasa to focus its efforts on Google Photos PCWorld". PC World. February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
^ ELYSE BETTERS, Pocket-Lint. "Google is shutting down Picasa: What'll happen to your photos and videos?." May 2, 2016. Retrieved Jan 26, 2017.

[1] "NEWS! - Lifescape's Picasa aims to be your digital "shoebox"". Imaging Resource. November 18, 2002. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

[releasenotes-2] "Picasa Release Notes". Picasa Resources. Google. October 9, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.

[3] Lifescape's Picasa aims to be your digital "shoebox". By Michael R. Tomkins, The Imaging Resource (Monday, November 18, 2002 - 15:49 EST). Published on imaging-resource.com under "Comdex Fall 2002 Show".

[Ob-4] "Google Picasa", Obsessable (obsessable.com), 2009.

[DJ-5] Squires, Michael (September 3, 2008). "Google is watching more than streets with the addition of facial recognition software". Digitaljournal.com. Retrieved February 15, 2016.

[6] "Picasa LLC". OpenCorporates. July 2, 2004. Retrieved August 20, 2023.

[7] "Google kills off Picasa to focus its efforts on Google Photos PCWorld". PC World. February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.

[8] ELYSE BETTERS, Pocket-Lint. "Google is shutting down Picasa: What'll happen to your photos and videos?." May 2, 2016. Retrieved Jan 26, 2017.

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