• Google's photo organization and editing software, Picasa, is available as a free download for computers running Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac.

• 1. Founder: Idealab
  2. Purchased by Google in July 2004
  3. Current version: 2.7
  4. Operating systems: Windows Vista/XP/2000 and Linux
  5. Mac version available in late 2008TechCrunch: Google Developing Mac Version Of Picasa, Due To Be Released This Year (January 15, 2008)
  6. Price: Free
  7. License: Proprietary

• Features

  1. Import photos automatically
  2. Tag photos and conduct tag searches
  3. Organize photos into albums
  4. Password-protect albums
  5. Photo timelines
  6. Basic photo-editing tools including contrast, color and fill-light adjustments
  7. Visual effects
  8. Zoom, pan and tilt
  9. EXIF display and RGB histogram
  10. Create slide shows, photo movies, collages and posters

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