Google has officially released their popular photo management application Picasa for Macs, after years of offering Picasa as a free Windows download.
It's an exciting announcement for anyone who's looking for a good photo management app on OS X that isn't iPhoto or for anyone who's used and fallen in love with Picasa on Windows or Linux. This release still sports the beta tag, so you can expect a bug here or there, but overall it appears to boast most of the same features as its counterparts. That includes:
Photo Management


Picasa scans your entire computer for new photos and keeps them neatly organized, with great timeline features, tagging, and folder organization.
Image Editing


Picasa sports simple but impressive editing capabilities, including non-destructive editing of photos. The Mac version offers a few smart options for users looking to run both iPhoto and Picasa so that neither application stps on the other's toes.
Integration with Web Albums

Just like Picasa for Windows and Linux, Picasa for Mac offers seamless integration with Picasa Web Albums, Google's online photo sharing site.

There's no telling what Apple has in store for us at Macworld, but right now the Picasa release looks to throw down some serious competition for iPhoto. It may be a bit soon for an informed judgment, but what do you think so far?</p> Which Do You Prefer?
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Let's hear more specific thoughts in the comments.
Picasa for Mac [Google]


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