Replacement for Picasa

GWguy

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I had to upgrade to Win 10, and just found out Google's Picasa product is no longer available. I've been using that for years. :ohwell: So I need a replacement program for Win 10. I do not use nor want cloud access, just a local storage and basic editing program. What is anyone using these days? is the Win 10 built-in photo program any good?
 
GWguy

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Yeah, read all that, thanx. Lots of posts about Picasa not working well with Win 10. I saw the alternative recommendations, but wanted to know what other folks here might be using.
 
Yooper

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For really basic stuff, I just use Windows 10 Photos. But for more I've used GIMP. Open source. A bit of a learning curve, though.

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GWguy

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Yooper said:
For really basic stuff, I just use Windows 10 Photos.

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I played with that a bit. Simple, easy. The only thing I see missing is a size reduce function. I like to reduce photos to 800 dpi before sending them.
 
Yooper

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GWguy said:
I played with that a bit. Simple, easy. The only thing I see missing is a size reduce function. I like to reduce photos to 800 dpi before sending them.
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That function (or something close to what you want) is "hidden" under the "three dot" menu item in the upper right of the app.

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GWguy

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Yooper said:
That function (or something close to what you want) is "hidden" under the "three dot" menu item in the upper right of the app.

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Ok, I did look there. Only thing I saw was crop. I'll look again.
 
Yooper

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GWguy said:
Ok, I did look there. Only thing I saw was crop. I'll look again.
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The 3-dot on the far right gives you this menu.

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GWguy

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Found it and played with it a bit. Yeah, it works, but you're limited to one photo at a time, can't reduce and save a bunch at once. Picasa was great that way.
 
GWguy

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Decided to try Picasa regardless of the issues others had. Seems to be working perfectly.

Thanx to all for your suggestions. :yay:

Now I just have to find all my photos from various sources and reload them. I had done a backup last September, so I recovered everything up to that point, and the rest are still on my phone. I should be good.
 
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