![]() Linux installation Further information: Using Picasa 3.8 in Linux Since at least July 2009, and as of Nov 2010, Google has only officially offered Picasa 3.0 Beta for Linux. Google announced that there will be no Linux version for 3.5, due to low adoption. It is not a native Linux program but an adapted Windows version that uses the Wine libraries. Īs of May 2011, the latest version of Picasa is 3.8, which supports Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.Īs from about early June 2006, Linux versions (-5) became available as free downloads for most distributions of the Linux operating system. ![]() It was reported in August 2011 that Google would be rebranding Picasa as Google Photos. ![]() There is also an iPhoto plugin or a standalone program for uploading photos available for Mac OS X 10.4 and later. ![]() For Linux, Google has bundled Wine with the Windows version to create an installation package rather than write a native Linux version, but this version is severely out of date (the latest Windows version, however, can be run with Wine, see Linux section). Native applications for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Mac OS X (Intel only) are available through Google Labs. In July 2004, Google acquired Picasa and began offering it as a free download. "Picasa" is a blend of the name of Spanish painter Pablo Picasso, the phrase mi casa for "my house", and "pic" for pictures (personalized art). Picasa is an image organizer and image viewer for organizing and editing digital photos, plus an integrated photo-sharing website, originally created by Idealab in 2002 and owned by Google since 2004.
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