When it comes to photo viewers there are many alternatives to choose from.
*Picasa* has always been a favorite here at Softonic, and this new version
has made it our absolute top choice. *Organize your photos* The all-new
Google Picasa keeps the same interface structure of previous versions, but
features new enriching options to *manage, edit, and show off your photos* in
an even more comfortable way, both offline and online – thanks to the
*Picasa Web Album* syncing tool. Picasa displays all your indexed photos in a
handy folder structure. You can let the program scan the whole drive in
search for pictures or select specific directories. A double click on any
image will display it in full screen and let you access to a handful of
*basic editing tools*: cropping, straightening, adjusting color and light or
fixing red eye, among others. *New features* The latest version of Picasa
includes a couple of exciting new features: *facial recognition* and
*geo-tagging*. The first one means that Picasa can now scan your photo
library, recognize and extract people's faces, and finally let you add a name
to them. The process takes a while to get started – loads of faces to tag
and names to write down – but if you go to the Unnamed tag under the People
album, you'll be able to add new names and faces in batches and get the job
done much quicker. As for the geo-tagging function, it's now easier to use
thanks to the embedding of *Google Maps in Picasa*: simply select the photos
you want to geotag, open Google Maps by clicking on the 'Places' button,
navigate to the appropriate location and click OK. We especially like
Picasa's Photo Viewer, which you can configure to replace the original
Windows default image viewer. It offers more tools and displays photos on a
much nicer interface when viewing them directly in Windows Explorer, so when
Picasa asks you if you want to use it, don't hesitate! But Picasa is not only
about viewing and fixing images. You can also give free rein to your
imagination with its tools to create posters, collages, screensavers and even
movies. The greatest thing about these tools is not only the fact that they
give you the ability to create something unique and original with your
photos; it's also that they're surprisingly easy to use, and don't require
any tech abilities or photo editing skills at all. *Conclusion* *The all-new
Picasa has successfully completed what seemed a difficult task: improving a
software app that was already very good.*Download *Picasa 3.9* in Softonic
