Picasa Web Albums service on May 1, 2016. Google stated that the primary reason for retiring Picasa was that it wanted to focus its efforts "entirely on a single photos service" the cross-platform, web-based Google Photos. While support for the desktop version of Picasa is ending, Google has stated that users who have downloaded the software, or who choose to download it prior to the March 15th deadline will still be able to use its functionality, albeit with no support from Google. See also Google Photos Comparison of image viewers Desktop organizer List of Google products List of photo sharing websites References External links Picasa Web Albums Picasa Release Notes 2002 software Freeware Discontinued Google acquisitions Discontinued Google software Discontinued Google services Image organizers Image-sharing websites Software derived from or incorporating Wine Windows graphics-related software MacOS graphics-related software 2014 mergers and acquisitions