This, together with its simple-to-use interface, meant it offered something to suit everyone’s needs. However, what made Picasa unique when it launched was that it also allowed users to create photo albums online, share them with friends and add them to websites.
Launched in 2002 by tech company Ideas Lab and sold to Google two years later, Picasa was originally an application that managed photo storage on users’ own computers as well as offering editing features.