Picasa 3.9: This can be the free photo editing software

Picasa 3.9 is still free to download. Despite its discontinued development, Google's image editor still has an impressive number of functions, effects and tools on board.

Picasa 3.9: Features of the free editing program

Picasa 3.9 offers 24 effects with which you can optimize your pictures and correct any errors.

• From cropping and equalizing, removing red eyes and correcting brightness and contrast, to numerous filters, some of which have been taken from Picnik - for example vignetting, orton effect and blending process - the effects palette leaves almost nothing to be desired.
• In addition, social media integration should not be missing: you can share your edited photos with your friends on Google+.
• Practical: In Picasa 3.9, thanks to the "side-by-side editing" two photos can be edited simultaneously.
• Alternatively, you can conveniently compare your original with the optimized version. Also very convenient: You can configure the buttons for the photo storage individually in Picasa 3.9.

Albums, watermarks and more

With Picasa, Google offers you a free tool for managing and editing your photo collection.

• Whether it's pictures from yesterday's party, the last vacation or the latest wedding, Picasa provides you with numerous tools, effects and options to help you make the most of your pictures.
• You can compile your most beautiful pictures into albums and then share them online with your friends, acquaintances and relatives. You can also watermark images in Picasa. We explain how this works in another practical tip.