Picasa
Est. 2002·2016
“Photo organiser Google acquired in 2004. Replaced by Google Photos, which never quite filled the desktop-app void.”
Lived 14 years · By Google
Lived
14y
2002 → 2016
Shutdown
March 15, 2016
Owner
Category
Productivity
Domain status now
Redirects
The domain still resolves but bounces to a different page (often the parent company).
picasa.google.com → photos.google.com
Evidence & sources
Official shutdown source
Original domain
https://picasa.google.com
API status
Dead· killed May 1, 2016
What replaced it
Google Photos
photos.google.com
Timeline
February 12, 2016
Google announces Picasa will be retired
March 15, 2016
Picasa desktop app discontinued
May 1, 2016
Picasa Web Albums shuts down; data migrated to Google Photos
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