The best way to access Picasa on your W8 tablet
Picasa HD is a Picasa photo viewer that will allow Windows 8 users to navigate easily through their photo collection, create slide shows, and share their images with their nearest and dearest - without needing to visit picasaweb.google.com.
Features
After logging into your Google account, Picasa HD gives you access to all of the photo albums you've uploaded to Picasa. You can browse photos at your own pace, or use the slideshow feature, which adds transition effects between each of the shots.
Beyond being "just" a simple photo viewer, Picasa HD will also allow you to create and manage photo albums. You'll be able to add photos to albums and edit information about them (name, description, date, etc.) all without visiting the web version of Picasa.
Picasa HD will also allow you to delete photos, access and edit the information attached to images, zoom in on pictures and download them to your PC or tablet. Don't forget that there's also a full screen option, so you can get the most from your screen space.
Getting started
If you've got a touchscreen device, you can take advantage of its features to use the famous pinch-to-zoom or swipe though your images.
Appearance
Picasa HD definitely takes a back seat to your photos. It's simple and fuss-free, in order to show your images off to their best advantage. The majority of the interface is taken up by thumbnails of your images, allowing you to easily see the photos you are working with.
Conclusion
As Google doesn't currently offer an official app for Picasa on Windows 8, Picasa HD is the next best option for viewing the photos in your Picasa account on a tablet or hybrid device. It will allow you to view and edit information about your photos, as well as adding new images to your collection, all without having to visit Picasa online.
User reviews about Picasa HD
by rajesh chawan
Picasa HD is wounderful software and easy to use. I have been using this software since long time. Simple and useful even for children. Just copy the clicked pics on your system and this software will do the rest according to your requirement. More
by Robert Hoogstraat
It is a great program to scan my computer for all the pics which are littering my hard disk. It allows me to get rid of pics I don't want to keep.
by Anonymous
VERY GOOD APPS.
Very good app i like it and use us and advice another that us this apps
by Anonymous
Great Picasa client, nice interface, easy to use..
I am using Picasa HD a while now and the app performance is really great. Works as advertised. It is a full featured Picasa Image Viewer. Photo editing features are missing, but I have other apps for that purpose.
Pros:
Nice interface
Easy to use
Displaying photos on the Map
Slideshows
Can also create albums / upload photos
Cons:
Lack of built in photo editor More
by Anonymous
Best Picasa viewer for Windows 8.
It is a very good Picasa client for Windows 8. It presents my albums and photos in nice and clean metro style and I can enjoy my photos in high resolution on my TV. Some basic editing funtions would be good, but I have other apps which can do that. Slideshow with zoom effect is also awesome.
Pros:
Nice and clean UI
Easy to use
Cons:
Some basic editing options More
by Anonymous
Horrible app, don't waste your time..
This is a horrible alternative to the Picasa that I have used in the past. I love Picasa for all my picture editing and sharing needs, but since upgrading to Windows 8, I can't find a similar program. Since this Picasa HD was all that was available, I downloaded it giving it a try. Not worth the time I have spent downloading it. There is no editing of your pics in this app, just editing of the information in the albums. And sharing....good luck. All in all, not even worthy of the name Picasa. More