Existing users of the service were advised to use Google Photos, which already stores the photos in Picasa Web Albums and is a new place for viewing, downloading and deleting (but not editing or organizing) the albums along with their meta-data will be created in the future.
[1] Users may upload pictures through a variety of ways: via the PWA web interface on supported browsers,[2] Picasa 2.5 or later[3] on Microsoft Windows, using the Exporter for iPhoto, the Aperture to Picasa Web Albums plug-in, Uploader on Mac OS X,[4] F-Spot on Linux, or through WAManager in the Amiga-like OS MorphOS.
[5] PWA uses an "unlisted number" approach for URLs for private photo albums.
Additionally, the terms permit Google to allow other companies with which they are affiliated to use the uploaded pictures to provide syndicated services.
[citation needed] As stated above, storage is now unlimited for small and resized photos.
Users can rent additional storage space (shared between Gmail, Google Drive and Picasa Web Albums) through a paid monthly subscription plan.
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 15, 2016 deadline will still be able to use its functionality, albeit with no support from Google.