# PIExplorer for Picasa

> Photo management and upload tool for Picasa, SmugMug, 500px, and DeviantArt. (iPhone/iPad app by Yunhe Shi.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/piexplorer-for-picasa/id412565941 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Yunhe Shi](https://appshunter.io/developer/333262572)
- Category: Photo & Video, Social Networking
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.27/5 from 180 App Store ratings · 50 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 9.0 · 35 MB
- Languages: Arabic, Armenian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German and 23 more
- Released: 2011-01-06
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/piexplorer-for-picasa/id412565941/reviews.md

## What is PIExplorer for Picasa?

The app allows you to view and upload Picasa photos

Picasa Features
- View your Picasa web albums 
- View album photos on map view 
- Show a geo-tagged photo's map location 
- View a album photo Exif info if available 
- Share an album
+ Batch upload photos to an album

SmugMug Features
- Upload photos and videos to an existing or new gallery 
- Edit/delete an existing gallery (Pro Only)
- Remove photos from an existing gallery 
- Edit an existing photo's meta info 
- View galleries of your friends, family and fans 
- Manage your friends and family 
- View all-time popular photos 
- View today's popular photos 
- View popular photos in a SmugMug category 
- View public geo-tagged photos 
- View the galleries of a public photo 
- Add a SmugMug user as friend or family 
- View/make comment of a photo 
- View a photo's meta info 
- View a photo's location on map if geo-location is available 
- Photo/video download (Pro Only)
- Collect a photo into your galleries 
- Sharegroups support 
-- Add, edit and delete a sharegroup 
-- Add and remove an album to/from a sharegroup 
-- Share your sharegroups
-- Add your friends' sharegroups by using sharegroup tag & password 
-- Add your friends' sharegroups directly from email shared by the app 

500px Features 
- Follow/unfollow a photo owner 
- View a user's friend list 
- View a user's blogs 
- Fullscreen photo feature 
** view a photo's comment and make a comment
** Add/remove a photo from favorites 
** Vote(Like) a photo 
** View a photo's location if available 
** View a photo owner's photo stream, friends's photos and favorites 
- User-based features 
** View friend list and friends' photos 
** View your follower list 
** View your photo streams 
** Upload photos 
** View your favorite photos 
** View your friends' photos 
*** View Collections (Portfolio & Profile Sets) 

DeviantART Features
- Browse deviations by categories, popularity (all time, 8 hours, 24 hours, 3days, 7 days, 1 month) and time(newest first) 
- Bookmark category browsing state (category path, sorting order and time period) so that you can restore the state quickly 
- Browse daily deviations 
+ View a deviation owner's deviations (Pro only) 
+ View a deviation owner's favourite deviations (Pro Only) 
+ Search deviations by keywords(Pro Only) 
+ Share a deviant (Pro Only) 
- Download an image deviation 
- Add/remove a deviation to/from favorites 
+ Add/remove a deviant to/from favorites (Pro Only) 

*****
The app is not developed by Google, Smugmug, 500px, DeviantART, ipernity or Flickr

## Key features

- View Picasa web albums
- Map view for geo-tagged photos
- Upload photos to SmugMug
- Manage SmugMug galleries
- View 500px photos and streams
- Browse DeviantArt deviations
- View photo Exif info

## Recent user reviews (10 of 50)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/piexplorer-for-picasa/id412565941/reviews.md

### 1/5 — TOTAL RIP OFF AS IT DOES NOT OPEN AND THEY HAVE MY MONEY

*2019-01-20, version 4.17*

zoo not buy

### 1/5 — Great for Google Photos Albums

*2019-01-19, version 4.17*

January update: Google login has changed and the app can no longer access Google Photos. Please fix!!

Not just for (defunct) Picasa, it syncs well with Google Photos Albums. If photos are geo-tagged, they display on a map that can be zoomed in or out for details. One line of caption/description is displayed - the remainder can be viewed in pop-out window. I would love to see that on the main window. Caching is nice but all too often, if cellular or wi-fi is not available, you can’t view anything in an album until it syncs and caches again. Please allow device specific downloads for specific albums!!

### 1/5 — Total waste of money

*2018-10-23, version 4.17*

The most frustrating thing about this app Ali’s that it tell you that you have “x” amount of pictures but doesn’t show you them. Complete useless.

### 4/5 — Please Return To Glory

*2018-01-25, version 4.15*

The main reason I chose this app was due to the fact that Google Photos isn’t organized at all!

PLEASE Bring back 3 things... 

1. Folders in chronological order
2. Select All (when uploading 20 pics or more having to select one at a time is very time consuming and a high chance for error with missing a few)
3. Return to easy log in... I guess the best feature google pics has is the option to switch accounts with using the drop down tab... Logging out and then back in is not fluent at all!

### 1/5 — Horrible now. Just like when google went from Picasa to google photos.

*2016-12-28, version 4.14*

Horrible now. Just like when google went from Picasa to google photos.
Nothing works anymore.

### 2/5 — No

*2016-11-03, version 4.14*

When I start the app I have to click several times just to get to the photos.  I should not have to.  It should immediately bring me to the photos in the picasa folder

### 2/5 — Not impressed

*2016-06-22, version 4.14*

I paid for this application and really the free one works just as good.  Bad choice.  I cannot for the life of me figure out how to upload current photos on my iPhone 6S Plus to Picassa.

### 1/5 — Paid app pro

*2016-02-22, version 4.14*

I paid $2.02 including tax for the pro app. The ads don't go away. You might as well keep free app or get some other Picasa manager

### 5/5 — Great Product

*2015-07-19, version 4.12*

I have used Picasa since its inception and I think it is a terrific application, both desktop and the mobile version. Just enough features but not overwhelming.

### 4/5 — I've used Picasa for years and I never understand why Google doesn't tout the great service

*2015-06-27, version 4.12*

Picasso works for me.

## Frequently asked questions about PIExplorer for Picasa

### What does PIExplorer for Picasa do?

This app allows you to view and upload photos from several popular platforms including Picasa, SmugMug, 500px, and DeviantArt. You can browse albums, view photo details, and manage your content across these services.

### What are the key features of this app?

Key features include viewing Picasa web albums, displaying geo-tagged photos on a map, viewing photo Exif information, uploading photos to SmugMug galleries, managing SmugMug content, browsing 500px photos and streams, and exploring DeviantArt deviations.

### Is this app free to use?

Based on the provided information, the app is free to use. There are no mentions of subscription fees or paid versions, and in-app purchases are not indicated.

### What platforms does this app support?

The app supports Picasa, SmugMug, 500px, and DeviantArt. It allows you to interact with photos and galleries from these specific online photo-sharing services.

### Who would benefit from using this app?

This app is ideal for photographers and individuals who actively use multiple online platforms like Picasa, SmugMug, 500px, and DeviantArt to store, organize, and share their photos. It simplifies managing content across these services.

## Version history (last 1 release)

### 4.17 — 2018-03-27

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

- Option to change thumbnail spacing
- General bug fixes and improvements

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All apps by Yunhe Shi: https://appshunter.io/developer/333262572

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