| iPhoto | |
|---|---|
 | |
 iPhoto 9.6 running onOS X Yosemite | |
| Developer | Apple |
| Initial release | January 7, 2002; 24 years ago (2002-01-07)[1] |
| Final release | 9.6.1 / March 19, 2015; 10 years ago (2015-03-19) |
| Operating system | macOS (10.1.2-10.14.6) |
| Successor | Photos |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | Apple.com (Archived October 23, 2013) |
iPhoto is a discontinuedimage organizer andimage editing application developed byApple forOS X (now known as macOS) andiOS. It was included with every newMac computer from the introduction of theiLife suite of digital media applications in 2003 until 2015, when it was discontinued and replaced by thePhotos app.[2]
iPhoto was announced atMacworld 2002, during whichSteve Jobs also announced thatMac OS X would be the default operating system on all newMacs, and revealed newiMac andiBook models.[3]
The first version of iPhoto was released on January 7, 2002 as a free download. It required a Mac computer with a built-in USB port runningMac OS X 10.1.2 or newer.[4] Four months later iPhoto 1.1 was released, also for free.[5]
In 2003, iPhoto 2 was released as part of the then-newiLife suite alongsideiMovie,iDVD andiTunes. iPhoto, as part of the suite, was bundled with every new Mac computer until it was discontinued in 2015.[6]
On March 7, 2012, Apple CEOTim Cook announced aniOS-native version of iPhoto alongside thethird-generation iPad.[7]
With the release ofOS X Mavericks in 2013, a new version of iPhoto was released exclusively to theMac App Store. Existing users of iPhoto '11 could upgrade to this new version for free.[8][9] Another update was released in 2014 alongsideOS X Yosemite.,
On June 27, 2014, Apple announced that they would cease development of iPhoto and transition users to a newPhotos app.[10][11] On April 8, 2015, Apple released an update for OS X Yosemite, version 10.10.3, which included the new Photos app. iPhoto, as well as Apple's professional-orientedAperture software, were both discontinued and removed from the Mac App Store. Users who previously purchased them can still re-download them.
macOS Mojave was the last version to support iPhoto.A free, open-source application called Retroactive can enable it to run on macOS versions up to and includingmacOS Sonoma.[12]
iPhoto is designed to allow the importing of pictures fromdigital cameras, local storage devices such as USB flash drives, CDs, DVDs and hardrives to a user's iPhoto Library. Almost all digital cameras are recognized without additional software. iPhoto supports most common imagefile formats, including severalRaw image formats.[13] iPhoto also supports videos from cameras, but editing is limited to trimming clips.[citation needed]
After photos are imported, they can be titled, labeled, sorted and organized into groups known as "events". Basic editing functionality is included in iPhoto, including cropping, resizing, brightness and contrast adjustments, and a red-eye filter. iPhoto does not provide the comprehensive editing functionality of professional-oriented software and cannot be used withraw images.
Photo albums can be made into dynamicslideshows with the option to add music imported fromiTunes. Photos could be shared viaiMessage,Mail,Facebook,Flickr andTwitter, however iPhoto can no longer connect to these services due to its age. Creating and sharing Photo Streams oniCloud was possible until the feature was removed from iCloud.[14][15] In some markets, professional photo printing and various products such as books, cards and calendars could be purchased through iPhoto until the services were discontinued.[16]
iPhoto is able to sync photo albums to anyiPod with a color display. TheseiPods often supported an audio/video adapter to allow photos to be displayed along with music on atelevision orprojector.
At an Apple media event on March 7, 2012, Apple CEOTim Cook announced a new version of iPhoto foriOS.[17] iPhoto for iOS was made available that day on theApp Store forUS$4.99, alongside the already-releasediMovie andGarageBand for iOS. It officially supports theiPhone 4 and later,iPod Touch (4th and 5th generations),iPad 2 and later andiPad Mini (1st and 2nd generations), but users discovered that it could be installed manually on older devices using Apple's iPhone Configuration Utility.[18][19]
iPhoto for iOS offers a feature set comparable to the Mac version. It can organize photos that are synced to the device or taken with its camera. Editing features include color correction tools and photo effects, as well as cropping and straightening tools. iPhoto for iOS lacks tools for creating books, calendars, cards and ordering prints. It can, however, create digital photo collages called "Photo Journals" that could be uploaded toiCloud until the feature was discontinued.[20]
iPhoto for iOS was highly praised for its tools, good performance and compatibility.[21]
iPhoto for iOS was discontinued in 2014 and removed from the App Store. It cannot officially be run oniOS 8 or above.