Any good programs like Picasa for Mac?

[munchy]

Just tried the latest version of Kodak Easyshare software. Having tried previous versions I wasn't impressed at all, but this one (version 6) seems to be much improved.
It's easily customised and integrates with external programs pretty well. It seems much more responsive than iPhoto as each folder is displayed seperately and doesn't create various library files etc. It has a nice clean brushed metal interface so fits in with OS X nicely. Automatically displays all your videos in a 'smart album' for those that have videos scattered amongst their photos. There's the usual editing features, maybe not as extensive as Picasa or iPhoto, but it can be easily configured to edit pics in an external program. Lots of other nice features too.
I really like iPhoto but having a large amount of photos does seem to slow it down too much. I'd love to see Picasa on the Mac but seems Google don't feel like competing with iPhoto.
Here's a link to Easyshare on download.com (universal binary)
Kodak-EasyShare-Software-for-Mac

[Quirky Bear]

Originally Posted by JJiMAC

Quirky Bear,
In What way did you find iPhoto Buddy to address your issues with iPhoto?

Goodness, for some reason I didn't see your reply until just now (10 months later!)

As it happens, I stopped using iPhoto Buddy quite quickly, because it turned out to be not as useful as I'd initially thought. I now just keep my photos organized in folders in the Finder (titled by date + descriptive name) and use Preview to view batches of them, and ImageWell to crop and resize them for posting online or emailing them.

As far as keeping the photos organized and searchable by keywords, I'm considering going back to the system I used when I was doing film photography, which involved having a simple spreadsheet where I could organize my entire list of photos by any particular keyword (using one per column). This would just point me to the location of the photos. This is probably not appealing to most people, but it was a system that suited me quite well. Unless I find a better solution with a photo viewing program, I'll probably revert to this.

[Amnesiac]

What a thread. Any updates to the Picasa/Mac rumors since the one's that circulated around January of this year?

Any other new programs out there to check out? iPhoto (6.0.6) just isn't right for me.

[pepper123]

I'm new to both this forum as well as Mac. . . I bought a MacBook about two weeks ago and I love it. I found this thread searching for an answer to an iPhoto alternate. . . I like how it works and edits, etc. but I cannot stand how it does not integrate with my pictures folder! On Picasa, changes made to pictures in their folders were reflected in Picasa and vice versa. For example, I just rearranged 3000+ pictures in iPhoto only to find the changes were not reflected in my pictures folder. This is extremely inconvenient when trying to upload pictures onto websites. Also, the new events I created in iPhoto are no where to be found in my pictures folder! In Picasa, a new "event" created also creates a new folder in Pictures.

I love my Mac, but I want Picasa back! I appreciate iPhoto for what it does, but the integration with my Pictures folder is crucial to me.