Google Photos: Backup & Edit for PC - Free Download: Windows 10/11 Edition

★ ★ ★ Google Photos Overview

What is Google Photos? Google Photos is a photo and video storage app that offers free unlimited storage for high-quality photos and videos. It allows users to easily organize, edit, and share their photos and videos with others. The app also offers advanced features such as visual search, automatic albums, and smart sharing suggestions.

Software Features and Description

1. You can also upgrade storage for your Google Account, used for Original Quality photos and videos, Google Drive and Gmail by subscribing to Google One, an expanded storage plan.

2. • FREE STORAGE: Every Google Account comes with 15 GB of free storage and you can choose to automatically back up all your photos and videos in High quality or Original quality.

3. All photos and videos you back up in High quality before June 1, 2021 will not count toward your Google Account storage.

4. Google Photos is a smarter home for all your photos and videos, made for the way you take photos today.

5. Select the people and pets you want to see and Google Photos will automatically add photos of them as you take them, no manual updates needed.

6. Google Photos doesn't run GPS in the background unless you turn on optional features.

7. • SMARTER SHARING: With smart sharing suggestions, giving your friends the photos you took of them is painless.

8. • MOVIES AND GIFS, MADE FOR YOU: Get automatically created movies, collages, GIFs, and more from your photos.

9. • VISUAL SEARCH: Your photos are now searchable by the people, places and things in them—no tagging required.

10. Photos that are safely backed up can be removed from your device’s storage in just a tap.

11. • ON YOUR TV: View your photos and videos on your TV with Chromecast and Airplay support.

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Download and install Google Photos: Backup & Edit on your computer

GET Compatible PC App

App	Download	Rating	Maker
Google Photos	Get App ↲	427,474 4.65	Google LLC

Or follow the guide below to use on PC:

Select Windows version:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Install Google Photos: Backup & Edit app on your Windows in 4 steps below:

Download an Android emulator for PC:
Get either Bluestacks or the Nox App >> . We recommend Bluestacks because you can easily find solutions online if you run into problems while using it. Download Bluestacks PC software Here >> .

Install the emulator:
On your computer, goto the Downloads folder » click to install Bluestacks.exe or Nox.exe » Accept the License Agreements » Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation.

Using Google Photos on PC [Windows 10/ 11]:

Open the Emulator app you installed » goto its search bar and search "Google Photos"
The search will reveal the Google Photos: Backup & Edit app icon. Open, then click "Install".
Once Google Photos is downloaded inside the emulator, locate/click the "All apps" icon to access a page containing all your installed applications including Google Photos.
Now enjoy Google Photos on PC.

Download a Compatible APK for PC

Download	Developer	Rating	Current version
Get APK for PC →	Google LLC	4.65	7.1

Download on Windows 11

For Windows 11, check if there's a native Google Photos Windows app here » ». If none, follow the steps below:

To get started, Download the OpenPC software »
- Upon installation, open OpenPC app » goto "Playstore on PC" » click "Configure_Download" button. This will auto-download and install PlayStore on your computer.

To use Google Photos,
- Login to the PlayStore we just installed
- Search for "Google Photos" » then Click "Install".
- Google Photos: Backup & Edit will now be available on your Windows start-menu.

Minimum requirements	Recommended
8GB RAM SSD Storage Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD Ryzen 3000 Architecture: x64 or ARM64	16GB RAM HDD Storage

Get Google Photos on Apple macOS

Download	Developer	Reviews	Rating
Get Free on Mac	Google LLC	427474	4.65

Google Photos: Backup & Edit functions

- Free up space on your phone by backing up photos and videos to the cloud

- Visual search allows you to search for photos by people, places, and things without tagging them

- Smart sharing suggestions make it easy to share photos with friends and family

- Automatically created movies, collages, GIFs, and more from your photos

- Advanced editing tools to transform photos with a tap

- Smart automatic albums that tell better stories without the work

- Live albums that automatically add photos of selected people and pets as you take them

- Shared libraries that grant trusted people access to all of your photos

- Rediscover feature that shows collages of photos taken on the same day in previous years

- Google Lens integration that allows you to identify text and objects in your photos

- Chromecast and Airplay support to view photos and videos on your TV

- Free storage of 15 GB for every Google account

- Option to upgrade storage for Original Quality photos and videos, Google Drive, and Gmail with Google One subscriptions

- Face grouping feature (not available in all countries)

- Google Photos does not run GPS in the background unless optional features are turned on.

✔ Pros:

- User-friendly interface

- Easily accessible app for storing and organizing photos

- Recognition and mini albums for each person

- Ability to create and share custom albums

- Linked to Gmail for easy access to photos and videos from anywhere

- Automatically rotates some photos

- Adequate storage for basic needs

- Good for casual users who want to post photos on social media

☹ Cons:

- Confusing for technical users who need to take and store specific types of photos

- Not ideal for technical photographs showing processes and assemblies

- Limited facial recognition capabilities

- Uploading process can be problematic and crash

- Not clear if original quality is being stored

- Sorting photos can be time-consuming without proper facial recognition technology

Top Pcmac Reviews

Stores my photos as long as they are not 4K

By Auric Nova (Pcmac user)

It’s a bit confusing but what they are storing for me is pretty adequate for my needs. It would be nice to know I was storing the original quality but I don’t need another monthly bill besides the app Drive. It’s awesome the way they rotate some of the photos for you or give you that option. I wish they would do more in terms of the facial recognition so that you can correctly date some of your photographs were the dates were stripped in the uploading process which for me was a bit of a hellish experience because it crashed while uploading. I got past all that and everything I own is in my the app library I just don’t have them sorted properly. I’m hoping this will be done automatically in the future using the facial recognition technology otherwise I have to spend years fixing my library. Another suggestion would be if they would show you your duplicates which are close to exact duplicates so that you can delete them on your own. Sometimes it appears to be refusing duplicates but it’s hard to tell exactly what the app is doing behind the scenes occasionally I’ll see a duplicate missing other times I find odd photos in my trash. It would be nice to know exactly what’s happening with them folders. Those are all my suggestions and why I don’t have five stars I appreciate the free storage in the meantime hoping I won’t have to go with higher quality photos in the future.
Google Photos is the only way to go!

By Angel8606 (Pcmac user)

It’s the only way to go, if ya ask me! I know, ya ain’t asking, right? Okay, well that’s just fine, because I’m just-a-tellin! What I’m telling is that I love this App, because of so many things I won’t be able to list em all! Totally impossible! But I can share a few reasons why I love it so much! One is because of the option of assistant! When you choose this it gives you an option to save or dismiss the Apps, altered & filtered or maybe, brightened & cropped, or maybe, actually I can keep going but you get the Jist of what I’m sayin, right? You won’t believe the things assistant can do to your pics to make them look better or make them look like a work of art! You just won’t believe your eyes, or that you even took the pic in the first place once you see what all it can and will do! Lol woo-wee! I love this so much! Don’t waste your time with any other App out there claiming to do this or that! This one doesn’t have to claim anything, just open it up and Vola! Lol Art, Beauty, Imagination & I can keep going..... you already know! I’m going to stop here and let you see for yourself! The App speaks for itself! Plus I’ve spoken way to much as it is! Jeesh! Lol Y’all will have a blast and enjoy! I know y’all will! Lol Chow!
10/10 Recommend!

By EIA101 (Pcmac user)

i got this app as a way to store photos and make albums, and it has not let me down. i can finally clear up space on my phone for other things while having all my photos in an easily accessible app. it’s very user-friendly. i love how it has gave recognition and makes mini albums for each person! also, you can make your own albums and share them by simply copying a link. this app is linked to your gmail so you can access pictures and videos anywhere you’re signed in! another benefit is with imessage. you can easily attach photos that are not on your device just by clicking the this app icon and selecting your images. another amazing feature is that the app recognizes pictures with a lot of writing. when syncing your camera roll to this app, the app takes the pictures with writing/typing (like a report for school, old notes, etc.) and gives you an option to clear them from your phone, as you probably don’t need them anymore and they’re classified as junk. this app is an amazing app. it gives you options to create new albums, prints, movies, collages, and animations. this app is a must-have!
Ok for folks that take social photos

By 16/50 (Pcmac user)

First, most of my computers are Apple, and I take a lot of photos with my iPhone. This the app app/ system is ok for users that want to take snapshots to post on social media. As an Engineer and technical craftsman, I can’t discern if there is any way to use it for these purposes. My requirements are for technical photographs showing processes and assemblies mainly to send to publishers (and to publish on-line) illustrations for engineering uses. From what I can determine, is’s not too good for that, although I have never purchased a “For Dummies” book and learned the full capabilities of this app. However, I vastly prefer it over the Apple Photo program that takes control of all content, holds them hostage, and deletes them if you don’t want to play by their rules and pay their fees. I actually purchased a Windows-10 laptop for my phone and camera downloads rather than struggle trying to convert and download my pictures to something a user completely “Apple” can use. I do store my social photos ( family, weddings, and vacations, etc.) on this app, simply because they separate them by date and the app doesn’t mess with them further. And, you can download photos to a thumb drive and take them to a corner drugstore photo printer and gets prints for Granny, something impossible with anything Apple.