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Tag faces on Windows
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Windows photo organiser
A catalogue for the photos already on your PC.
Picca is a Windows photo organiser that indexes the folders you already keep. You tag, search and map pictures locally. There is no Picca cloud account and no subscription.
- Windows 10 & 11
- £9.99 one-time
- 7-day full trial
- Files stay in your folders
The trial is the complete app. Buy once on the Microsoft Store when you are ready.
How it works
Organise without importing into a silo
Typical cloud photo apps want you to upload the library. Picca does the opposite: you point it at a folder. Thumbnails and the catalogue live beside that folder on disk, so you can back them up like any other files.
- Browse your real folders, or add extra photo folders to one catalogue
- Tag in bulk and search with AND / OR / NOT
- Find photos by caption, date, folder or person
- See geotagged shots on a map
- Create albums without moving files
If you also need people search, duplicate finding or iPhone HEIC files, those are covered in the other guides.
Picca vs Google Photos
Why Picca is the better Windows catalogue
Google Photos is a cloud backup. Picca is a desktop catalogue for the folders already on your PC. No Google account, no storage meter, no subscription.
| What you get | Picca | Google Photos |
|---|---|---|
| Where photos live | On your PC, in your folders | Uploaded to Google’s servers |
| Who holds the library | You. One local SQLite catalogue you can back up | Google. The catalogue is their product |
| Account | None | Google account required |
| Price | £9.99 once | Free compressed quota, then Google One storage fees |
| Subscription | No | Yes, once you outgrow the free allowance |
| Internet required | No — the library works offline | Yes, for the cloud library |
| Search | Boolean AND / OR / NOT across tags, captions, dates and files | Google’s automatic labels; you do not run boolean over your own keyword system |
| Tagging | Keyword, people and place tags you control, including bulk edits | Limited; Google decides most of the labels |
| Face names | Detected and named on this PC | Processed in Google’s cloud |
| Map and geotagging | Map view; drag photos to assign a place | Shows GPS that is already in the cloud copy |
| Duplicates and look-alikes | Identical copies and visual similar-photo search | Basic cleanup; not a local duplicate tool |
| Files stay in place | Yes — nothing is imported into a silo | The upload is the library; your folders are not |
| Sharing | Optional browse-only server on your Wi‑Fi | Public or account links on Google’s servers |
| Try it | 7-day full trial on the Microsoft Store | Sign in with Google |
Questions
Before you open the Store
Does Picca upload my photo library?
No. You choose a folder on your PC. Picca does not copy or upload your files. Optional extras such as map tiles or a one-time local AI model download do not send your library to a Picca cloud.
Is this a subscription photo organiser?
No. Picca is a one-time Microsoft Store purchase at £9.99, with a fully working 7-day trial.
Which Windows versions does it support?
Windows 10 and Windows 11. Picca is a desktop app, not a phone app.
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Use Picca on your own photo library, then buy once if you keep it.