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# Photos for Mac
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/photos-for-mac/
- Published: 2015-02-06T01:52:14.000Z
- Updated: 2015-02-06T01:52:14.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: Links, tech, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

Apple [unveiled the new Photos app for Mac](http://www.apple.com/osx/photos-preview/?ref=birchtree.me) today. It's built into the next point release of OS X, and is the replacement for iPhoto and Aperture.

There seems to be some trepidation about this, but I am bullish on the prospects of the app. To my eyes, the previews I've looked at are promising. I think the app looks nice, definitely an expansion of what we currently have on iOS. All the features we liked from iPhoto are there, even a little more advanced that iPhoto.

But Apple discontinued Aperture as well. Photos doesn't look like it comes close to the fine grain control that us advanced users need. That said, I see no reason why Photos won't support third party extensions. What if Pixelmator made an editing extension that gave you tons of effects? What if, and this is a dream, Adobe made a Lightroom extension that gave you Lightroom control over your iCloud Photo Library?