Odds are you will opt for the former and choose your iPhoto Library so that you can use Photos to browse, edit and share your photos as you did previously with iPhoto.Īfter choosing a library, the next question to answer is whether to use iCloud Photo Library. When you launch Photos for the first time, it'll ask you to choose a library or create a new one. Connect a camera to your Mac and Photos springs into action instead of iPhoto, for example. When you update to OS X Yosemite version 10.10.3 you will get the new Photos app, and by default it replaces iPhoto as your default photo-management app. There are still some questions you need to answer as you move to the new Photos app, from whether you should use the option to store your library in iCloud to what you should do with your old iPhoto library. Apple makes it easy, holding your hand as you leave iPhoto and walk your photo library over to Photos. iPhone users will immediately feel comfortable with its layout Photos for Mac looks and acts like the Photos app for iOS. Photos was part of the OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 update and is meant to replace Aperture and iPhoto. Apple's blurring of the lines between OS X and iOS continues with the release of Photos for Mac.

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