--- title: Microsoft Photos Reviews meta\_title: 'Microsoft Photos Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 297 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Microsoft Photos works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.3 review\_count: 297 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Photography url: https://www.g2.com/categories/photography --- # Microsoft Photos Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Microsoft Photos but has limited features. Are you part of the Microsoft Photos team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Microsoft Photos is a comprehensive image viewer and organizer developed by Microsoft, designed to provide users with an intuitive platform for managing, editing, and sharing their digital photos and videos. Integrated seamlessly into Windows operating systems, it offers a user-friendly interface that caters to both casual users and photography enthusiasts. Key Features and Functionality: - Photo Management: Organize your digital media effortlessly with features like album creation, tagging, and metadata support. The app's gallery view allows sorting by date, album, or folder, providing flexible navigation options. - Photo Editing: Enhance your images using built-in editing tools that support cropping, rotating, exposure correction, color adjustments, and noise reduction. Advanced features include AI-powered background blur, object removal, and integration with Microsoft Designer for creative enhancements. - AI-Powered Auto-Categorization: Leverage artificial intelligence to automatically sort photos into meaningful categories such as screenshots, receipts, identity documents, and notes, making it easier to locate specific images. - Optical Character Recognition (OCR): Extract text from images and perform web searches directly from the app, enhancing productivity and information retrieval. - Super Resolution: Upscale low-resolution images using AI to enhance detail and clarity without compromising quality. - Seamless Integration: Sync with OneDrive for cloud storage, share photos directly to social media platforms, and utilize the app's integration with File Explorer for quick access and management. Primary Value and User Solutions: Microsoft Photos addresses the need for a unified platform that combines photo viewing, organization, and editing within a single application. By integrating AI-driven features, it simplifies the management of extensive photo libraries, enhances image quality, and streamlines the sharing process. This all-in-one solution eliminates the need for multiple third-party applications, offering users a cohesive and efficient experience for their digital media needs. * * * Seller [Microsoft](https://www.g2.com/sellers/microsoft) Discussions [Microsoft Photos Community](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-photos/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Atul Goyal (Student at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus) Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 3 months ### Return on Investment 16 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-photos/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic") Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 4.6/5(898) ](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-photoshop-lightroom-classic/reviews) [ ![Photos](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Photos") Photos 4.5/5(812) ](https://www.g2.com/products/photos/reviews) [ ![Adobe Bridge](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Adobe Bridge") Adobe Bridge 4.3/5(349) ](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-bridge/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-photos/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 297 real user reviews. Implementation Time 3 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) MA Mohammad A. Software developer Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/26/2023 "Microsoft Photos is a great application to manage photos and edit them." 4/5 What do you like best about Microsoft Photos? So simple to use and utilize, and it does not require a lot of training on the application where everything is very clear. The options are great, and you can do the necessary editing you are looking for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Microsoft Photos? It does not support panorama stitching or selective focus, and it does not share with you the photo before and after editing. It would be great to have this feature in place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Microsoft Photos solving and how is that benefiting you? Removing unnecessary items in any photo as well for doing few changes in the backgrounds sometimes or making a selection of a part to copy in another place and sometimes change on colors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Rawad A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rawad A.") RA Rawad A. Designer Architecture & Planning Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/28/2023 "Easy App" 5/5 What do you like best about Microsoft Photos? Sleek design and easy-to-use app. I like how easy the tools are in the app. I can edit and make some small changes without the need for expensive software. Also, I love how integrated this app is. Meaning I can import all my photos from various platforms and be able to look at them in one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Microsoft Photos? This app is too limited. Although it has some great potentials, I wish they can add more tools so we can use the app much more than what it currently offers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Microsoft Photos solving and how is that benefiting you? Storing all my photos and videos in one app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 5/7/2023 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Aakash P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Aakash P.") AP Aakash P. Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/8/2023 "About Microsoft Photos" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Microsoft Photos? This is used for the photos and videos store in the drive as well as in the database which you can use this in the long time data such as we can see our memories and collage photos as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Microsoft Photos? When we use this then it will take too much data to load the picture and slow delivery response and some time loader not hide for much time and UI was not give a attraction like user interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Microsoft Photos solving and how is that benefiting you? This is used for the photo and video management purpose, this is more benefits to me and my team who are using the same photos and videos for the remainder purpose like it will create a memory as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Yaimara R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Yaimara R.") YR Yaimara R. Agente comercial Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 5/25/2023 "Using Microsoft Photos" 5/5 What do you like best about Microsoft Photos? It is very simple, comfortable and easy to use. I like how I can organize my photos. It is very easy to make a drink on one drive. has its own editing tools. And obviously I love that it's free. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Microsoft Photos? I really can't say that I don't like something about this application, but I would like it to have more editing options, many filters that other applications offer, are missing from microsoft photos Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Microsoft Photos solving and how is that benefiting you? I usually do a lot of saving from my phone and other devices to different folders and then it's a problem to find them. The way in which Microsoft Photos allows you to make albums and group them is a convenience and an advantage for photo lovers like me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 5/9/2023 "Fast and easy to use. Export and Import can be improved" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Microsoft Photos? - Photos feature are easy to use, seamless integration with my Android phone. - Loads fast - like the fact that I can search by a theme, object or even a person Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Microsoft Photos? Lately, I had to change my Gmail account and "one" account. It was very (very) painful to export/import my photos to the new account. The export downloads the photos to the local machine when importing - I lost a lot of the metadata info, so some photos didn't have a date, making the photos timeline all mixed. I believe it also doesn't detect duplicate photos automatically Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Microsoft Photos solving and how is that benefiting you? Storing my personal and professional Photos in one place with access to it from every machine. Offloading my phone storage to the cloud. Having reference to important documents and personal/family events Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Gambling & Casinos](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Gambling & Casinos") UG Verified User in Gambling & Casinos Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/16/2023 "Good Organize and View Gallery for our photos" 5/5 What do you like best about Microsoft Photos? Well, Organize and view the gallery. We can have a backup on MS cloud. Easy to access, user freindly interface, auto enhanced quality and basic editing tools like rotating, cropping , adding. Viewing your photos and videos has never been better in Microsoft Photos for Windows Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Microsoft Photos? It depends on the Microsoft platform; We don't have many editing features. Sometimes faces loading of images shows blur and then loads the complete picture, so it has performance issue. Missed advanced organized features like tags, and albums. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Microsoft Photos solving and how is that benefiting you? As I am using Windows on my laptop, it is very organized and easy to access anytime from MS Cloud. I don't need extra space to store the images. I help to crop and do some basic filter changes on images. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Luis Fernando P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Luis Fernando P.") LP Luis Fernando P. Diseñador gráfico Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/29/2023 "Good job Microsoft" 4/5 What do you like best about Microsoft Photos? As for the Windows 8 version I think Microsoft did an excellent job with a photo organizer, although it also works for editing, I think that part is still a bit lacking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Microsoft Photos? They should put a little more effort into the photo editing part, just like I think they should take the Apple path a bit more and spend more time on text and image recognition. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Microsoft Photos solving and how is that benefiting you? Keep the files well organized in addition to being able to have them online by having integrated one drive. Both software works very nice together, Microsoft did an excellent job. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Leticia S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Leticia S.") LS Leticia S. Estagiária de vendas e marketing Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 5/23/2023 "Storing my memories without worry" 5/5 What do you like best about Microsoft Photos? I started using Microsoft Photos initially to organize my photos because of the date, location, etc., features, but now I even use it for synchronization and backup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Microsoft Photos? I believe that one point that can be improved in the tool is the advanced search feature; the reading of people's faces that I search for is sometimes not compatible in all images. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Microsoft Photos solving and how is that benefiting you? Organization of my backups without occupying memory. In addition, sharing via link with other people greatly optimizes the time for sending to others. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: OrganicAI Translated ![Parampreet S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Parampreet S.") PS Parampreet S. Audit Assistant Accounting Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 5/4/2023 "A powerful photo editing and management tool" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Microsoft Photos? The best thing i like about microsoft photos is its simple interface , easy to use editing tools and seamless integration with other microsoft applications and services. Also provide other features like automatic photo organization and ability to create collages videos and animations with your photos Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Microsoft Photos? As there are not any major cons about Microsoft photos yet i feel lacking in certain advanced features that are available in other photo editing software, additionally i also experienced some performance issues with the app when working with large photo libraries Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Microsoft Photos solving and how is that benefiting you? Microsoft photos is designed to solve range of problems related to photo management and editing in windows 10 devices personally it is helping me in streamlining my photo management tasks and acting as valuable tool for managing photos and video content Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Dominic T.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Dominic T.") DT Dominic T. Academic Counselor Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/1/2023 "user friendly to an extent" 4/5 What do you like best about Microsoft Photos? I like how this platform is easy to use for editing any photos and even videos. Of course, there are limitations with the quality of editing - maybe not the best platform for a professional photographer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Microsoft Photos? For advanced tutorials, you would need to look up videos on YouTube or through Microsoft for advanced settings/capabilities of Microsoft photos. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Microsoft Photos solving and how is that benefiting you? Easy editing and documenting of photos needed for work - whether this is for social media or other outlets Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Microsoft Photos? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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