Apple Pulls iPhoto and Aperture From the Mac App Store

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Posted April 10, 2015 at 11:41pm by iClarified

Apple has pulled iPhoto and Aperture from the Mac App Store following the launch of Photos for OS X.

The new Photos app launched as part of OS X Yosemite 10.10.3. While the app is considered a 'vast improvement' over iPhoto, Aperture users will miss some of the professional image editing features they're accustomed to.

If you're an Aperture user you can still use the app and access it from your list of purchases; however, it will no longer be updated and you may want to consider a switch to Lightroom. Adobe updated Lightroom with an integrated Aperture and iPhoto import utility as of version 5.7.

If you've tried the new Photos app, let us know what you think of the application in the comments!

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Apple Pulls iPhoto and Aperture From the Mac App Store

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lepaka - April 13, 2015 at 10:29am

the best are the users commenting to relax because it is the first version. NO NO NO, it is not the first version, Apple has having Software for photos over their intere life, this is the poorest release for a Photo software they have done until now. It looks 100% like iOS version, that is good just for pack the photos together in a catalog NOTHING ELSE. did they fire the Aperture team? and reduce the people in iPhoto? that is what it seams, just personal schrinking

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gamerscul9870 - April 13, 2015 at 11:09am

So what? I'm one of those that have kept aperture and iphoto in case photos isn't ready to have me use it to its full potential, but once it's updated (in which we all have patience for can we not) I'm ready to dump iPhoto's and aperture.

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DanielMLondon - April 12, 2015 at 7:56am

Not impressed, and cannot use IPhoto without updating it from the App Store (It is not on the App Store) I cannot sort my large library by title (I renamed all my photos in each event by a specific title) - sorting by date is no use I also cannot select whether to view hidden photos or not.

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Joe Smithers - April 12, 2015 at 5:09am

Not impressed with the 'missing' features, being able to manually add location in particular and the ability to sort is somewhat limited compared with iPhoto (and Aperture). OK for those of us who still have iPhoto until (if?) Apple return the functionality. For those buying new Macs they may well be in for an unpleasant surprise. One of the most annoying things with Apple - fanfare for the new product but no warning as to what's left out from the old. At best I'd consider this iteration a 'beta' and will stick with iPhoto until this App has missing functionality added back.

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gamerscul9870 - April 12, 2015 at 5:12am

It's only the first version. I don't see how it can be wrong. I meant give it a break this is only the beginning like a fresh new 1st generation of it.

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ibadi ali - April 12, 2015 at 4:52am

Photos have turned my MacBookAir into a virtual "oven"! Heat, Deep Heat....

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gamerscul9870 - April 12, 2015 at 5:06am

Using Mac Pro with it >:D

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Yorick - April 11, 2015 at 10:25pm

Oh my god. Photos has become The New iTunes match. I hate it. My whole 128gb has come to a standstill. And I turned I cloud photo sharing off but can't remove the pics from my device. Horror

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gamerscul9870 - April 11, 2015 at 10:29pm

Relax. It's only a few first versions of it. No big deal.

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gamerscul9870 - April 11, 2015 at 10:30pm

by no big deal, I mean updates.

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gamerscul9870 - April 11, 2015 at 4:11pm

I'm actually quite happy with photos app. Real step up here.

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Peter von Diebitsch - April 11, 2015 at 10:46am

Hello Brownest, If you select and image and then apply a command i to the image you will see the meta-data of the selected image. If you need to adjust data and time along with location details select Image from the menubar and then select Adjust Date and Time. Photos will import the metadata from your iPhoto Library or your combined iPhoto / Aperture Library. Hope this helps.

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Brownest - April 11, 2015 at 10:08am

Serious bug / deficiency: many photos import with the wrong location metadata. Cannot edit or delete location metadata. What's that about? Not sure about the interface yet. Cannot tell whether it will be easier or harder to keep large numbers of photos organized.

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matrixmaniac - April 11, 2015 at 7:30am

Huge mistake, Apple! Huge mistake!

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- - April 11, 2015 at 9:02am

Agreed. It's probably the second worst mistake right after discontinuing the 17-inch and anti-glare MBPs.

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gamerscul9870 - April 11, 2015 at 7:58pm

The only mistake was discontinued 17 inch to you. iPhoto is apertures and iPhoto combined like mom and dad making a child.

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gamerscul9870 - April 11, 2015 at 7:59pm

Photos is aperture and iPhoto combined is what I meant.

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Peter von Diebitsch - April 11, 2015 at 1:58am

Brian, you can either keep the original photos on your Mac or optimized versions if storage space is at a premium which means keeping the originals in the cloud. This is your choice and by the way your Photos library does not have to be in your Pictures folder it can be on an external drive.

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BrianBy - April 11, 2015 at 1:41am

i sure hope this doesn't mean that I MUST upload all 40K of my photos to iCloud because that means I will be in big trouble! Is there anyway to keep the photos stored locally on your device or computer as we have in the past?

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BryanBMC - April 11, 2015 at 5:12pm

Yes, you can pick not to upload them and only use photo stream.

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Peter von Diebitsch - April 11, 2015 at 1:30am

my biggest lament concerning photos is no longer having the choice of which photos, albums or events to sync across my devices. Photos all or nothing approach is a far cry from the flexibility I enjoyed with either iPhoto or Aperture. Even with optimized storage turned on Photos still managed to fill my 64gig iPad full of photos to the point that a performance issues where felt with the iPad. I had no choice but to go back to my previous syncing method. I feel a little more application maturity is required with Photos before I will give it another chance. Pity I was really looking forward to Photos!

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