<s>
Photos	O
is	O
an	O
image	B-Application
viewer	I-Application
and	O
image	B-Application
organizer	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
as	O
a	O
functional	O
replacement	O
for	O
Windows	O
Photo	O
Viewer	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
folder	O
view	O
displays	O
files	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
location	O
in	O
the	O
file	B-Application
system	I-Application
or	O
on	O
OneDrive	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photos	O
provides	O
the	O
following	O
basic	O
raster	B-Application
graphics	I-Application
editor	I-Application
functions	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
edit	O
with	O
a	O
sidebar	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
in	O
Google	B-Algorithm
Photos	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
adjust	O
the	O
photo	O
's	O
shadows	B-Algorithm
,	I-Algorithm
highlights	I-Algorithm
,	O
sharpness	O
,	O
and	O
filters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
Photos	O
also	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
trim	O
,	O
slow	O
down	O
,	O
and	O
save	B-Application
photos	O
from	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Photo	O
Gallery	O
,	O
which	O
autosaves	O
edits	O
,	O
Photos	O
only	O
saves	O
when	O
a	O
user	O
clicks	O
the	O
Save	B-Application
or	O
Save	B-Application
As	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photos	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
compare	O
the	O
original	O
file	O
to	O
the	O
file	O
with	O
unsaved	O
changes	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
save	B-Application
the	O
photo	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
name	O
and	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intended	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
older	O
Windows	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
,	O
this	O
feature	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Photos	I-Application
with	O
the	O
Fall	O
Creators	O
Update	O
to	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
editor	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
version	I-Application
of	O
Photos	O
,	O
being	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
separate	O
app	O
Clipchamp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Photos	O
app	O
can	O
show	O
individual	O
pictures	O
,	O
display	O
all	O
pictures	O
in	O
a	O
folder	O
as	O
a	O
slide	O
show	O
,	O
reorient	O
them	O
in	O
90°	O
increments	O
or	O
through	O
a	O
granular	O
control	O
,	O
print	O
them	O
either	O
directly	O
or	O
via	O
an	O
online	O
print	O
service	O
,	O
send	O
them	O
in	O
e-mail	O
or	O
save	B-Application
them	O
to	O
a	O
folder	O
or	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
images	O
in	O
Animated	O
GIF	O
,	O
BMP	B-Device
,	O
JPEG	O
,	O
JPEG	B-Device
XR	I-Device
(	O
formerly	O
HD	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
)	O
,	O
PNG	O
,	O
ICO	O
,	O
RAW	B-Application
,	O
PANO	O
,	O
and	O
TIFF	O
file	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
view	O
HEIF	O
images	O
with	O
the	O
HEIF	O
Image	O
Extensions	O
app	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
8.0	I-Application
and	O
had	O
a	O
customizable	O
background	O
and	O
a	O
Facebook	O
photo	O
viewer	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
removed	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
update	O
to	O
the	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
introduced	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
view	O
immersive	B-Application
photo	I-Application
PANO	O
files	O
and	O
set	O
a	O
photo	O
as	O
the	O
app	O
's	O
live	O
tile	O
or	O
the	O
Windows	O
lock	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
most	O
other	O
apps	O
designed	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
the	O
controls	O
were	O
hidden	O
until	O
the	O
user	O
right-clicks	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
Photos	O
originally	O
used	O
a	O
hamburger	O
menu	O
for	O
the	O
photo	O
management	O
interface	O
and	O
to	O
make	O
basic	O
controls	O
visible	O
to	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
Microsoft	O
apps	O
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
Photos	O
used	O
round	O
buttons	O
like	O
the	O
ones	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
for	O
editing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Folder	O
view	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
edit	O
albums	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
app	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
on	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
in	O
response	O
to	O
user	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
view	O
exclusively	O
featured	O
a	O
dark	B-General_Concept
theme	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Photos	O
app	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
with	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
matching	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
former	O
Photos	O
app	O
from	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
renamed	O
to	O
"	O
Photos	O
Legacy	O
"	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
