Official Announcement: Picnik is closing
Since joining Google in 2010, we have been creating editing magic in Google products while continuing to keep Picnik awesome. But now we get to focus on even awesomer things. Picnik will be closing on April 19, 2012.
Your photos liberated
Amazing photos are created in Picnik so we have launched a new feature, Picnik Takeout, that easily downloads your photos to your desktop in convenient zip files. You may also elect to copy your photos to Google+ where you can store and share your creations. You may request your photos at any time and use this handy tool as many times as you like until our closing date of April 19, 2012. Learn More.
Premium Refunds
To our primo Picnik Premium members, we’ll begin processing a full refund of your current membership fee within a week of this announcement. By “full” we mean the whole darn thing. Yep, this means even if you are on your very last day of an annual membership, we will refund you the entire $24.95. Just because we want to say thanks.
Now the Good News – Free Premium for ALL!
To express our gratitude for your support over the past 5 years, Picnik Premium is free for everyone! Use Picnik in all of its premium glory, for free, from now until our actual closing day. Touch-up, Textures, Advanced, and more are all free for you to use!
We have been incredibly proud of building a product that is used and beloved by so many of you. We continue to be amazed and humbled by the photos you create and we are immensely grateful for all of your support, creativity, and passion.
We are excited by the photo-editing fun we have already brought to Google products, like Google+, where you can find many of your favorite Picnik effects in Creative Kit. We encourage you to visit Google+ and give it a whirl.
Please visit the Help Hub for more information on our wind down. Check the Picnik blog for updated information on our April closure.
It’s been awesome,
Team Picnik
January 20th, 2012 at 1:58 pm
Seriously!! Did you “SELL OUT” to Google or what? You have SO MANY loyal customers! Will we be able to do anything on Google+ like what we’ve been able to do on Picnik? Please give us a little more information. “Premium for free” is NOT good news!! We want to know what will be available for us after you’re gone!
January 20th, 2012 at 2:00 pm
I am REALLY not happy about this. Picnik is one of the best web-hosting editing tools out there, and I CANNOT believe google is killing it. When y’all took over I KNEW that you would screw up picnik, and so far you hadn’t. This is way worse that screwing it up. SOOOOO disappointed.
January 20th, 2012 at 2:01 pm
Ok – so I’m checking it out….. are you going to be adding more features on Google+, like mascara, teeth whiten, airbrush….?? If ALL of your editing tools are eventually going to make it to Google, then I can live with this. Please tell me “everything” will be there!!
January 20th, 2012 at 2:12 pm
OMGosh, I feel like someone just stole my dog. Dude, so heartbroken! I use Picnik all the time!
January 20th, 2012 at 2:14 pm
This is NOT okay with me! Picnik is my absolute favorite place to edit photos. Photography is my hobby, and I don’t even post every picture I edit! How does adding all of the features to Google+ make this okay?
January 20th, 2012 at 2:16 pm
Can you tell us will Picasa still be available and if not where will all of our “Blogger” blog photos be uploaded to now?
January 20th, 2012 at 2:17 pm
WHAT?!?! I am so upset! My husband and I both use Picnik everyday for our work.
Will you be adding all of your features on Google+ – like Frames and seasonal textures? Right now it is only basic things.
SO SAD!
January 20th, 2012 at 2:17 pm
I would like to get me refund in paypal! The card I used is no longer active! Email me at trickytwizzler@live.com….And will we get get a link to this new google editing?
Very disappointing…
January 20th, 2012 at 2:18 pm
If I read ‘we will be merging with Facebook’ then I would have been a happy chappy but who even uses that stupid Google+ anyway??? The only good news is that I’ll get my membership refund. I prefer to go searching elsewhere for an online editing site than bother having Google+.
January 20th, 2012 at 2:20 pm
Sooooooo very sad about this. I love Picnik. A lot.
January 20th, 2012 at 2:21 pm
Wow….. I’m shocked. Picnik is huge. I can’t believe you guys would just stop. I use this site ALL the time for almost every picture I take; it’s a huge help with my photography.
I do appreciate your consideration in giving refunds to us premium members. Thank you for that.
But I’m still just shocked about the whole thing… and very disappointed. I hope everything goes well with your new adventures that that – just maybe – this’ll turn out for the best. We’ll see.
January 20th, 2012 at 2:21 pm
i hope all the effects will be on google+, and if they’re not i’ll be really disappointed. i didn’t think you would give into Google like that. seriously?:/
January 20th, 2012 at 2:23 pm
What?! WHY!??!!!?
This is the worst news ever and I am HIGHLY upset about this.
What does Google even have to do with this???
January 20th, 2012 at 2:25 pm
This really upsets me. While I do use other photo editing software I always go back to Picnik because of how easy it is to use. :(
January 20th, 2012 at 2:29 pm
Google+ is a joke. It’s like “fetch” in Mean Girls. It’s just not going to happen.
Such a shame to lose my Picnik fun. Oh well, that’s what Photoshop is for I guess.
January 20th, 2012 at 2:29 pm
This is not good. I have been trying to use Google+ but is very clumsy, unwieldy, and just plain not usable. I think that this is just another effort by Google to make its users use a product that is not very good. I love Picnick, I hate Google+. I am considering closing my Google+ account.
January 20th, 2012 at 2:32 pm
This is terrible news!!!!!!!!!! I hate Google+ but I love Picnik. Why oh why are you doing this???
January 20th, 2012 at 2:33 pm
I am so disappointed. I’m deleting everything on here because I don’t want it in Google+. Its a piece of crap social networking tool IMO. I have been a loyal Picnik customer for YEARS and am so disappointed to find that you’ve sold out to Google+.
January 20th, 2012 at 2:35 pm
Your post says that you’re off to do focus on more “awesomer” things but what about your customers? Will Google+ image editing have anything close to what you provided? The silence is deafening.
January 20th, 2012 at 2:35 pm
This is ridiculous.. Picnik is the best editing software out there in terms of ease. I use it for all of my photography! Soooo upset about this not happy at all.
January 20th, 2012 at 2:36 pm
NOOOO!!!! I love Picnik, and I think it is very classy that you are refunding the premium accounts, but I am so sad to read this.
Picnik has helped my blog take in ways I couldn’t have imagined. Stupid Google+.
January 20th, 2012 at 2:38 pm
I have been using Picnik premium every day for about a year and really love it. Please tell us the same features will be available on Google +
January 20th, 2012 at 2:43 pm
Please don’t. :(
Your site is so user friendly and has helped me so much in my blog adventure and being able to document my family as they grow.
So so sad! :(
January 20th, 2012 at 2:44 pm
Oh man!!! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Picnik!
I hope there will be an easy alternative!
January 20th, 2012 at 2:44 pm
Это ооооочень печально!!!
Это просто замечательный сайт ! Очень жалко что его закрывают :*(
Но всё равно спасибо, за ту возможность которую вы предоставляли!
January 20th, 2012 at 2:45 pm
Very upset to read this. Picture editing in Google Plus does me no good. I signed up early for Google Plus, and find it of little use. Many of the other people I know who signed up for it excitedly are also not using it.
In fact, one of the big reasons that I don’t use Google Plus is because it is so tied into Picasa.
I had been planning on signing up to be a pay customer of Picnik because I love the idea, the simple free tools, with more complex tools for a fee.
Totally bummed and irritated.
January 20th, 2012 at 2:46 pm
I am so very upset about this! I adore using Picnik. It is so user friendly, and, frankly, I don’t want to have to learn how to use another program! :(
January 20th, 2012 at 2:49 pm
Well again Google claims they’re not evil.. But this is evil.
January 20th, 2012 at 2:50 pm
This is a shock! I have been editing pictures using picnik since 2007!! Where do I go to be part of this google +? ]…and are all of the features going to be available??… I have certain features I use for almost all of my photos! I don’t want to change my style! AH! Help me figure out this transition to the infamous Google… I hope it’s just as user friendly and cool as picnik was! This is very upsetting! :/
January 20th, 2012 at 2:52 pm
this is one of the worst news i ever got….i love picnic….i just called my husband from work to tell him….and he’s shock as hell….there is absolutely no other site like this…how much did they pay you guys to sell out? smh.
January 20th, 2012 at 2:53 pm
RIDICULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 20th, 2012 at 2:53 pm
WORST. IDEA. EVER.
January 20th, 2012 at 2:54 pm
I can’t believe this. I’m a blogger and I use Picnik for all my photo editing. All the editing features have allowed me to do so much more with my blogging and now it’s going to disappear? Please don’t tell us we’ll just have Picasa because that simply does not cut it.
January 20th, 2012 at 2:57 pm
This is horrible news, for a myriad of reasons. What a bad business decision. And what a slap in the face to your loyal fans.
January 20th, 2012 at 2:58 pm
Hey please don’t close picnik is the best site ever. Seriously please don’t do it this site is juts AMAZING !
January 20th, 2012 at 2:58 pm
Wait…..What? Nooooooo…..
Im so disappointed. This is the best site ever and Im going to miss it immensely. Such a shame we are going to lose all of this….
January 20th, 2012 at 2:59 pm
As a huge Google fan, I am disappointed that you will be closing Picnik. It has been a life saver for my creativity, since I don’t know, nor want to learn, Photoshop, to do the amazing things I can do in Picnik. It was simple. User friendly. And education-friendly.
As a middle school teacher, it’s sad to see such a service disappear. I don’t believe there are any other photo editing websites that exist with the ease and the options that students can use, and get professional-looking results.
Although I have a Google + account, the photos I edit aren’t just for it. I love to post what I create up on my website. I have also found ways to use it to create banners for my website, as well as additional art. Aviary is too difficult, and Picnik was perfect.
Whatever you roll out better be a great replacement or even an improvement.
January 20th, 2012 at 3:00 pm
Why? There are so many people who can’t use Google+ because they aren’t 18 yet! I love Picnik, and have been a premium member for at least 2 years, mainly because of the effects and how easy it is to use, but this just isn’t fair! To me, it’s almost as bad as just closing Facebook…I’m honestly heartbroken by this. </3
January 20th, 2012 at 3:00 pm
OH NO!!! That means the fauxtogs will have to find something else to do crappy edits with to sell their unsuspecting customers!
January 20th, 2012 at 3:01 pm
DUDE. i cannot believe this. picnik is TIED with facebook for my most visited websites. i do NOT want a google +, but if it means utilizing picnik, i will. but that ‘creative kit’ better have ALL of the effects. and they better be good. PLEASE DONT SHUT DOWN. id rather have picnik forever than this premium for 3 months. besides, you are losing so many loyal customers!!!!! almost all of my friends have paint accounts! D: please dont go, ive been using picnik for years!
January 20th, 2012 at 3:02 pm
This is the worst news I had all year! I’m very sad that picnik is closing!
January 20th, 2012 at 3:02 pm
The world must be ending.
January 20th, 2012 at 3:02 pm
PLEASE tell me that ALL Picnik features will move to Google+! I need the whole thing…I use Picnik Premium all the time…and I just tried the feature in Google + and it’s VERY limited! Hope this is just because you’re not finished rolling out all features? And also image resoultion is much worse in Google + at the moment, when I zoom in. Please don’t take away my Picnik!!
January 20th, 2012 at 3:05 pm
this is not good….I love Picnik..so easy to use…it makes all my pictures look so good…Why is this happening?…are there going to be other products like Picnik in the making…this is a sad day….
January 20th, 2012 at 3:08 pm
This so disappointing! why? I checked out the ‘creative kit’ and it doesn’t have all the tools that I used as a long time premium user.
Why change a good thing? Picnik, you are making a big big mistake!!!
NOT HAPPY about THIS AT ALL!!!!!
:(
January 20th, 2012 at 3:10 pm
:(
January 20th, 2012 at 3:10 pm
I can’t believe you guys would do this? I really started to get a feel for everything and I got really good at editing. I liked how I could get better lighting and get rid of acne and whiten teeth. Ever time I take a picture I think to myself that I don’t have to worry cause I can edit it. How dare you do this :(
January 20th, 2012 at 3:11 pm
wow I feel like you just betrayed everyone :(
January 20th, 2012 at 3:12 pm
The worst part, I basically just made a google+ to check out the picnik there, and NOT EVEN ALL THE EDITS ARE THERE!!!! If you’re gonna move to google+, please, please, please, please, Please, Please, PLEASE put all the effects there!!!!
January 20th, 2012 at 3:12 pm
- “If I read ‘we will be merging with Facebook’ then I would have been a happy chappy but who even uses that stupid Google+ anyway??? The only good news is that I’ll get my membership refund. I prefer to go searching elsewhere for an online editing site than bother having Google+.”
Haha, really? Who the hell takes Facebook seriously anymore?
FYI: There are 90 million people using Google+.
- “What does Google even have to do with this???”
And Google now owns Picnik. That’s what it has to do with it.
January 20th, 2012 at 3:12 pm
I guess Google is becoming a mini-Microsoft. Buys, destroys, and leaves unhappy users in the wake of big business.
I’m very disappointed in Google. I thought you guys were above the fray.
January 20th, 2012 at 3:12 pm
Google is a giant cookie monster, gobbling up the internet.
They munched down Aardvark Maps (much easier than Google to create web maps with), favor big, generic sites in the search listings, and now they’ve eaten Picnik!
Once they have monopolized the entire internet, here come the fees!
Google is the new Microsoft.
January 20th, 2012 at 3:13 pm
This us bad news! As a premium customer I used it all the time even though I have my own editing software. It was so user friendly! Google+ is NOT a one size fits all answer for everyone. Disappointed.
January 20th, 2012 at 3:13 pm
What on earth is going on. Has the world gone mad, nope but Google has gone very bad. This site offers a superb free resource for so many people and Google has just gone and pulled the rug from right under our feet.
Shame on you Picnik, I thought this site was superb.
January 20th, 2012 at 3:20 pm
Wow in so many ways we the customer and user is getting screwed over. I am very disappointed and personally google+ can screw it self cause I wont use it, cause of this. I’ll just be happy enough to just go and by a photo edit program.
Picnik has helped me grow so much with my photography that I feel google is the thief stealing the best online photo edit program away. I can tell you guys are not thinking about your customers.
A very pissed off unhappy customer and many more to come.
January 20th, 2012 at 3:21 pm
I can see why you are closing, the site sucks. I uploaded one photo to crop and it already had part of it cut off. I cropped another photo and saved it to my desktop, it saved the original photo and not the cropped version. Too many glitches, I will be happy to find another online photo editor.
January 20th, 2012 at 3:23 pm
Yay!!! :D No more crappy fauxtography images to burn my eyes :D :D :D
January 20th, 2012 at 3:25 pm
I do not and will not use Google +
I resent being forced to use a product I do not need and do not want, just to have access to a great piece of software like Picnik.
Google, you disappoint me more every day.
January 20th, 2012 at 3:27 pm
Please don’t shut down!!! I do 98% of my photo editing on Picnik!!! I don’t know where I’ll find another editing program that is as simple yet has as many features as Picnik! I’m literally in shock right now. This isn’t fair!
January 20th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
[...] Google em março de 2010, o serviço de edição de imagens Picnik será descontinuado. Segundo um post publicado no blog do serviço, o serviço sairá do ar no próximo dia 19 de abril. Até lá, os usuários [...]
January 20th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
I AM SO UPSET ABOUT THIS!! I just looked at Google+ Creative Kit and it is nothing like Picnik. I use Picnik almost every day and like it more than any other photo editing software, including Photoshop. I am willing to pay MORE if you STAY!! Creative Kit is missing the edits that I use the most. STAY, STAY, STAY!!!!
January 20th, 2012 at 3:31 pm
This is the worst idea ever! Picnik is already an “awesome” site! So many people of all ages use this site! It’s fun, creative, easy to use and makes a great pictures even better! I have been in love with the site from the second I found it in 2010. I have used it for almost all of my photos!! And I take ALOT of photos! I am very very very upset by this news and hope that you will take the time to really listen to the picnik fans and reconsider this grave error. This is a bad idea!!! (Have we learned nothing for netflixs mistakes) Don’t mess with a great site!!! DO NOT CLOSE PICNIK!!!!! (And Google, this is NOT how you win over new users…this is how you lose them)
January 20th, 2012 at 3:32 pm
Oh… lamento tanto que isso esteja acontecendo! Vocês não tem como jogarem o servidor de vocês aqui para o Brasil? Por favor, tenho certeza de que o mundo inteiro irá lamentar demais, é muito triste ler uma notícia dessa! :(
Obrigada por estarem presentes esse tempo conosco! Parabéns a Equipe PicNic!
January 20th, 2012 at 3:33 pm
Very disappointed. I use picnik for all my photo editing – I just spent two hours checking out other online photo editors and nothing compares. Creative kit is a joke – it’s like someone ripped off picnik and left out half the features. Not sure what to do now. What a shame.
January 20th, 2012 at 3:34 pm
VERY VERY disappointed. I have loved Picnik since it came out. I’ve signed up for Google+ and hate it with a passion. I was so disappointed in the “Creative Kit”. Way to sell out Team Picnik.
January 20th, 2012 at 3:36 pm
I might die. You have to be kidding me.
January 20th, 2012 at 3:37 pm
I HATE Google+ BUT Love Picnik its so easy to use as I download my pics & use it w/my Pisca. Guess it was good while it lasted.
January 20th, 2012 at 3:42 pm
I’m so sad. I absolutely love Picnik, it’s a phenomenal service. Angered at Google, I’d much rather pay for a service than use Google+. Heck, double your prices and I’d still pay.
January 20th, 2012 at 3:45 pm
I am so annoyed! I love picnik so much! I really hope that they can keep the website going. :(
January 20th, 2012 at 3:46 pm
SERIOUSLY?! Not cool :(
January 20th, 2012 at 3:53 pm
This sucks. This is where I do my only editing. I don’t happen to know how to use photoshop and I have good results with picnic. I sure hope this google thing will do the same thing or I’m going to be at a complete loss.
January 20th, 2012 at 3:54 pm
I am very, very disappointed!!! I use Picnik frequently and have a premium membership. Google strikes again and as usual it is the loyal customers who will suffer in the end.
January 20th, 2012 at 3:56 pm
I AM SO DISAPPOINTED! I am not that great on the computer but Picnik is a breeze to use. I agree with some of the above comment…I don’t want a refund (although very nice of you) – I just want it to stay open for use! It is the easiest program out there! My daughters adore it too! Is there anyway you would reconsider your decision? So disappointing!
January 20th, 2012 at 3:57 pm
Boo.
January 20th, 2012 at 3:57 pm
Meanwhile, Google+ users are happy to be able to edit their photos without having to move them around. And besides, you don’t have to use Google+ to edit photos. All photos on a Google account are in the same place. With Picasa, it’s pretty easy.
January 20th, 2012 at 4:00 pm
Very Very disappointed. I have used Picnik for 4t years.. I love the ease of it. I do pictures all the time and this is the best tool I have come across. I guess there’s always disappointments in our lives and this is a huge one!!!!!!! Shame on you!!!
January 20th, 2012 at 4:01 pm
BOO! This is so disappointing! Picnik was my #1 stop for photo editing, enhancement, and just plain fun!
Not happy, Picnik, not happy at all!
January 20th, 2012 at 4:02 pm
I personally think this is a great idea. Picnik has been the breeding ground for many poorly edited photos that people try to pass off as pro quality work. There is such a thing as photos that look good edited with picnik, but they’re few and far between.
January 20th, 2012 at 4:03 pm
This literally has me in hysterics. I use Picnik every single day for my business. I have never even used any other photo-editing suite in my life. I depend on you guys every day to help my my products look their best. I’m sure there are plenty of business owners who work from an online storefront, like I do, that are feeling the exact same way right now. I literally feel like I’ve been punched in the stomach. My images are all I have to present to the public. Customers decide to buy or not buy based on my pictures; and Picnik is a HUGE part of that. I spend approx 30 hours a week here working.
I sincerely hope that all of the premium features will make their way to Google+.
I cannot express how saddened I am right now.
January 20th, 2012 at 4:05 pm
BEYOND disappointing.
January 20th, 2012 at 4:05 pm
I’m completely disgusted to lose Picnik. I love the special effects and the ease of use. Easier then just about any other free or paid photo shop out there.
I don’t find you solution of “Creative Kit” in Google+ very satisfactory. Too limited. I’m not interested in plastering myself all over the internet, so I won’t be signing up. And what I read, it Creative Kit is the most basic of effects and editing tools.
I think you can do better. I use Yola and I’ve contacted their support to ask who they’re going to use as photo editing resource now.
For those looking for a good free photo editor PIXLR is VERY good, not quite so easy to use, but easy enough. Good how-to videos; not all the special effects Picnik had, but many. Lasty there’s HTTP://WWW.TUXPI.COM, which is free, has a nice selection of photo effects Picnik didn’t and lots of nice frames. SERIF is also a good resource, but stingy with what’s in their free stuff–they want you to buy.
Because I’m doing more commercial photo manip. I’ve turned more to other resources anyway. Still–I loved the touch up stuff for my own photos!
January 20th, 2012 at 4:07 pm
I forgot to mention POS PHOTO PRO is also a very photo editor with extensive features, but not easy to use.
January 20th, 2012 at 4:08 pm
I am absolutely PISSED by this!! This is the ONLY site that I can do my photography on as I cannot afford, nor know how to run, Photoshop. You’re basically taking away a career. Thanks a lot!! What a terrible choice!!
January 20th, 2012 at 4:08 pm
NOOOO!!!! Please don’t do this!! Is there a collage feature?! I make all the spreads to my son’s digital year books on Picnik and without the collage or ability to drag other photos on to one photo or background, the books will never be made again… This is AWFUL NEWS!! :(
January 20th, 2012 at 4:09 pm
NO!
Google’s inability to gain LEGIT traction on G+ means they kill off other stand alone sites to force usage?
What’s next? You buy an Android phone and find out you can only get the new OS if you buy a new phone? Oh….wait.
January 20th, 2012 at 4:09 pm
This is so stupid! What the hell are you thinking! I don’t use G+, I can’t stand it. It was so easy to use the browser app to grab a photo, edit it, and then save it to the appropriate Picassa folder for each of my blogs. WTF am I going to do now? Bad, bad move! Booooooooo! Hissssssssss!
January 20th, 2012 at 4:10 pm
WTF??? why??? :( i love Picnik sooo much and use it for all of my photo editing!!! all the other editors suck, picnik is so easy to use and has all the features that i like. I cant believe this crap, its so not fair to all of us loyal customers either! :/ Google sucks, Google+ sucks, if you were moving everything to Facebook then i’d be ok with it but your not. This is not the news i wanted to hear, i dont know what im going to use now, theres a few features on here that are a must have on my photos and soon it’ll all be gone. what bs, thanks alot Google :/ smfh
January 20th, 2012 at 4:12 pm
What the F…?? I wish it was april 1st and I was fooled :(
January 20th, 2012 at 4:13 pm
I am absolutely SICKENED!!
January 20th, 2012 at 4:15 pm
I am SO mad!!!! WHY you are closing?!! I would be willing to pay 24.95 a MONTH to keep you they way you are Picnik!!!! I have several expensive editing programs and I choose picnik over them all!!! If google decides to “make” something like picnik I will NOT BE USING IT! So annoying to fix something that isn’t broken!!!
January 20th, 2012 at 4:16 pm
I’m so sad to see you go!!! My blog pics were all because of you! :(
January 20th, 2012 at 4:17 pm
Wow…..what am I going to do after April ;[.
Anyone know where I can find the “Gooify” editing feature??
if so please let me know lestevez65@comcast.net
So sad!!
January 20th, 2012 at 4:18 pm
*****GO HERE TO COMPLAIN TO GOOGLE****
Maybe if enough of us do, they’ll leave Picnik where it is and as it is.
https://www.google.com/quality_form?q=google%2B+complain&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=ZgP&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&prmd=imvns
January 20th, 2012 at 4:22 pm
This is such sad news. I use Picnik quite often and I will be totally lost without it..
January 20th, 2012 at 4:23 pm
give us more informations please!!! why do you close and where can we get all these amazing effects after april?
WHHHHYYYYY???? :(
January 20th, 2012 at 4:25 pm
Oh my!! I am SHOCKED & SAD to hear this news!! I am a Premium customer and have used PicNik EVERY day for the last couple of years!! I can’t bear to post a single picture without running it through here first! I use it for family pics, ebay pics, craft pics, my blog, and a fan page that I run! I’m a bit confused though – so PicNik is closing but it will be available elsewhere?? I just want the PicNik site to stay just like it is!! It’s a fabulous site!! :(
January 20th, 2012 at 4:29 pm
This news ruined my week :(
January 20th, 2012 at 4:30 pm
do you add all the effects to google + ?
January 20th, 2012 at 4:30 pm
Im so SAD I´m about to cry. I can´t believe this sad news.
January 20th, 2012 at 4:31 pm
WTF does this even mean? I don’t even understand WHAT Google+ IS!?!?!? I thought google was a search engine and I have no clue how to use it in any other way. I just signed up for Picnik a few months ago and taught my son how to use it a week ago. This is serious bullshit.
January 20th, 2012 at 4:32 pm
Jenny Whitney: Which option should I choose once I’m on the page you suggested… It only gives me the option to give “positive feedback” and this WILL NOT be positive.
January 20th, 2012 at 4:32 pm
Do what Appjet did with Etherpad and release O/S ?
January 20th, 2012 at 4:33 pm
I’ve been a customer since 2008. It’s like taking away my baby lol. As ridiculous as it sounds but wow!! I really hate Google right now!
January 20th, 2012 at 4:36 pm
Noooooo! I love Picnik, please don’t close :O( I want Picnik, easy to use and convenient. Google+ is not Picnik and never will be, I want ALL of Picnik’s features not just some of them. Way to go Google, smooth move.
January 20th, 2012 at 4:38 pm
What can we do to stop this? Just charge everyone to use it! Seriously! I will pay! Don’t close!
January 20th, 2012 at 4:43 pm
Photoshop people. Learn to use photoshop. If you are a professional, you should not be using picnik, I’m sorry. If you value your work, pay your taxes and charge for photography services, you should not be using picnik. I’ve seen a few good images come from picnik editing, but very few. It’s the sad truth. Save up your money and buy a real program.
January 20th, 2012 at 4:46 pm
Well at least I am getting my money back… but I am VERY upset over this!
I use picnik EVERYDAY for work, for my blog. I have been using it for YEARS. I cannot even believe this. I also signed up for Google + in the very beginning but HATE IT. WHY PICNIK WHY?!?!?!?!?!??!?!
I would like more info… will we still be able to edit the same way on Google +??? This is so sad for me :(
January 20th, 2012 at 4:47 pm
I use Picnik as compliment to a number of my pro editing tools. It has been an easy secret weapon for a lot of pro’s out there.
I have students who use this and love it. This is horrible news.
Will we be able to do anything like this in Google? I think not. Once again they take something that was fixed and BROKE it.
This for lack of a better word SUCKS!!!!!
January 20th, 2012 at 4:51 pm
Picnik is/was by far the best photo editing website on the web. It is truly a shame to close the website. Many people, like myself relied on picnik to make pictures fabulous and fun. Unfortunately, it is all going to be taken away. I wish something could be done to reverse the decision in closing the website. Google+ will not suffice. I guess they paid you a great deal for you to let go of something that made many people happy. I at least hope the picnik team is happy.
January 20th, 2012 at 4:55 pm
This is the very worst news I have had from Google. It is even worse than when Notebook was closed down all to push us to Docs. Picnik has been tied together with my images ever since Google bought it. The staff working on Picnik have done such a fabulous job to make it so user-friendly it is a disgrace to see their fantastic ideas dumped all for lousy Google+. NO!!! I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO USE GOOGLE+!!! Picasa web albums will be next, I suppose. Yes, I do pay for it. At this rate there will be nothing left here at Google for me to want to use. It looks like Photobucket, here I come.
January 20th, 2012 at 4:56 pm
This is the worst news I’ve heard since I found out it was going to take 45+ minutes to cook my spaghetti squash tonight.
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING??? I left Google+ because it sucks.
#SadPanda
January 20th, 2012 at 4:58 pm
This is horrendous! It feels like a part of me died! What in the world am I going to do without my Picnik?! :(
January 20th, 2012 at 5:01 pm
I can’t believe this is true. I had so much fun with Picnik. It got my daughter interested in doing her own photo editing. This site will be very missed as there just isn’t anything out there that is as easy to use! I own Photoshop..I just haven’t had the time to learn all its complex ways. This is a sad day.
I WONT be using Google+ it is stupid…so I guess this is goodbye.
January 20th, 2012 at 5:02 pm
this is just sad. . . and it totally sucks!!!
January 20th, 2012 at 5:06 pm
:(
January 20th, 2012 at 5:09 pm
Are you guys serious??? What is wrong with you guys? LIKE HELLO???? What, the program was too good and you had to take off the web?? Thanks for the refund, but to be honest I have been using your program on a daily basis, and simple LOVE IT – Now what??? That Google thing? Pleasssseeee.
(Head on desk)
And here I was thinking I was going to have a nice Friday evening.
January 20th, 2012 at 5:09 pm
This is really disappointing. Will all of picniks premium features be on google+ or are you just getting rid of everything? Not cool. I’m really mad.
January 20th, 2012 at 5:09 pm
Wow, I’m not happy about this. I use this site all the time, and I do not mind pating the premium, I’m happy to pay it becaues I LOVE THIS SITE. I also do not care for Google+ and I guess I might just have to get photoshop because there is nothing out there comparable to Picnik. Wish you guys would say JUST KIDDING….
January 20th, 2012 at 5:11 pm
Please don’t close!
I just learned about Picnik this past fall and have been using it every since!
Your features are wonderful! And I will really miss using Picnik. :(
Mary
Mixed-Media Map Art
January 20th, 2012 at 5:11 pm
This is really disappointing. I do not like the whole google+ stuff. And I use picnik everyday and am really not happy about this. Very very disappointing. Very.
January 20th, 2012 at 5:16 pm
noooooo! i am so sad about this news. picnik is such a fun and easy way to edit photos. i just tried out the creative kit in G+ and it’s just okay; getting to it is very cumbersome. i love google, but am not happy about this merger! super sad face.
January 20th, 2012 at 5:16 pm
IM GONNA MISS YOU VERY MUCH PICNIK I DONT WANT YOU TO CLOSE DOWN D’: PICNIK IS AWESOME I USED PICNIK AS MY FIRST PICTURE EDITOR FIRST TIME EDITING PICS ON PICNIK
January 20th, 2012 at 5:17 pm
This makes me very, very sad! I would be willing to pay much more for it if it would stay around. You have so many loyal fans…this breaks my heart.
January 20th, 2012 at 5:23 pm
I’m really pissed off.
I’m going to ravage your site for what it’s worth. And just think, I was going to sign up for a premium membership in a month. I’m so disappointed in you, Picnik. “Bigger things”? Yeah, good luck with all that. Guess we weren’t big enough for you.
January 20th, 2012 at 5:23 pm
I’ve shifted from shocked and disappointed to sad to now just flat-out disgusted. There’s a reason I’m never on Google+, and that won’t be changing.
January 20th, 2012 at 5:25 pm
I don’t even have a google+. Why would you shut down a site that there is nothing wrong with just to have an add-on for another site? I am extremely disappointed and now I have no idea where I will edit my photos as other sites have awful tools or are impossible to figure out. I can’t afford photoshop and I couldn’t figure Gimp out when I downloaded it. Please don’t close this site!
January 20th, 2012 at 5:27 pm
Im so bummed!!!! I use this daily!!! Best site ever. Would by the program if possible! Do not understand!!!!!!
January 20th, 2012 at 5:30 pm
Our family loves Picnik. Thank you for all the good times. And no, we ain’t gonna use Google +
January 20th, 2012 at 5:31 pm
OMG…..HEART ATTACK….
WHY?
I run a photography business and this helps me SOOO much. I use Picnik for every photo I take. What am I going to do now?
:(
-Sincerely, disappointed photographer
January 20th, 2012 at 5:34 pm
You just completey ruined my life right now!! I am so sickened to hear how many people who rely on your service that you just bailed out on. Seriously, you could have at least left a better explanation of why you are shutting down. People, photograhers, relyed on this program for their work and success, and you just left us all hanging. NO respect to those who have been faithful to your program. Shame on you!!!
January 20th, 2012 at 5:35 pm
NOOOOOOOO…. why is their no more information on what to expect in the future.. You can’t in good faith make announcements like this and provide no additional information. Please don’t switch to google+ … I have been a premium member for years and I could care less about my 25.00 but don’t take away Picnik!!!
Bleah. Google, you suck.
January 20th, 2012 at 5:35 pm
Not happy about this at all! I use picnik to edit all my photos for my shop. I’m going to be lost without it. So user friendly!
January 20th, 2012 at 5:36 pm
So sad to see this. I always send people to picnik to take their photos to a new level. You will be sorely missed.
January 20th, 2012 at 5:36 pm
WTF!!!! Google+ SUCKS!!! and I REFUSE TO USE THEM!!!! Don’t know why you are closing, but you will definitely be missed. I used Picnik everyday and am very disappointed that you are leaving. Guess I will just have to suck it up and pay for Photoshop:(
*middle finger at Google*
January 20th, 2012 at 5:37 pm
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January 20th, 2012 at 5:40 pm
I enjoyed picnik and will miss it. Classy refunds : )
January 20th, 2012 at 5:43 pm
Damn! Just, damn…..
January 20th, 2012 at 5:45 pm
I, like many others on here, have been a loyal customer for years. I will not be forced to use Google+. It is the ease of use that made this site a favorite for many. Just really disappointed that you sold out.
January 20th, 2012 at 5:47 pm
I use Picnik more than Photoshop. It is my primary editor and I am so very disappointed.
January 20th, 2012 at 5:48 pm
I was shocked to read this and SO disappointed!!! I LOVE picnik and use it all the time for my photo editing. )= Where do all your customers go now??? SO SAD!!!
January 20th, 2012 at 5:50 pm
So, first Google starts manipulating their search results to favor Google+ over other sites and social networks and now they kill Picnik to try and persuade users to move over to Google+??
Google really must have no confidence in Google+ to pull such crap!
GG, Google! In a couple weeks time, I went from Fan Boy to having no respect for you.
January 20th, 2012 at 5:50 pm
this is HORRIBLE news and makes no sense. I believ eyou have so many loyal customers and this is just not cool. You make my blog look so much cleaner and organized.
At least make a program that we can purchase because Google+ is not a good site.
January 20th, 2012 at 5:50 pm
PLEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE! DONT SHUT PICNIK DOWN!!!! HELP!!! I USE THIS EVERY DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF I CAN BUY THE PROGRAM ON A DISC OR SOMETHIGN I WOULD!!!!!!! GOOGLE+ SUCKS AND I NEED PICNIK!!! PLEASE DONT SHUT IT DOWN!!!!!!
January 20th, 2012 at 5:50 pm
Picnik has been my prefered editing tool. I have even launched a photography studio with picnik helping me edit all my pictures along the way. My weekend is ruined by this announcement. Unbelievable :-(
January 20th, 2012 at 5:52 pm
i really loved picnik on flickr. i could log on and edit photos or make art while i was at work during down time (which i have hours and hours of). i spent countless hours editing photos of my daughter and other random art at home too. it’s like some stingy kid took the toys off the playground. bah to you picnik. sigh… sad face.
January 20th, 2012 at 5:52 pm
Major let down. It’s seriously sad how Google is coersing people into using Google+… first, by giving G+ pages with little content preference over good content sites. Then by requiring new members to Gmail and YT to also become part of G+. And now by taking away favorite online tools and the promise of something similar to Picnik. what’s next? Kill Google maps? Gmail? Requiring G+ to even search on Google? C’mon!
Google folks, you are pushing a substandard product that wouldn’t make it on its own, and you are willing to do it by violating the very rules you set to online publishers! I for one will NOT go to Google+, but I have also stopped using Google as my favorite Search Engine… Since you are clearly no longer willing to go for the best user experience for your users.
It really is sad that you are sacrificing Picnik just to plug your failing social network… :( if you truly feel that sticking it to your users and customers is the way to ‘awesomer things’… Think again.
January 20th, 2012 at 5:53 pm
PLEASE DONT SHUT PICNIK DOWN – WE SHOULD START A PETITION
January 20th, 2012 at 5:54 pm
Words cannot describe how heartbroken I am right now… I’ve been using this website since 2009. It’s helped me grow as a photographer, an editor, etc. One of my greatest joys in life has come from editing photos, I’ve always loved it, but my love for editing has majorly came from Picnik. It is so easy to use, and my photos come out looking wonderful!! My best friend introduced it to me and I fell in love with this website! I’ve watched it grow, and I’ve grown with it. And not to mention, me and my best friend bonded over this and I have a friend for life! I am absolutely devastated that Picnik is not continuing their amazing serviced any more. I thank all of the developers and customers for all of the support and creativity that has gone in to creating this site. My soul is crushed in utter disappointment. I just can’t believe it’s going to be gone. I NEVER thought I’d see that day. I hope that ALL of the features will be available in Google+ if that is the direction this must take. I find editing photos in Photoshop such a hassle, and Picnik is just what I needed… I don’t even care about the refund. I just want Picnik back. Forever. :(
January 20th, 2012 at 5:54 pm
I USE THIS FOR EVERYTHING – I HATE GOOGLE. I LOVE PICNIK. SCREW THIS. PICNIKS MY LIFE
January 20th, 2012 at 5:55 pm
I WANT PICNIK TO STAY HERE FOREVEER. AND EVER AND EVER
January 20th, 2012 at 5:58 pm
PLEASE DONT DO THIS!!!!! HELP
January 20th, 2012 at 5:58 pm
Seriously?! So upset and disappointed right now. I have used Picnik for years and have loved it! I am not going to Google+, though. Just not going to happen. Sorry, love you, not Google+. Do not understand the reasoning for this. So sad. :*(
January 20th, 2012 at 6:01 pm
As we head into 2012, we’ve been sticking to some old resolutions — the need to focus on building amazing products that millions of people love to use every day,” Google said via its blog. “That means taking a hard look at products that replicate other features, haven’t achieved the promise we had hoped for or can’t be properly integrated into the overall Google experience.”
WHAT CRAP IS THIS. PICNIKS SO AWESOME. AND YOU HAVE TO GO SHUT IT DOWN.
January 20th, 2012 at 6:07 pm
Change is hard….money talks……sad but true…..accept it people hate Google chrome!
January 20th, 2012 at 6:10 pm
Google is trying to force people to join Google plus or else! Screw them, paint.net works for me. Google is search and facebook is social, that keeps them honest!!
January 20th, 2012 at 6:12 pm
GASP!!!!!!! If every wonderful thing Picnik has to offer is also moved to Google+ at least it will feel less tragic. I am on Google+ and so far there are not nearly enough great Picnik features. My creativity just took a huge blow with this announcement. I feel like I’m losing an arm! (pout pout stomps foot)
January 20th, 2012 at 6:15 pm
I use picnik everyday as a photographer… i am very very disapointed.
im just not sure what i will do now? i feel like my career has just been set back by years,. i will now have to learn to use photoshop, and everything i usually do will take me so much longer that i will just not be able to offer this in my usual services. honestly you have so many people using this, not just depending on picnik…. at least transfer all the features across, dont leave us all out on the road to get run over!!
January 20th, 2012 at 6:16 pm
terrible news!!! I feel lost. Please reconsider…don’t sell out to google!
January 20th, 2012 at 6:16 pm
This truly upsets me! Currently you need to be 18 to use Google+ and I am not! You are taking a good product away from people! Where can I go with my photography now??
January 20th, 2012 at 6:16 pm
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January 20th, 2012 at 6:17 pm
Do you hear everybody is UPSET? I have yet to see any positive comments at all. Your biting yourself in the butt and screwing over loyal customers. You guys better reconsider your idea and keep Picnik open. I have photoshop but never touch it because as a photographer Picnik is easier and more fun. There is no software out there to create my art work like Picnik. Do I like Google +? No it’s a huge huge FLOP! Thanks for nothing! You can take that 24.95 and shove it up your butt!
January 20th, 2012 at 6:30 pm
I am right now feeling VERY angry. Google is out to own the web….buying the best photo editing tool and then closing it down and moving it (supposedly – doesn’t sounds like it is any where near as good) to Google + Plus so we have to go there…. is blatant manipulation for their own means.
I will go where I will get a service with integrity and my custom is valued. NOT Google + or Google anything for that matter! At least I will be refunded my recently paid fee for premium. Having used Picnik for years I am gobsmacked. Also having to remove my slideshows done at slide.com Google is closing that too!
Thanks Google….many people relied on these products.Why did you buy them if you were going to close them down? Evil says it all!
January 20th, 2012 at 6:33 pm
GOOGLE >> YOU SUCK ! I LOVE PICNIK AND I CANT LIVE WITHOUT IT :@
January 20th, 2012 at 6:36 pm
I’m a huge Google fan to be honest but this sucks. Honestly sucks. I have access to PhotoShop on all my computers but still use Picnik for my blog because it is easy, fast and great for what I do. Why in the world would Google try and incorporate this to Google+?! It isn’t going to catch on…as much as I’m a huge Google advocate, the Google+ platform was too late and I just don’t see the momentum changing.
January 20th, 2012 at 6:40 pm
This is CRAZY!!! I never thought I would be so heartbroken over a website shutting down. I have been a premium member and adore your site!
I also want to say that I have been a fan of Google since they first came out and to date, I have always rooted them on. But today? Today I see Google in a different sight. I never thought that they would attempt to gain a monopoly like this. Is this an attempt to get more customers to join Google +? I’m extremely disappointed that Google would stoop this low.
I’m really sorry to see this site go, I hope someone wakes up and realizes this mistake!!!
January 20th, 2012 at 6:47 pm
Complete BULL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I knew when Google bought Picnik that it was only a matter of time before you shut it down! I think we all should boycott GOOGLE! You seem to take GREAT THINGS AND CLOSE THEM just so your stupid social media attempt will get more attention! WRONG!! Put PICNIK IN GOOGLE+!!!!! MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!! So stupid! I am so very PISSED!! Picnik is SO EASY anyone can edit photos and make them BEAUTIFUL!! Now I guess it’s back to Photoshop Elements for me! Sure will not be GOOGLE+ UNLESS YOU PUT Picnik on there!!!
January 20th, 2012 at 6:51 pm
Not a single person is happy about this! Please rethink such a foolish move.
January 20th, 2012 at 6:54 pm
Why don’t you “photographers” realize that software like Picnik is a JOKE compared to real programs like Photoshop??? I can’t believe so many people are upset about this. Buy yourself a real program and take the time to LEARN it and you’ll be much happier. Trust me.
January 20th, 2012 at 6:57 pm
I think we should all call Google out on this. Take this story to Huffingtonpost or other online news sites that can investigate all these websites Google is wanting to demolish.
January 20th, 2012 at 7:00 pm
I will try to keep this G rated. Truthfully, I am a successful photographer and secretly edit with Picnik. I take a great picture and then use your service to make slight adjustments. If you’re going to sell out to Google, then at least offer us the option of buying a downloadable version of your software. It’s quick, easy, and user friendly. Please don’t do this. I know you want to make bank and go retire somewhere warm and tropical, and I don’t blame you. But, please consider your business decision before selling out to the giant. I would pay, and pay well, for your downloadable version of all of your features. Make another announcement that will make us happy. I’ll be waiting. Waiting for you to make the right decision for us small business owners.
January 20th, 2012 at 7:02 pm
I have been a premium member for two years and am devastated by this announcement. I use your site EVERY day for my interior design business and website. I would have gladly paid a significant amount of money to keep picnik.
January 20th, 2012 at 7:09 pm
Oh :( This makes me incredibly sad. I use Picnik EVERY day. I also am a college computer science teacher and I have all of my computer literacy students use Picnik because it is easy enough to understand and powerful enough to do really cool things that they didn’t think they were smart enough to do. You have no idea how empowered they feel as newbie computer users when they learn to upload, edit, download and send pictures that they created themselves. It is also sophisticated enough that my more advanced students use is over photoshop at times! I’m am so sad that this decision has been made, for myself, and for all of my students.
January 20th, 2012 at 7:09 pm
The email sent says it is closing January 19…. which was yesterday?!?
I see April elsewhere…
But how sad… I used Picnik often and it was awesome. It was easy to use and the effects were perfection. Please reconsider….
January 20th, 2012 at 7:14 pm
unfortunately in all takeovers … there are casualties … and this is a terrible one … i have been a premium member of picnik since 2008 … and use it almost every day … it was an incredible service supporting many hobbyists and careers – and i do not believe that there is a service of similar caliber around. regardless of what google + may or may not offer, picnik will be sadly missed and i am not planning to rush over to google + anytime soon.
January 20th, 2012 at 7:15 pm
So Google has raped and pillaged again with impunity. What a travesty of all things sensible and ‘not evil’
Google’s days are numbered
January 20th, 2012 at 7:17 pm
OMFG! are you kidding me?! closing picnik is like closing my small business for my photography!! CANCEL GOOGLE+ AS WELL! this is effin ridiculous!
January 20th, 2012 at 7:18 pm
NO NO NO! What is wrong with you people? Can someone else buy the site if Google doesn’t want it? WOW -
January 20th, 2012 at 7:19 pm
How can such an awesome program just be deleted???? What ????? this is crazy.
January 20th, 2012 at 7:19 pm
I’m not too happy with this. I just checked out Google+ creative kit editing program, and there isn’t nearly as many good effects as there was on picnik. I was really satisfied with Picnik, I hope you guys add all the same effects onto Google+ otherwise that’s just teasing your customers for a couple years then taking it away! I don’t find this fair at all, nor an intelligent move in your part.
January 20th, 2012 at 7:22 pm
NOOOOOOOO!! I use picnik ALL the time. as a friend put it ‘picnik is like photoshop on speed’. there’s nothing out there to compare to picnik.
would it be possible to make picnik an actual application you could buy and put on your own computer? I would SO pay money for it.
January 20th, 2012 at 7:26 pm
I’m devastated! I’ve used picnik premium for two years to edit my site’s photos. I loved this program and know it like the back of my hand, which makes processing lots of photos so easy. I can’t believe you’re getting rid of this.
January 20th, 2012 at 7:28 pm
I’m so sad.
Whatever will I do without the user-friendly editing tools of Picnik?
I just tried to check out that “Creative Kit” thing, and it’s bogus. None of the cool stuff is there :(
January 20th, 2012 at 7:28 pm
Are You guys for real? If you care so much about your business then you should worry about giving your client real edited images and not this bull that is created with picnik. Honestly you call yourselves photographers and successful ones at that you are only successful cause you are cheap and people don’t know the difference in TRUE CUSTOM PHOTOGRAPY. You guys make me sick. When there are hundreds of photographers who strive hard to learn the craft and learn photoshop you guys plaster garbage that is edited with less then mediocer programs and fill peoples heads with crap. You are truly ruining the industry for those of us who work HARD at educating themselves about doing justice to the industry. Grow up and learn your crap and stop complaining over a program that is insulting to the industry
January 20th, 2012 at 7:33 pm
You have to be out of your minds. What a bad business decision. And what a slap in the face to your loyal fans. I have been a premium member for several years and cannot possibly see how this is a move forward for you with so many people using your service. Bad, bad business. Shock and awe….
January 20th, 2012 at 7:33 pm
UGH!!! This is the worst news because I’m the biggest Picnik fan. I’m so upset, I’m selling my Google stock and I’m never using Google+
January 20th, 2012 at 7:36 pm
Just, just can’t believe it. I use it almost everyday ….know it like the back of my hand. Why can’t you just up your price if money if the issue?????!!!!!!!!!!!
I would gladly pay more to keep Picnik. Please don’t close it.
January 20th, 2012 at 7:37 pm
Google should have sold out to you. Picniking a picture is just as big as googling something. My kids even use it at school.
January 20th, 2012 at 7:37 pm
I can’t believe this!! My heart is broken!! PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS!
January 20th, 2012 at 7:38 pm
SO angry about this! My business depends on my photos and this site provided me with so many useful tools for making my photos great. Did you stop to think about any of your small business owners before you made this decision? Of course you didn’t.
I’d also like to point out that I JUST NOW, TODAY, received an email telling me that Picnik was shutting down and I was free to use it until closing day. Well THANKS for the offer and all but that doesn’t do me a whole lot of good when you send the email out the NIGHT the site has closed! How can I possibly have time to do ANYTHING at this point??? Such a shitty thing to do.
I will be watching for my refund.
January 20th, 2012 at 7:39 pm
I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AN ALMOST IN TEARS I HAVE BEEN USING THIS FREIDNLY AWESOME WEBSITE FOR YEARS TO SEE THEM GO IS VERY HEART BREAKING I WILL MAKE SURE I BLOG ABOUT THIS AN GET WORD OUT DO NOT USE GOOGLE IF THEY ARE GONNA DO THIS TO LOYAL USERS…VERY UPSET :/
January 20th, 2012 at 7:42 pm
By the way, I just checked the DATE you have posted on this blog vs the date you provided in the email you sent out to Premium customers. You might want to correct that. The date you stated in the email was JANUARY 19th (stated TWICE)…not April.
January 20th, 2012 at 7:42 pm
I told someone just today how AWESOME Piknik was and how they should finish our project there instead of the program they’d been wasting hours in… This news breaks my heart. Business or no, it is stupid in my opinion.
January 20th, 2012 at 7:49 pm
I am also very sad that Picnik will be gone. I use it every day as well to edit photos for my Etsy ads and chose it because it is so EASY to use. I took a look at Google+ and two of the features I use ALL the time, focal soften and rounded corners, are not there anymore. If all these features are included on Picnik then why can’t they all be transfered over??? I would be willing to pay Google for them if they were all there. I am also annoyed that I have to go through so much “social networking” when all I want is to edit photos. I guess I am in the market for a new program that is easy to use.
January 20th, 2012 at 7:50 pm
can you please put this program into a CD program that we can buy in stores? i’d really like to keep this program because it TOTALLY ROCKS!!! (even if i have to pay more and still get all the features from Picnik)
January 20th, 2012 at 7:54 pm
f***ing bullsh*t is what it is!! im so sad and mad right now i use picnik like everyday and i love it. you dont even say your sorry that your closing, you could give us a better explanation as to why your doing this??? why not just add this on to google+? why delete this site altogether??? google+ is shit i hate it!!! ive been using picnik for years and will be so lost without it in my life :( so dissapointed right now you have no idea and alot of ppl like me dont have money to buy photoshop or have the skills to use it this site is so easy to use thats what makes it so great, i love the feautres, graphics and text features. seriously lots of ppl love this site and all u can say is that your closing so heartless like it means nothing, wtf?? you should make a software for this i would def buy it or give us free download!!!! ughh thanks alot for ruining the fun for all of us picnik fans, a**sholes!!! i guess google must of paid u pretty damn good to do this huh?? money talks its the sad truth. still cant believe this shit, im really gonna miss picnik :*( f*** boooo
January 20th, 2012 at 7:59 pm
This is just wrong.
Please…
January 20th, 2012 at 8:00 pm
[...] down on April 19th and its team likely integrated in to Google+ and Picasa. Premium customers will receive refunds. Google+ already offer Creative Kit, which includes basic editing, filters, and decorations. Picnik [...]
January 20th, 2012 at 8:08 pm
Fuck you Google.
I’m still not using your shitty social network.
January 20th, 2012 at 8:08 pm
Wow. I am so sad about this. I use Picnik on a daily basis.
This is definitely a case of NOT listening to the customers.
January 20th, 2012 at 8:11 pm
[...] down on April 19th and its team likely integrated in to Google+ and Picasa. Premium customers will receive refunds. Google+ already offer Creative Kit, which includes basic editing, filters, and decorations. Picnik [...]
January 20th, 2012 at 8:14 pm
I’m devastated. I LOVE picnik & can’t imagine life without it. So many of my friends & family have joined & have become addicts too, there will be a lot of broken hearted people. I don’t want a refund, I’ve had my moneysworth.
January 20th, 2012 at 8:17 pm
Parting is such sweet sorrow. Picnik is shutting down.
Call me an old dog, but I’ve used them for all my photos, and I don’t want to learn something new.
You’ll be missed, guys! I always found their site easy to use, and their anecdotal comments while waiting were amusing. I especially loved learning to say hello in lots of languages when I arrived throughout the day.
As Kermit likes to say, in your particular case, I hope that something better comes along.
Hugs!
January 20th, 2012 at 8:19 pm
chances are…google is shutting picnik down after acquiring it? maybe we can google up a “planB”…some company out there has got to pick up the buzz this is causing and reproduce what picnik offered? wish I could…I’d make a million (until Google bought me and shut me down)
January 20th, 2012 at 8:20 pm
This is so lame. What a joke. Google+ sucks and so far, there are very few Picnik edits available. It’s not the least bit user friendly either. Why would Google cancel such an awesome site that sooooooo many people love and rely on? Idiots! I’m super duper sad.
January 20th, 2012 at 8:27 pm
What the hell?! Seriously. This sucks!!! Ughh… one more reason to hate Google!
January 20th, 2012 at 8:29 pm
I am SO sad you guys are shutting down. SO SO SO sad… I appreciate the refund, but it is still really sad. There is not one more program as easy to use and as beautifully constructed as picnik. Sad day.
January 20th, 2012 at 8:32 pm
I’m so sad. I’ve mastered maneuvering around this site. It’s a click away for me. Now I have to open a new browser and mess with other things I’m not interested in.
This was the best online photo editing site and I didn’t mind paying for it. It was a great value…
I’ll try Google and it’s “new features” but I’m already seeing my favorites are unavailable… please reconsider. :(
Sad Sad Sad…
January 20th, 2012 at 8:32 pm
OH…My…Gosh…
What will I do. I love your program. I did my Christmas cards on Picnik and everyone loved them. I sent so many fans your way. Please tell me that there will be the same program, maybe just a different name.
January 20th, 2012 at 8:37 pm
[...] down on April 19th and its team likely integrated in to Google+ and Picasa. Premium customers will receive refunds. Google+ already offer Creative Kit, which includes basic editing, filters, and decorations. Picnik [...]
January 20th, 2012 at 8:40 pm
Folks I’ve gotten like 7 emails on this in the past few hours
January 20th, 2012 at 8:45 pm
What?
Please dont close it down all thes feature do not make up for how amazin and easy to use picnik is and it is really upsetting/ unfair that it’s closing down now we will have to figure other programs that are much mor confusing. Very disappointing and picnik will be very missed even if it is just a photo editing site. I’m only only in my teens so I can’t afford vey expNsive software please on half of the millions of people that need you guys to keep it around please keep this going
January 20th, 2012 at 8:45 pm
Thank you. This is the best decision ever made.
January 20th, 2012 at 8:48 pm
You can’t do this to us!!!!!! So many people are using this website for work, there is nothing like that and Google plus sucks!! Please, we are willing to pay more!!!!!!!
January 20th, 2012 at 8:50 pm
Exteremly dissapointed, I was ready to renew my Premium Account with credit card in hand, glad I didn’t. You people had a good thing going here, and just could’nt leave well enough alone. Im so so very sickened at this new’s………………..I wont pay for Picnik or renew my account if it’s offered in Google +, you just lost a faithfull customer…and from reading all the blog’s here, it look’s like you may have lost more than one……….
January 20th, 2012 at 8:54 pm
really sad, a good product, a bad end….please, don’t leave out all your fans; with time Picnik sould win more users and being a giant. Bad decision and really bad news. I hope Google do a reevalua of this case and think in the enormous succesful that lost.
January 20th, 2012 at 8:55 pm
This is terrible news. Google sucks.
January 20th, 2012 at 9:05 pm
First Google screws up Google Reader, then Google Health, now this? It’s like they’re killing off all the good stuff one by one.
January 20th, 2012 at 9:10 pm
Ok I have read several comments about getting real software and that real photographers use PS and blah blah blah. I have PS on my computer and HATE it! I have mastered my camera to the point where I use Picnik only for minor editing because it is so easy and not as time consuming as PS. So for all of you out there that think b/c you use PS that that makes you a professional you are just plain STUPID! And no editing program makes you a great photographer lets get that straight. You might be great at editing with PS but there is so much more to photography than Post Processing!!!!
But I do hate that Google has decided to do this:(
January 20th, 2012 at 9:14 pm
What a shocker!!! I use this almost daily. It is the best and easiest to use. What an awful day for all us users. Google we are screeming do you hear us or are you turning a deaf ear??
January 20th, 2012 at 9:16 pm
I seriously teared up when I read this! I cannot believe it. There is nothing as easy to use as Picnik, I use it every single day. So sad!
January 20th, 2012 at 9:20 pm
This is terrible news. This is such a great service and we are paid subscribers. Google… I’m a stock holder and big fan… but today I say “you suck.”
January 20th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
The e-mail from picnik had some kind of error, because it said that picnik was closing on January 19, 2012 (yesterday), rather than April 19, 2012.
I am sad to hear it go! I prefer using picnik over any other photo editing site or product because it is quick & easy to use, & makes for good quality editing overall. :(
January 20th, 2012 at 9:35 pm
I’m shocked and so unhappy about the news. I love, love, love Picnik! Please don’t go!
January 20th, 2012 at 9:36 pm
I normally have no complaints with any move Google has done to date, until this HUGE mistake. Another example of how greed can ruin a good thing.
I love Picnik, and I love its features… my kids love it as well. Sure I can use Photoshop, and run large programs for photo editing, but my kids can’t. I use Picnik ALL the time for my blog, mainly to resize my photos so they are suitable for my site. I tried using the Google+ creative editor, and I sincerely hope that it is in the beginning stages, because it is useless. What a crap cross over thus far.
I’m not a professional, but I can/do use Photoshop. But what program is easy and user friendly for children? Picnik was perfect for that. Google+ has made it a useless program, because no one wants to “Share” photos just on Google! It was an editing tool, not a “Sharing” tool. You can’t even download edited photos to your own folders. Complete garbage!
Thanks for refunding all the money people paid for the use of your site (now that you can afford to)… but why not tell everyone the real reason for the shut-down? Pretty sure it starts with M and ends in “illions of dollars”. Whatever happened to integrity. I’m so sad that this is happening…
January 20th, 2012 at 9:47 pm
P.S.
Whatever Google can do as a company to save this program… they SHOULD spend the money to save it. Can they not cut back on other things?
January 20th, 2012 at 9:47 pm
@to the haters!:
I only use PS for minor touchups. I get my images right in camera before bringing them into Aperture. I then sharpen them. If I feel that an image needs something extra, like a little extra contrast or a light (emphasis on light) filter, then I bring them into PS. I call myself a professional. Not because I have PS and actually know how to use it, but because I am a legit business. I’ve paid my dues. I know everyone has to start somewhere and not everyone can afford PS, but that’s no reason to call yourself a pro and charge for subpar work with all of these crazy leaf frames or ridiculous spot color. Most of this has been done on Picnik. Most people that are true professionals use PS, simple fact. There are things in PS that can only be done in PS (like liquify and masking). This is why pros use PS. Do you think a photo of Faith Hill on a magazine cover was edited using Picnik? Nope. They used PS to color correct and to liquify.
January 20th, 2012 at 9:50 pm
First off, I don’t have the card I used anymore so you’re going to have to email me to figure out what to do with my refund!
Next and most important..
I am very disappointed in this news. I’ve been using Picnik for over 3 years to do my editing, including this year when I started my business. Yea I have Elements but it is much harder to figure out and I can’t get the effect that I use the most there so I always use Picnik.
I’ve also recommended you to other professionals. Yea folks like to joke and poke fun about Picnik, but I always tell people that ask what I use and all about the good things available on here and now you’re shutting down? Is Google+ going to have all the exact same things as this site does? Please say yes.
January 20th, 2012 at 9:53 pm
I just bought the premium upgrade about a month ago. I have Pshop, just Picnik was so user friendly… I am truly devastated. Please reconsider. Listen to your fans. You will loose a lot of customers by moving forward with this. I promise you that.
January 20th, 2012 at 10:06 pm
Scared to death that we are loosing PICNIK in it’s perfect form. I use this program everyday!!!! I am the yearbook sponsor at our high school and I can’t edit one picture without this GREAT program. Sad when BIG MONEY can buy out a company and then just do away with it. GOOGLE could keep Picnik and call it PICNIK by GOOGLE and not change a thing but the name. WOW-so which of the Picnik creators is gonna jump on this and create a new and better editing program for us to subscribe too? I will be waiting on you my friend….YOU have my blessing to go ahead and start it up!!!
January 20th, 2012 at 10:08 pm
[...] down on April 19th and its team likely integrated in to Google+ and Picasa. Premium customers will receive refunds. Google+ already offer Creative Kit, which includes basic editing, filters, and decorations. Picnik [...]
January 20th, 2012 at 10:10 pm
NO!!!!!!!!!! This can’t be true??? Picnik is the best online photo editing tool and I use it all the time. I checked out Google + and its a joke. I have searched for other photo editing sites and none come close to Picnik. I’m just so incredibly sad. Like many others, I would pay alot more if Picnik remained as is or if you sold your product. Please, please, please give us some hope that Picnik will not be gone forever. There is nothing, nothing like this product anywhere else and I can’t believe it could just close down like this.
January 20th, 2012 at 10:11 pm
I too am highly disappointed with this news picnik!! I’ve been a loyal customer for several years and enjoy the user-friendly professional quality editing tools your website offers. I do photography on the side and have photoshop but prefer using your tools such as teeth whitening, eye bright, airbrush, blemish remover, etc. for the simply ease of of use. I don’t use google+ and have absolutely no desire to join. This decision to close picnik will greatly effect my photography business. You honestly have no idea how many people will be effected by this. I am deeply saddened with this decision. I wish there was a way you could reconsider.
January 20th, 2012 at 10:19 pm
To those responsible for this strategic business decision; this is not the way to treat your loyal and paying customers, even with a weak minded “don’t worry, we’ll give you a full refund”.
If you are continuing this vital tool but under a different guise then you should be clear about it – leaving your customers out in the cold like this is not COOL. I thought Google supposed to be a COOL company. Act like it FFS.
Reason why I want Picnik to remain how it is:
- It’s seperate and distinct. It’s a BRAND and a damn strong one at that. Just killing it and absorbing it in to the google+ fold is Would do away with all the hard work the Piknic developers have done.
- Some of us refuse to use social media sites. To have my entire life stored on some server somewhere makes me feel sick. So if Picnik is going to be rebranded and exclusive under google+, I will not be using it under a ‘real’ account.
Why I suspect you have made this decision:
- Cheesed off with your new acquisition sharing content with competitor social sites. Fair enough but at least make that clear for us. We deserve that much.
Overall this announcement is a smack in all of our faces with a wet fish.
It. Just. Is. Not. Cool.
And to release it at 4.52GMT on a Sat morning is just cowardly. You knew there would be fallout from this.
I contemplated leaving the last sentence as an expletive scattered insult to reflect your customer service but you already understand that now given 99.9% of comments above.
Come on Apple, the market for a cloud based dedicated website editor is open.
January 20th, 2012 at 10:23 pm
To: Every “Pro” using Photoshop weirdly commenting in a forum that they shouldn’t be using or care about anyway…
Why are you commenting on a forum that has to do with a free editing tool, like Picnik?
Photoshop isn’t that hard to use. It’s really isn’t rocket science, and in fact, I own it and I use it all the time. The program, in essence, really breaks down to the same principles that Picnik utilizes, making a photograph more appealing to its audience. Bringing editing tools to people for use at home, and to have fun with their photographs is something that a lot of people enjoy doing.
Picnik is such an easy program, even a monkey can use it. Which is why its great for non-professionals. Young and old. Monkeys like to have nice photos in their albums too, you know. We love the simplicity and the ease of the program. Fast, and easy.
Leave the photo editing to the professionals… sure. You guys can have at my wedding photography, special occasions- no sweat. But to say that we are churning out crap photos, and ruining the business is a little far fetched. Lets calm down a bit. I mean, truly we are no better than the subjects/objects that we capture. Let everyone have a bit of their inner artist!
Let some of us feel bad for a second. For the rest of us who love Picnik, we are truly sad to see it go.
January 20th, 2012 at 10:23 pm
I am very dissapointed by this. I really enjoy using Picnik – loved the editing capabilities and ease of use. I even paid for Premium. I hope the Google+ version will have all of the same features as Picnik. SHAME ON GOOGLE for shutting down such a popular and beloved service!
January 20th, 2012 at 10:24 pm
I am sitting here literally crying right now because lets face it ….Picnik is the SH#T!!!!…I absolutely LOVE picnik…I use picnik for my business and my pictures come out beautifully!…Please, please, please do not close down…Please find a way to save your company….You guys are the best!!!!
January 20th, 2012 at 10:27 pm
I had no idea that professional photographers used Picnik.
Having said that, the elitist ‘fauxtographer’ comments are extremely unhelpful – these commenters seem myopic in their view of Picnik’s closure. Yes, so you have a problem with professionals using such a service. I’d have a problem with paying for photos and then finding out that they were edited with an amateur/hobbyist’s tool, too.
What of people like me, though? I have a whiz-bang DSLR and I use it to get better at what I love to do. I have done photography and editing courses and while I am not sure what the future holds, one day I may turn my hobby into a career. When settling in to do some serious and precise editing, I do NOT use Picnik.
However, I’m not about to lug my ‘beast’ everywhere – I have a compact for that. I have four children, four nieces and nephews. Along with my spouse I run a small IT firm and we provide SEO, SEM, analytics and design services. I use my little Ixus ALL THE TIME for these business and pleasure pursuits. For a quick photo-tweak, there’s nothing better than Picnik.
Reactionary Google-hating isn’t on the cards for me. Hell, my business is almost entirely Google-centric, and I respect that at the end of the day, Google is a business. As with companies like Facebook, you aren’t the customer – you’re the product. Unfortunately, although I was an early-invite to G+, it just doesn’t float my boat. Bummer.
I feel that there were more profitable, smarter business options than closing Picnik. Paying customers only for the site, free stuff on G+. Purchasable software. That sort of thing.
The idealist in me hopes that the reactions to the closure announcement will prompt a reconsideration, but the realist in me reckons what’s done is done.
Keep hope alive, folks – someone out there is going to leap at the opportunity to make a ‘new picnik’. You can almost count on it.
January 20th, 2012 at 10:29 pm
AT LEAST MAKE IT TO WHERE WE CAN BUY IT ON A DISK OR DOWNLOAD IT..FOR CHRIST SAKES…THIS IS RIGHT DOWN HORRIBLE I LOVE USING THIS FOR MANY PHOTOS AN FOR GOOGLE+ TO DO THIS WE ALL SHOULD BOYCOTTUSING THEM INTILL THEY DECDIED TO DO WHATS RIGHT FOR THE PPL THAT HAVE BEEN LOYAL TO TO PICNIK AN GOOGLE AN AT LEAST GIVE US A WAY TO KEEP IT!!!…IM VERY PISSED OFF!!
January 20th, 2012 at 10:32 pm
This is really not fair !!!!!
Picnik was really cool !
January 20th, 2012 at 10:34 pm
You have the BEST photo editing site on the web. I am heart broken and don’t know what I will do. I use Picnik for my work all the time.
There is NOTHING as creative and user friendly as your site.
I wish google would reconsider this move. If there were alternatives it would make sense, but Picnik is unique, the best out there. Don’t get it……
January 20th, 2012 at 10:35 pm
And I agree with the comment above, I would buy it and download it in a heartbeat. Can you consider this??
January 20th, 2012 at 10:36 pm
nooooo this sucks the google versoin of picnick doesnt have half as many good effects like all the touch up effects! :((( im sad now :(
January 20th, 2012 at 10:41 pm
Really Picnik? You’re breaking our hearts!! I am a photographer just starting out and I’m not really great with Photoshop yet. I love Picnik because it’s so much more user friendly! What the heck Google?
January 20th, 2012 at 10:43 pm
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM…………. WHAT THE??? Did you guys sell out to google completely or what? This is heartbreaking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m a photography student at Boise State, (semi-professional) and I use this site ALL THE TIME because I hate Photoshop!!!! I refuse to use it (unless my grade depends on it)!!!!!!
Who ever is in charge of deciding this, Or who ever bought who…. completely and utterly horrible!!!
Who is with me to start a petition to try and do something about this??? We can do it! :-D
January 20th, 2012 at 10:47 pm
Thats bad.. :(
January 20th, 2012 at 10:47 pm
Oh YES!!! Put it in a software package! I will buy it!!! Brilliant!!! :-)
January 20th, 2012 at 10:50 pm
I am so so sad about the closing picnik I use picnik almost every minute of my life PHOTO EDITING is my fave hobby we don’t have photoshop and I know picnik is the photoshop in a fun way I really really love picnik I edit all photos of me,my friends even for Bdays!!! I’m gonna miss picnik. I love you :”(
January 20th, 2012 at 10:56 pm
NOOOO!!! I LOVVEEE PICNIK!! ive been using it for the past couple of years and it is the best photo editing website!! Change your minds GOOGLE!!!
January 20th, 2012 at 10:56 pm
Ok, this is my third comment, so I will stop after this but…
I think EVERYONE who LOVES this website, and doesn’t want to see it go, needs to send a complaint to Google headquarters. You can find a link to send your complaint to here…
http://www.google.com/intl/en/contact/
If enough people talk about it, something good will happen! :)
January 20th, 2012 at 10:57 pm
Okay, all you Photoshop snobs: not everyone can afford this program! While I agree that professionals should be using that instead of picnik, I have PS and know how to use it, but for editing a simple photo for my own enjoyment, picnik is the easiest way. I don’t need all the features of photoshop when the major ones I want (contrast, lighting, teeth whitening, filters) are all right here for free, for me to access from any computer with Internet when I need it. Obviously, if I was a web designer or something in that field, PS would be my weapon of choice. Just my opinion.
Now, that being said, I think it’s complete and utter crap that this is closing down. I was hoping a mobile app was in the future for picnik, but I guess not.
January 20th, 2012 at 11:00 pm
[...] messing with your work!BUT, if you are a blogger, and your favorite tool – Picnik – has just been closed by the almighty Google, well you will be out of luck.Yes, the shocking news is flying around Facebook that Google is [...]
January 20th, 2012 at 11:06 pm
??????????????? I just have no words. How could you do this???? I don’t want to use google+, I love Picnik and I want to continue use it. Guys you must be crazy to kill such a successful product!!! You’re just spitting upon your fans by showing that you don’t really care about our opinion. Yeah business is above all. Thanks a lot.
January 20th, 2012 at 11:06 pm
Picnik is closing ….. Blah, blah, blah…. Google+….. Blah, blah, blah, blah….Google+…… Blah, blah, blah…. Google+, etc
Great idea.
Close a really useful site and advertise a second rate Facebook clone whilst doing it.
And then give an extra slap in the face to the paying customers by opening out all the features to everyone (refund or not, this seems unfair to loyal,premium customers).
Also, why open up the features to everyone anyway? You’ll show them how good it was, just for it to disappear in April anyway.
All in all, a crappy move.
January 20th, 2012 at 11:07 pm
Very disappointing, but thank you for the refund. I will not be using Google+, it is worthless.
January 20th, 2012 at 11:08 pm
I echo the sentiments of the majority here – you sold our Picnic. Google+ is not user friendly, it’s complicated and irritating. I WILL be buying my own photo editing program before using “creative kit” on Google+. The only way I would be convinced to use it, is if it made possible ALL the photo editing tools that Picnic currently offers. Otherwise it’s no better than one of those cheap photo editing programs that come with just about any camera you buy these days. So really – why bother going through Google+ for a basic product??? People won’t do it, and I won’t. If Google wants to end up as hated as IBM – just keep going. You’ll get rid of the competition – but people won’t buy into YOUR products if they are rubbish. Gobbling up great sites, chewing them up and spitting them out is what sharks do. But I guess it’s all about the bottom line with all you fat cat IT companies. Google and IBM – two of a kind.
January 20th, 2012 at 11:09 pm
U have no idea how much I am going to miss this. Please don’t do it. See the comments on this post. No body wants u to go. Picnik has made so many pictures meaningful. Know what this mean? Means a lot
So many people requesting ya’ll not to go away. I really hope n pray that this is not going to be. Don’t do this please
January 20th, 2012 at 11:18 pm
Why build something so perfect only to destroy it? I don’t care about my $20 refund, I need Picnik to stay! I own a small business and use it EVERYDAY. I honestly will be lost without it. Please reconsider this move!!!!
January 20th, 2012 at 11:24 pm
Google bought Picnik…Google’s shutting Picnik down…Google can go fuck itself.
January 20th, 2012 at 11:30 pm
Please please consider making a software version or give us the option to download it for christ sake!!!! i would pay!!! its just not fair, im so used to Picnik and use it for all my photo editing needs, as i do not have the money to buy PS, or time to learn it for that matter. Picnik is so user friendly and easy to use, thats what i love about it. It was a real slap in the face to come on here just to read that you are closing in big bold letters. my heart sank :/ and to all the haters who commented saying to stop bitching and get over it and that we should be using PS because Picnik sucks, just leave us alone… why are you even on here wasting your time commenting if you hate Picnik so much??? us loyal fans of Picnik have the right to vent our anger at this foolish decision. Picnik is/was great for all ages, kids especially love it. Its a shame you are taking this great site away from us just so that you can con people into using Google+, I have no interest in using Google+ just to use Picnik, i like Picnik the way it is now, its very own site. Although highly unlikely, i hope you guys reconsider your decision, as you can see we are all very unhappy with it. R.I.P Picnik :(
January 20th, 2012 at 11:33 pm
This is so disappointing. I use picnik all the time because it is so easy and effective to use. I can’t stand how Google keeps pushing Google+!
Sorry to see you go, Picnik team, you have done an awesome job and you will be missed.
January 20th, 2012 at 11:35 pm
I use picnik at least twice a week i have been using picnik for such a long time and now google is killing it? TT_TT i actually got a little addicted to editing pictures.
January 20th, 2012 at 11:38 pm
This is a very disrespectful business move.
You guys used to be one of my favorite companies.
I’ve loved your product. Sorry to see you destroy it by tying it the the joke that is Google+.
January 20th, 2012 at 11:39 pm
It would be nice if you allowed users to use picnick’s functionality in an application that was converted from a web app. Just a thought. Sad that Google probably did this intentionally.
January 20th, 2012 at 11:48 pm
Im actually crying right now
January 20th, 2012 at 11:58 pm
I’m absolutely devastated at the thought of no Picnik. I only discovered it about 6 months ago, but now it’s a must have. So easy and such fun to use. Please, Google, do the right thing and keep it going. Heck, I’d even pay more for a subscription! DON’T KILL PICNIK.
January 20th, 2012 at 11:59 pm
This makes me incredibly sad, I love Picnik :(
January 21st, 2012 at 12:01 am
so very dissapointed my daughter and I both have picnik and have premium, yeah the being credit back is nice but we planned on renewing every year because we loved this so much, was so easy and being creative with photos was always so fun for us. we would take turn making each other photos. Will the new picnik be the same but better? or its just going to be just uploading and cropping simple things like what all other places online do? ….maybe creative a program your loyal customers can buy???????????????? This just sucks the year I finally go premium and really get deep into this its going under :( Last time I ever go premium for something I love so much just to be let down and lose it all… not nice!!!!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 12:05 am
[...] down on April 19th and its team likely integrated in to Google+ and Picasa. Premium customers will receive refunds. Google+ already offer Creative Kit, which includes basic editing, filters, and decorations. Picnik [...]
January 21st, 2012 at 12:06 am
Go here to sign a petition:
http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik.fb1?source=s.fb&r_by=2004658
January 21st, 2012 at 12:09 am
WHAT? WHY? I love Picnik! It’s been the best photo editing tool for both my personal and fan related photos and projects. Why Google, why? No one even uses Google+. You know some us don’t use “social media”. Why can’t we have our Picnik and Google+ too? So both worlds could be happy. D:
January 21st, 2012 at 12:11 am
Very disappointing. I feel like my pet just died.
January 21st, 2012 at 12:19 am
Believe me, its really bad. I don’t want it on Google+. What about the people not on the damn ‘social media’? Why couldn’t be just brothers rather than being a merged twin.
January 21st, 2012 at 12:20 am
I’m presuming that google has closed you down – after buying you only two years ago. Shame on google. Picnik has been so brilliant at allowing non professional designers make amazing things. I’m hoping someone will stand up to google and ‘liberate’ picnik! We need it to continue.
January 21st, 2012 at 12:52 am
oh I am going to miss you! I’ve taken some bad pics in my time and Picnic got them back on track! Loved the circlesplash and Hypnotic and Rippleblock effect. I’ve taken horrible pics and turned them into works of art with your effects!
January 21st, 2012 at 12:53 am
I am extremely frustrated about the closing of Picnik. I have always been a fan of all things Google but I think this might be the end. I have no choice but to Boycott. Why would you buy a great service and then destroy it? I also do not appreciate the “happy happy joy joy” spin on the closing announcement. We are not stupid and I feel insulted by the fact that you think we are. Why not just give the photo editing features to Picasa? Isn’t that your photo sight? Or are you planning to close that as well. Shame on you, Google.
January 21st, 2012 at 12:54 am
I hate Google for shutting you down! this is unfair! I use Picnik for ALL my photo editing! I don’t even use PS much anymore because of how easy it is to use Picnik! This is a very upsetting news… you can’t do this to your loyal customers! you should’ve fought this for our sake! if it’s about money you could’ve increased or even doubled the Premium membership fees and no one will complain! I checked Google+ not all features are there, I love frames but they don’t exist on Google+, also, I don’t wish to share my edited photos on Google+ ‘cos none of my friends use it! I want to download them to my desktop like I used to on Picnik! and even if all features will be added to Google+ eventually I still want Picnik back! :(
January 21st, 2012 at 12:54 am
[...] Picnik announced on the official blog that the service will be closed on April 19, 2012. All premium users will be [...]
January 21st, 2012 at 12:55 am
WHY WHY WHY?????????????????????? I use this all the time mainly for skin smoothing and stuff like that.. You cant shut it down!!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 12:59 am
Go here to sign petition
http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik.fb1?source=s.fb&r_by=2004658
January 21st, 2012 at 1:11 am
Bad bad bad news. Google is trying to take over the world- and I for one will not be playing. No Google+ for me – I’ll find another way. Google knows G+ is rubbish but it’s trying to force it on everyone – well, Google, you may just get a shock because no-one likes being forced to do anything. I’ve already changed my search engine to Bing and I’ll be shutting down my Gmail today.
January 21st, 2012 at 1:11 am
NOOOOO! Why?!!!! I LOVE Picnik! I’ve searched & searched for a great photo editing website & when I found Picnik…i was in LOVE! I did a slide show using Picnik this past Christmas & it was the best! I use Picnik for any type of photo editing…why do you have to do this to us???? WHY?!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 1:13 am
I use this site everyday for my photography along with Photoshop. I will be sorta lost after y’all shut down because I used this 99% of the time… It was quicker than using my programs on my computer. I hope this is temporary or y’all come back?? I had so many things planned this summer with my new camera and skills I’ve developed and picnik was a big help to my photography… This will hurt a bunch of people and businesses.
January 21st, 2012 at 1:17 am
Make it into computer software we can buy on a disc? Yes please
January 21st, 2012 at 1:18 am
Please dont go
January 21st, 2012 at 1:18 am
If we not use Creative Kits then We need Our picnik we are very happy with this program so please respect our wishes!!! I am very upset that you are closing this wonderful program! So please leave this picnik on! I will not be using creative kit by Google!
January 21st, 2012 at 1:23 am
[...] photo editing suite Picnik has officially announced that it is being closed as of April 19, 2012. That announcement is mirrored on Google’s [...]
January 21st, 2012 at 1:30 am
The people are not happy with this, clearly delusional, decision. End communication.
January 21st, 2012 at 1:31 am
I CANNOT belive it
so angry and upset
why? you dont explain …?
Realy im gobsmacked and you will have upset MANY people out there , i too use this for my photos EVERY day
Why not UP the premium if you are doing this for money ??
January 21st, 2012 at 1:32 am
Make it into computer software we can buy on a disc? Yes please – I WILL SECOND THIS ????????????????????/
January 21st, 2012 at 1:32 am
All the best to the picnic team, I hope you will deliver other great web services like the Creative Kit in a near futur.
January 21st, 2012 at 1:35 am
I have loved your services. It really is going to be a pity to not be able to edit pictures with picnik because that is how I make best memories! Best of luck in the future and thank you for the Free Premium!
January 21st, 2012 at 1:36 am
WHYYYYY ???? GOOGLE, please leave our picnik on !!!
Can we sign the petition ???
January 21st, 2012 at 1:36 am
Nooooooooooooooooooo :( No, no, no, noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ;( I love you and you’re dumping me like this????
Please, don’t go…
January 21st, 2012 at 1:38 am
Okay, of all the things that close on the internet, this is by far the most disappointing. I use Picnik almost every day for my personal photography and also for my Graphic Design course at school; I almost feel like I have lost a bit of inspiration now, seeing as it was my favourite program. It is such an important resource to me and I had just paid for a year’s subscription too.
January 21st, 2012 at 1:42 am
When Picnik was bought some time ago by Google I was really happy, thinking that the application would be improved as it was, adding new awesome features.
I’ve been a Premium member since 2007 and recently renewed my membership for another 2 years. It is the only photo manipulation app I use. It has all I need for my works.
Guess I will have to learn how to photoshop or look for some other online app.
And now the e-mail “We are closing”!
I am an active user of G+ since the trial period and checked the Creative Kit. Well guys that just isn’t Picnik. Did you even think that people use your app for more than posting on some social network? That people don’t post all the pics they edit?
I know corporate decisions aren’t going to change just because the clients want you to.
It is very thoughtful of you to return our money, but you have to by law, so no big deal there. (thanks anyway)
If it is a matter of financial viability (which for me is hard to believe taking into account the giant Google is) couldn’t you just make it Premium for most of the features? I bet most of the 300 people who commented here would gladly pay for it instead of just seeing it disappear and damaging years of work.
Directing to G+ is just a bad move. That just is not the way to increase your client database, Google. This will make thousands of Picnik users mad at your products… but then again what do you care? *sigh*
Like I said above, I believe you are not going to backtrack on this, but couldn’t help myself from posting a comment stating my opinion on this.
Farewell
January 21st, 2012 at 1:47 am
i just tried the google+ an its no where near what picnik has to offer, an its slower an just a super cheap version of picnik with only a few editing tool…I Strongly dislike an will be chaning all my settings back to yahoo an safi i will not even use google chrome anymore if they do not give us PICNIK Back,,,,we need to show them we are the reason they are where they are today….if it wasnt for all of us folks using the net..So they need to keep us happy ;) PLEASE DO NOT TAKE PICNIK DOWN!!! Everyone go sign that pention :)
January 21st, 2012 at 1:48 am
I use Picnik everyday for our online business. What am I going to use now? I have mastered it’s fantastic features & there is nothing else like it! Why are you selling out? Can we still use Picasa??
They must have paid a lot of money for you to sell out – loyal customers lose out – as always!
So Sad ………
January 21st, 2012 at 1:54 am
Any chance this would be ported to a stand alone application in the future? Sadly, being eaten alive by Google was a disaster waiting to happen. :/
Hopefully the creative minds behind Picnik have a decent job in Google where they will continue to paint the sky, pick blueberries, butter sandwiches and other cute stuff. Thank you guys for the years of on-demand online photo editing on Flickr!
:)
January 21st, 2012 at 1:56 am
Worst idea ever. Hating Googles moves as of late. Their fa n base is eroding more and more. Start using Bing, to strike back
January 21st, 2012 at 2:01 am
Many times I love Google, but sometimes, like now, I just hate it. BAD idea.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:04 am
I’m so disappointed! I have used Picnik almost exclusively for my photo editing for years and I’ve had many compliments on my (well, Picniks!) work. I understand that this is how the business world works but I’m wondering if you have a suggestion as to a comparable product? I’ve never found anything as user-friendly and effective as Picnik, so would love to know what you guys think your customers should do.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:07 am
PICNIK! DO NOT LEAVE US! Mexico and the entire world loves PICNICK, we’ve shared so much with you. You definetely changed the world of photography. I don’t care about the money refund, I only want you to stay with us forever. Damn, I feel so sad.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:09 am
I’m very disappointed!
This is my most favorite site! Before sharing a photo with my fds, i always use Picnik… I really love its effects!!!
:(
then, please suggest me another great site that can replace u, Picnik??
January 21st, 2012 at 2:14 am
PICNIK is great. Google + version sucks. This is a mistake. Anyone who used PICNIK will understand that google has screwed them.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:21 am
WHAT THE FUCK ?!!!!! WHYYYYY .?????
January 21st, 2012 at 2:24 am
NOOO!! Picnik cant Close!
Please its a request from millions of people across the world!
January 21st, 2012 at 2:26 am
Why would you do this to us I have used very many different photo editing sites and not one have I found has ever compared to Piknik and it’s amazing features. It is the only photo editor that I use and I hate Google+ Either don’t shut down or create a new site with all the same or even better features. This is most upsetting!
January 21st, 2012 at 2:37 am
I cannot believe it. Picnik, you are the only place I EVER edit my photos with. You are making a huge mistake on closing down. I looked at the Google+ version thing, it sucks, to be honest. I was using you to edit my photos for my year-long photography challenge. Where will I edit my photos now? No where is as good as Picnik! I’m not spending a boatload of money on Photoshop. I am simply shocked, Picnik. I love you guys, and so many other people love you as well. I’m just gonna miss Picnik when it leaves. :(
January 21st, 2012 at 2:41 am
THIS SUCKS!!!!! and makes no sense from our point of view. must be another maneuver for trying to make more people use Google+ something like blackmail…. Google used to be great, with great free simple tools like browser, gmail and so on. Since they started to get ambitious, complicated, commercial and so on, things started to SUCK BIG!
January 21st, 2012 at 3:09 am
How sad! I’m a new Picnik user and was so impressed with it. :-(
January 21st, 2012 at 3:11 am
Why does this have to happen? I am so disappointed. I love the simplicity of Picnik and use it at work and home all the time. All I can see are many unhappy customers :(((
January 21st, 2012 at 3:11 am
:(((((((
January 21st, 2012 at 3:20 am
no, no, no!!! This is my favourite and, obviously top of the best picture editor Ive ever used! Im not ok with its closing! please, do not do this for us!!
January 21st, 2012 at 3:21 am
Oh NO…please rethink closing Picnik…I am just a lady who like to take pictures and edit them with your program…in fact I manage our website myself and always edit our photos using this program. I also use it to edit all of our family photos…I am so sad that it is closing…I checked on my google + account and not all the features are there…please add all of the features to google + or keep this program alive and going…if it was a paid program I would pay for it…please, please don’t scrap Picnik…
January 21st, 2012 at 3:21 am
is there any chance for us to make it work again? please!
January 21st, 2012 at 3:29 am
NO NO NO NO. Why close down? I’ve been with you since 2008 and have depended on your editing services on all my images.
I’ve told my family to use your website as it is easy to use. Some photographers that have just started that I know, can’t afford to buy photoshop to do what they want with their photos. Where on here they can.
Would Google+ have all the editing options? Basic editing, seasonal, all the text all the effects including sandbox, frames, etc. that is already on your online website? Would Google+ still allow us to save all our photos to our computers that we don’t want post?
Why can’t Google leave things the way they are and its working for everyone.
January 21st, 2012 at 3:35 am
Dear Google,
Why would you destroy something that so many people love?! Why would you end something that inspires such creativity?! Maybe you could get people to use your barren wasteland of a site you call, “Google+” if you added all the premium features to its photo editing. But, as it stands it’s not enough to get users!! I thought Google was full of geniuses?! Because, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out this a BAD idea…
January 21st, 2012 at 3:45 am
I have to say I am so disappointed with this news. I have Google+, but never use it and find it to be a bit confusing. It’s just my “thing”.
As others have said I appreciate the full refund, but I’d take Picnik over a refund any day.
I sure hope this is one decision that can be reversed. I love your program and use it with ease. It’s such a great tool and am always recommending it to people I know.
PLEASE don’t shut it down!
January 21st, 2012 at 3:45 am
Google+ is NOT my thing…that’s what I meant to say…
January 21st, 2012 at 3:47 am
sono terrorizzata!!!
non uso google+ non so neanche come si fa!
vorrete mica dire che perderò tutte le mie foto???????” vi prego rispondete o andrò ne l panico!!!!
cosa devo fare ????
ho il terrore che tutte le foto ritoccate con picnik spariscano dal mio blog!!!!! aiutooooo
January 21st, 2012 at 3:48 am
NOOOOO!!!! it was such an awsome app…
I wish all the team at Picnik all the best for the future!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 3:50 am
NOOOOOOOO!!! I love you! Google+ is too wonky to use regularly and I don’t want to ‘have to’ go in just to play with my pics. Picasa is wonky, too; illogically formatted for those of us that know what we want to do and only have time to jump in, do it, and jump out. Picnik set the bar for user-friendly, convenient, rich photo modification. This move will not benefit G+, not draw new users, all it will do is deny Picnik’s happy fans their “cake”.
If anyone finds a decent, comparable alternative to Picnik PLEASE POST THE URL HERE!!
January 21st, 2012 at 3:56 am
I’m happy for you guys, this is said with tears in my eyes mixed if happiness for us new adventure and sadness for the end of this era..
Good luck and keep up the awesome work .
Love.
Saad
January 21st, 2012 at 4:04 am
I’m so sad to hear this news. I’ve been a Picnik user since 2008 and absolutely loved the features and light-hearted atmosphere. In the past year I’ve been using free Picnik to edit the pictures for my blog, and I had just switched over to the premium in an effort to do more with my photos. To say I’m disappointed in Google is an understatement; I feel as if the loyal users of this site had/will have no say in the future of Picnik. I’d really love to know what the plan is now, especially for those of us who use Picnik through the Blogger/Picasa interface. I don’t think switching Picnik into Google+ (with all or partial features) will help many of your users.
January 21st, 2012 at 4:06 am
Merci pour tout, triste quand même car j’aimais vraiment faire mes retouches ici!
January 21st, 2012 at 4:11 am
WHY WHY WHY WHY?! This is the best photo editing page ever, even the free version! I need you guys! What is going on!?
January 21st, 2012 at 4:18 am
I am so saddened by this. If Google is indeed shutting you down then shame on them. I just really can’t wrap my mind around why you would just *poof* close your doors. :( I even loved your free features so much that I would have paid for them eithin reason. It is nice that you are offering a full refund to premium users. Still this is sad sad news. I use Picnik every day.
January 21st, 2012 at 4:20 am
SO disappointing! I am a blogger who loves using Picnik and I know there are many others out there who love it as well. Picnik makes it so easy to edit your photos. I love all the options and organization it brings to my photography and find it much easier to use than my latest version of PSE 10! My daughter is also going to be upset as she always makes sure I don’t lapse on my membership. As a teenager she finds your photo editing choices so convenient, especially the make-up options.
I really wish Google would reconsider deleting this product!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 4:23 am
NOOO!! I am shocked and so upset to hear this! Please reconsider, because so many of us depend on your service for not only leisure editing, but for their work and livelihood.
The email you sent out to us did not provide your loyal customers with enough information!
January 21st, 2012 at 4:24 am
BOOO!!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 4:25 am
Very very disappointed in this news. Have gone onto the Google+ and doesn’t seem very user friendly at all. I’ve been a paid subscriber to Picnik for 5 plus years and am very saddened by this announcement.
January 21st, 2012 at 4:25 am
hey everyone LunaPic is still online and free and pretty good, tons of great stuff on there
January 21st, 2012 at 4:26 am
http://www.lunapic.com/editor/
January 21st, 2012 at 4:27 am
What… Is this a joke ? I’m really disapointed right now.. Google+ is nothing like picnik. It does not even keep the good quality of the picture… I was using this site because it was easier than any other thing and you add no many effect to chose from when you were premium.. I don’t know where I will edit my picture from now, guess I have to search for something else…
Good luck… But i’m really really sad…
January 21st, 2012 at 4:31 am
Picnik team you guys should call and set up shop over on facebook
January 21st, 2012 at 4:31 am
I too am sad to read these news. Picnik is a fab service that thoroughly enjoyed working with (sometimes almost on a daily basis) even since I was tipped about it. Myself, I then recommended it to others when I could. The fact it was online rather than downloadable was perfect for me when I got annoyed with Picasa and deleted it.
I do have Google+, but never use it and doubt I’ll do it in the future either (unless it’s really, really good). Just don’t like it when I’m forced to have a FB, Twitter or other such account to use a site I really like.
Anyway, I’m really thankful for Picnik having been there when I needed easy (and free) photo editing ASAP. It’s been a pleasure to use and I really appreciate having had such a fab free service for the time it last. Thank you for that!
January 21st, 2012 at 4:34 am
Do not close picnik! It is the best thing ever!!! :( I am going to STOP using google along with everyoen else if it closes. :(
January 21st, 2012 at 4:35 am
Very sad. Picnik is a great product – and obviously a great deal at $25/year. Without a full version on Google+ or a version we can install on our home computers this is clearly a loss for thousands of people. I hope Google+ will continue what Pincik’s made great, but somehow I don’t think that is going to happen.
January 21st, 2012 at 4:36 am
Picnik… :( now what will i use for photo editing?! I hate using my ps D: picnik provided so much more for less effort than ps. Im quite disappointed. Sigh.
January 21st, 2012 at 4:39 am
I’m in shock!! I am an amateur photographer and i have found the ease and power of picnik amazing please please find another way! just change the name to google pic or something. DONT DO THIS TO US!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 4:39 am
This is bad news. Please don’t patronise loyal, paying customers like me (and others here) by claiming that this is in any way good news. I have no problem at all with google (in fact, I love google) but this decision is really bad news. I use Picnik a lot for my blog and because of this I’m going to be stuck.
I don’t care about the money. All I care about is that we have some assurance that the tools and features we currently use will be available elsewhere.
The mood of the vast majority of the comments reflects my own. Please don’t leave us Picnik. We’ll be bereft!
(P.S. I know it’s only a web-based photo app and not the end of the world in any way, but Picnik was always a happy place where everyone had fun. Why end it?)
January 21st, 2012 at 4:41 am
stop killing ppl’s beloved service google, I hate you… no I’m not gonna join your stupid G+
January 21st, 2012 at 4:42 am
I am so disappointed. It took me years to find a photoeditor that worked for me. All I can hope for is that this was a very poorly planned April Fools joke. Just boo, google. Boo. I used to be a fan, but not anymore. Google+ was a complete flop and now picnik is done for. Even if all the features go onto google+, you are making photography a mainstream hobby, and you will cost people their careers. Anyone can make a picture look good with picnik tools. Thank you google, for costing me my job in the future.
January 21st, 2012 at 4:44 am
Desperate move by Google to push people to its Google+ trainwreck.
Picnik was a great, user friendly and budget friendly editor, even for more “serious” photographers.
But we have seen this before with Yahoo/Flickr and recently Facebook/Spotify. These companies couldn’t care less about us. We are just pawns in their power struggle.
January 21st, 2012 at 4:45 am
I am so tired of seeing Google and the money I gave them languish with all its “geniuses” mucking up their shit. I am starting to think there is no momentum left and they are morphing into Microsoft, circa 1998. Google has got to be the biggest assembly of “geniuses” that are stupid and ineffective the world has ever seen; what a great analogue for America in general.
January 21st, 2012 at 4:48 am
dear google+ closing picnik to try to force people to use your pathetic interface will not work, it will just make those of us who love picnik really disappointed and maybe even frustrated enough to give you bad press and tell our friends how irritated we are at you. eating up small, wonderful start ups and then ruining them will make you the bain capital of the internet… bad form for a company i have been loyal to until google+… will you eventually kill gmail too to force us into using your horrible platform? it will NOT work.
January 21st, 2012 at 4:52 am
What is it going to take for Google to get the message that shoving Google+ down our throats is going to backfire and send people away in droves? Like everyone else above is saying, I rely on picnik.com as my one and only photo and image editor — love its ease of use and affordability. Google / Picnik need to step up to the plate SOON and demystify what the plan is and how their happy clients will continue to be served with the same quality service and features we have grown to love — instead of leaving us in the dark. What a PR disaster ..
January 21st, 2012 at 4:54 am
very sad day. ; (
January 21st, 2012 at 4:57 am
Sorry to hear this news.
I edit all my photos in Picnik and have found this the most user friendly, easy to use photo editor.
Good luck in your future endeavors!
January 21st, 2012 at 5:03 am
Please say it isn’t so?!?!?! Is it too late to change your mind, in light of all of the unhappy Picnik fans???????????
January 21st, 2012 at 5:05 am
Rather than closing Picnik, Google should look into closing their Google+ I’m shocked that this program is just closing down, there are endless tools in here that I just LOVE.
January 21st, 2012 at 5:06 am
I can’t believe this!! This is such a shame. I am totally in love with this program and too be honest am kind of pissed you all are taking it away!!! What can we do to keep it?? Sign a petition against google what?? I hate Corp greed and to be honest this just makes me think of google as just that a bunch if greedy CEOs not thinking about their customers. google didn’t promote this product like they should have what crap! Google you SUCK!!!! oh and google + sucks too so just get over it!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 5:06 am
OMG !!!!! It’s so sad !! you are the best , sure !!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 5:08 am
Time to switch loyalties over to fotoflexer!!
January 21st, 2012 at 5:13 am
I use Picnik multiple times a day for my website. I have been a premium member and enjoy it. The way in which we were told about this was tacky at best. I do hope you can explain where we may be able to use features that we have grown to love, trust, and feature on our blogs in the future.
January 21st, 2012 at 5:15 am
You’re joking right?! I literally two weeks ago renewed my membership! This is ridiculous! This is the only site of its kind, what are we suppose to do now. I know I’m not joining Google+ just to get some half assed version of this. Because that’s what they want us to do! Don’t give in people. I hope google+ dies. Stop trying to be Facebook.
January 21st, 2012 at 5:16 am
Judging by the feedback on these news, you’d think Picnik was a gift from God himself to mankind.
Relax already. It’s software. More will come, if it’s not already here. You just have to find it. Up for the challenge? Didn’t think so.
January 21st, 2012 at 5:17 am
Picnik is the best photoediting tool, online or purchased, that I have ever used. I love its simplicity and the many stunning effects. I am always complimented on my photos because of Picnik. I am one of the “millions” who have signed up for Google+ but never, ever use it, and all the people in my circles never post either. This is very disappointing news!
January 21st, 2012 at 5:24 am
This is Google’s way of FORCING you onto their social network. They are using a VERY popular product (that we are all willing to PAY for), that they know is not available from anyone else and taking it away from you and the only way you can get it back is to sign up for their social network Google+ where you will not even be able to get the same editing features offered by Picnik. The big problem with this is that Google+ and most Google products are confusing and unorganized. If Google is going to do this, they need to promise all of the same editing features on Creative Kit (and get their act together in general – almost every single person who has commented here says Google+ is confusing), which they are clearly not doing. I don’t understand how such a company with such power and promise can be so clueless and blatantly manipulative. I’m done with all things Google. People need to wake up and stop letting themselves be manipulated by these social media giants. This is SO frustrating. What a way to treat loyal customers Google – unbelievable.
January 21st, 2012 at 5:25 am
Please Google, DO NOT do this! This program is the best out there for photo editing. You have made an amazing program that lets novices and experts alike edit and manipulate pictures. Closing this program will be a huge loss to the photography community.
January 21st, 2012 at 5:28 am
Wow. I use picnik a lot, whether it’s for my photography or photos of myself.. I always use the curves effect. How could you just abandon all of your loyal customers, and try to FORCE us to use google+? No one even uses Google+. It’s a crappy attempt at a copy of Facebook. It will never BE Facebook. And as for my ‘reimbursement’ how are you going to do it? I paid for picnik with a prepaid credit card that I threw away. Can you put it back onto my PayPal account? I just can’t believe you guys sold yourselves out to google.. Very disappointed.
January 21st, 2012 at 5:31 am
google is HUGE AND CONFUSING!we can’t just let them take it!
January 21st, 2012 at 5:34 am
This is horrible. You have charged $ for a premium photo editing service ( which we love) and now you have pulled the plug on it and offered absolutely no acceptable alternative. I will absolutely not use Google +. I guess everyone posting on this blog will now have to give our money to another photo editing site. DUMB MOVE GOOGLE!!
January 21st, 2012 at 5:36 am
Like the hundreds if others, I am so upset about this. After delivering such a successful editing program for us to use you just snatch it out from under us. Very poor business move. Have been using google chrome but changing. And google+ Will never be Facebook ! I want my Picnik back! Shame on you!
January 21st, 2012 at 5:36 am
Man that sucks. Way to go Google. One more reason for me to stear clear of Google and it’s products.
January 21st, 2012 at 5:39 am
This is such a huge disappointment. There’s no other service out there like this, and most of us don’t want to upload pictures to Google + just to make the edits we are able to make here. I really hope you can reconsider this decision.
January 21st, 2012 at 5:41 am
Well, I’ve just struggled to find my way through Google+ to the “Creative Kit”. That was an effort in itself! A completely half-arsed version of Picnik. NONE of the stuff we use and love in Picnik is there – borders, collages etc etc. Unless the Creative Kit includes ALL of the Picnik premium features, it’s absolutely useless. And I use Picnik to edit photos / create collages etc for MYSELF, not to “share”. I want to be able to save back down to my PC. I recently retired and have had such fun messing about with my photos in Picnik. I have PS, but that’s a chore to use, not fun. I’m gutted to think that something that’s given me so much pleasure is disappearing. PLEASE KEEP PICNIK as is – I’ll even pay to download the program!
January 21st, 2012 at 5:44 am
it’s not possible picnik is the best program i ever used to edit pictures…….picnik you’re always the best ………….i can’t imagine….that after april picnik will not exist……so sad :(((((((
January 21st, 2012 at 5:44 am
I am so sadden by this news. I am not very good at figuring out the editing process as I have adobe photoshop, and get frustrated. This is the only site that I can actually feel like I know what I am doing. Does anyone know of any other sites that are fairly easy to use? I need all the help I can get.
January 21st, 2012 at 5:51 am
And I’m not impressed with Google+ Creative Kit. It does not have the tools I use most plus I do NOT like the idea of having to put my pictures online before I can edit them. I do not want my pictures published and seen by all.
January 21st, 2012 at 5:53 am
I LOVE Picnik and recommend it to all my friends who want a user-friendly program with great editing capabilities. I have used it for several Christmas projects/presents and other gifts for the last few years. It’s the best site for non professionals like myself. I’m extremely sad to see it go. I even went on Google + just now to check out the photo editing on there and it’s not as cool as Picnik itself. Plus, you can’t download your pics to use for other projects. Lame! I hope something similar becomes available or they decide to stick with it after all.
January 21st, 2012 at 5:53 am
Not liking Google plus, but love the Picnik. Geesh.
January 21st, 2012 at 5:54 am
I can’t believe this, a part of me has just been ripped out! I have been a loyal “Premium” customer for years. I have referred people to Picnik, let people use my account for the random pic they have and have done ALL of my photo editing on this site! I hope that the Google+ site can match up but I seriously doubt it. Bad move Picnic, BAD MOVE!
January 21st, 2012 at 5:54 am
what if we started a petition?
January 21st, 2012 at 5:57 am
It’s a pity. I really like Picnik’s possibilities. Thanks to Picnik I started editing photos for 1st time (I have no idea of photography and yet, I enjoyed it very much): it’s easy, it’s fun and very well presented. I want to thank Picnik’s staff for it. I would like it continued.
January 21st, 2012 at 5:57 am
PLEASE RECONSIDER! This is tragic for the every day person looking to spruce up their pics.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:02 am
This is so sad, and I can’t believe it’s happening!!! No more Picnik:( I just checked out Creative Kit and it honestly sucks. It doesn’t have everything that Picnik has:( Where do we go now? I guess I just need to get Photoshop and learn how to use that. Creative Kit is just useless.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:05 am
this is bad news. bad news. one of the great web solutions closing shop. and why? to get a few more people into the google universe?
embarrassing.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:06 am
Very disappointing news. I’ve used Picnik since the closed beta days and it’s my ‘go-to’ tool for photo editing when I’m on the go or just need to do something quickly; if the Google+ implementation doesn’t let me edit locally hosted photos or flickr hosted photos, then I’ll be pretty upset. I’ve got a lot of time for Google, but this seems to be an entirely cynical decision … the first time my view of google has been tarnished.
Please reconsider this terrible decision.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:07 am
Omg. I’m so sad and pissed off at the same time. I’ve used Picnik since 2007 :( fuck…can’t there be a way to do a petition or something lol????? :( plz annyythingggg to make them not shut down? :’(
January 21st, 2012 at 6:07 am
NO!!!!! Please, please, pleasssseeee reconsider!!! I just found picnik a couple of months and ago and fell in LOVE! I’m so heartbroken beyond words!! With this many people begging you want you please change your mind!! I don’t think I will ever find a photo editing software as easy to use as this!!
January 21st, 2012 at 6:07 am
I’m also extremely disappointed by this. Picnik is such a useful tool — I use it several times a week for my blog and have recommended it to multiple people. Not a classy move on Google’s part to require Google+ and reduce the functionality of something that’s working well for so many.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:09 am
:o(
Picnik rocked….I have loved using it as a premium customer for years. This new sucks big time! I hate that you are closing and I really pissed off at Google for taking this line.
Way to make friends Google….you’ve changed!
January 21st, 2012 at 6:10 am
CAN PICNIK PLEASE GIVE ITS MANY CUSTOMERS SOME ANSWERS!!!!! YOU THREW OUT THIS HORRIBLE NEWS, MANY PICNIKERS FRANTIC ABOUT THEIR PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS GOING UNDER, AND YOU GIVE US NO INFORMATION EXCEPT THAT WE CAN GO ON GOOGLE + CREATIVE KIT (WHICH IS REDICULOUS)
PLEASE GIVE US ANSWERS!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 6:12 am
Google has just shot right down in my estimation. When free websites give up you can’t really complain, but I’ve always been happy to pay for picnik because it was so good. Why couldn’t you have just kept it going as it is? Nothing new needed. This is what we get for enabling a monopoly company like Google, it loses it’s soul.
Thanks to the picnik people, you made a great product. It’s Google that totally sucks.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:13 am
THIS SUCKS!! I LOVE PICNIK AND RECOMMEND IT TO EVERYONE. I HAVE EXPENIVE PROGRAMS BUT I USE PICNIK!!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 6:13 am
NOOO.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:13 am
i love picnik and my day started badly because of this stupid idea, that makes me feel angry.
checked out other software, i know none is picnik, but i need alternatives, so what about this: http://fotoflexer.com/ ???
January 21st, 2012 at 6:13 am
Love Picnic…………..Couldn’t someone else take it over??? I need a job…I looked at google…it just says basic editing….not the same….
January 21st, 2012 at 6:14 am
Dear Picnik, please hear us.
Okay, I just want to make sure that ALL THE LOVELY FEATURES we find here wouldn’t disappear forever.
Confirm that it just move on to another site, right? Please?
I promise I will be actively use Google+ if so.
Or maybe someone can start an online petition about this?
Maybe if we unite to protesting this directly to Google & Picnik, we can change their decision.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:15 am
I’ve been using picnik since it opened. Well I decreased use, in 2009 because I learned other way to edit pictures, but I really do like piknik! Those messages that would come up during loading “cleaning the snow” “picking the flowers”. Its really cute AND useful!
Google is only a good search engine, email service and browser.
Why are they expanding so much? They should stick to what they are good at.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:15 am
Noooo… T_T
WHYYYY
January 21st, 2012 at 6:16 am
I will DEFINITLY NOT become a google+ “user” because of this blackmail action!
January 21st, 2012 at 6:16 am
This is absolutely ridiculous! Bad, bad, bad move on behalf of Google. This is an amazing product & they aren’t doing anyone any favors by closing it down! All of the other photo editing programs out there don’t even compare to Picnik! What a complete and utter disappointment.
Google you are going to regret this decision. PLEASE reconsider.
Look how many people you have already infuriated!! Is this really how you want to do business???
January 21st, 2012 at 6:18 am
Picnik literally changed my life for the better. So crushed. Could you just charge a small fee?
Not going to google+.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:18 am
370 comments and not ONE response from Google.
I think we all need to start listing our best alternatives for email, blogging, and photo editing. What products do you recommend where the provider does not treat you like a puppet?
Me: I’m going to Apple for email. Aviary for photo editing, and WordPress for blogging.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:19 am
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! Google YOU SUCK!!!! :( Picnik :(
January 21st, 2012 at 6:20 am
I am so pissed!!! I can’t believe google is doing this. Can’t go off on your own under a different name or something???!! I rely on picnik for my business because it’s quick and easy to use and it’s the best web based editing program out there. And the price is great. I have photoshop but use picnik over it 90% of the time!
January 21st, 2012 at 6:20 am
This is incredibly, incredibly disappointing! I have not and will not ever use google +, most of my friends have tried and and from what I’ve heard its horrible! What an extremely disappointing sell out!! I am so disappointing in picnik, please reconsider!
January 21st, 2012 at 6:21 am
Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I love picnik and I cannot believe they are getting rid of it. I just discovered it about a year ago and I use it so often. The Google+ Creative kit only has a few basic editing features. It would be okay if they switched ALLLLLLLLLLLLL of the features to the Creative kit. Why would they want to go onto “better things” if this website gets so many vistors?
January 21st, 2012 at 6:22 am
P.S. I will never use google+ for anything!!
January 21st, 2012 at 6:22 am
Devistated by this news. I love your program and don’t know what I am going to do without it. The other programs are just not as easy and fun to use. I would certainly pay more. Love Love Love Picnik. :(
January 21st, 2012 at 6:22 am
i am so sad, i wanna cry. seriously!!!! i’ve been using picnik since 2008. it is the easiest photo editing i know… i am a model and i edit, crop, enhance my photos since day one picnik was introduced to me… i have even recommended it to so many people. yes, there is photoshop and other photo editing sites but this was MY FAVORITE!!!
i hope a miracle can happen and that maybe u can stay forever and not close in April…
please read all our comments from your loyal costumers… present it to google. let them know they are doing a big mistake shutting you down. they are gonna lose instead of win!
please don’t go!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 6:23 am
Oh, and VIMEO is way better than YouTube.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:24 am
Very sad about this news. Picnik is one of the most user-friendly photo editing programs available! If you won’t reconsider cancelling the service, I hope there will be a replacement with even better features.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:24 am
I am beyond angry about this! Picnik is my favourite and most used website of all time. I cannot believe Google thinks this is a good idea. Devastated.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:24 am
Very unpopular. We used Picnik Premium for two years. It BY FAR the best easy to use photo editor. Are you going to add frames and other full capabilities to Google Plus creative kit?? If yes I’ll use it grudgingly, if not I’ll not use Google at all. I don’t understand why Picnik wasn’t continued. It has to be making money. I gladly pay the annual fee. A bad PR move by Google.
Please answer the questions re: Google Plus creative kit. Will full features be added or not???
January 21st, 2012 at 6:26 am
this makes me so pissed!! I wouldnt even have minded paying for Picasa/Picnik I love them so much!! why the hell would you do this to us??? I really have to wonder, if you realize how important this product is to some of u? Please reconsider this!!
this actually makes me want to close my email accounts with you… come april when this closes, I am going to do this!! very pissed!!
January 21st, 2012 at 6:27 am
I’m just angry, you’re the only editor which is worth to use. And Google sucks.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:28 am
yah lets see if any of these blogs are answered, everyone seems to be saying the same thing!! Bad Bad business Decision!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 6:33 am
I’ve just created a Google+ account and the picnik features in the Google+ “creative kit” are very limited.
If you guys are closing .. any suggestions … or recommendation on another photo editing product ??
will the “Full and Complete” set of picnik photo editing features be added to the Google+ “creative kit” ??
January 21st, 2012 at 6:34 am
What??!! I love this site…it is so easy to use…we use it for alot of school projects…PLEASE tell me picnik will return under some other name with the same features!!! :(
January 21st, 2012 at 6:35 am
I am so very sad about this! I have loved Piknik since I found it several years ago! It is the only photo editing program that I use and I have several that cost hundreds of dollars. I am going to miss piknik so very very much
January 21st, 2012 at 6:36 am
OMG the more I read these blogs, I can not believe that you would do this… I reread your letter we kindly got this am in our emails… and your grateful for us, and how it created great things… you are unreal… I would suggest you listen to your customers, because I really feel, that you have just ruined some of your business… if money was what you wanted… why didn’t you ask us for it…a small fee for these services would have been worth every penny to those of us that use this on a daily basis for our businesses… I will stop everything I have for google….and that means everything!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 6:37 am
Def not going to use Google+…..
January 21st, 2012 at 6:40 am
*****GO HERE TO COMPLAIN TO GOOGLE**** maybe if enough of us do, they’ll leave Picnik where it is and as it is. https://www.google.com/quality_form?q=google%2B+complain&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=ZgP&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&prmd=imvns
January 21st, 2012 at 6:41 am
I am really upset to hear Picnik is closing. I have 2 webshops and I use Picnik for all my photo editing. I love Picnik because it is the easiest photo editing website to use. I have been using Picnik for years now and have recommeneded it to so many of my friends and family and now you are leaving…I am truly, truly upset! I hope there is a chance you will not close.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:43 am
Wow Google. I have been a fan of your successes but this really turns me off. Not only did the people of Picnik have an amazing sense of humor with a very enjoyable voice, but the user friendly applications were absolutely fantastic. I use this site or all sorts of reasons: from manipulating my own photos for fun, to creatively working with wedding photos for clients, to teaching first time digital camera users how to easy manipulate their photos, to giving my high school photo club students a really exciting and unique experience. I have photoshop, but have found this a really great and easy to use/learn intro for those who can not afford, nor necessarily need photoshop. this is a great shame to lose such a great source to many, making photo manipulation accessible to so many.
I am incredibly disappointed with Google. A very poor move for the company.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:43 am
Guess Picnik is going on a PICNIC!!! How much did they pay you to give up your soul???
January 21st, 2012 at 6:43 am
Effing Sellouts
January 21st, 2012 at 6:44 am
Google: Instead of pushing & “enhancing” programs such as Google+ why don’t you actually focus on perfecting programs that your consumers actually want, like PICNIK!!!
Why take away an amazing thing and replace it with something far substandard & unwanted??? I don’t know if I am missing something, but I don’t see anyone excited about the idea of converting to Google+. Quite frankly it sounds like a royal pain in the ass & I can tell you for one, that I won’t be doing it! I can assure you that 99.9% of the people on here agree with me on that…so in the end you are just losing customers. Can someone from Google tell me exactly what you are gaining from this?
Great way to run your popularity right into the ground! I see a demise in Google’s future if this kind of shit continues…
January 21st, 2012 at 6:44 am
Wow Google!! This is JUST A SHAME! I seriously hope you reconsider ending Picnik! This website was just amazing and so user friendly…nearly every single person I know uses this site….I will be VERY SAD to see it go! Please conconsider!
January 21st, 2012 at 6:47 am
Wow, I can’t believe:
1-that to use picnik we’d be forced to use G+ (which no one likes/uses because it’s lame)
2-that everything won’t even be available in G+
3-that everything ELSE won’t be available ANYWHERE.
Really, this makes me think less of Google.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:48 am
…I understand you are going out( I think you were just too good for some people) but heck ,why not give us some more info why what happened ,do not be afraid
we are in free country are we?
We paid our dues and now what “bam” u say we are closing :(( was the profit to low or what be creative talk about it maybe We can help!!!!I am willing to pay more.
STAY OOOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNN!
Please
January 21st, 2012 at 6:49 am
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
January 21st, 2012 at 6:52 am
Please DON’T get rid of picnik! It’s the like the best editor I know of. Lots of people would be disappointed and angry. Picnik is making good money, and keeping people satisfied. I am sad to hear that picnik is closing… I’ve made some amazing edits with it.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:53 am
EVERY ONE OF YOU MUST MUST PUT PRESSURE ON GOOGLE VIA THE NEWS MEDIA. POST ON THEIR BLOGS, TELL THEM HOW UNPOPULAR GOOGLE IS BECOMING. THE SOLUTION IS SO SIMPLE.KEEP PICNIK OPEN AS IT STANDS AND IF ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, ONLY PROVIDE PREMIUM SERVICES. HELL $25/YEAR IS NOTHING FOR THIS INCREDIBLE PROGRAM.
IF YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT SAVING PICNIK YOU BETTER PUT PRESSURE ON THEM BY GETTING UNPOPULAR STORIES PRINTED IN THE MEDIA.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:55 am
Although I appreciate and support anyone who ventures out to do more “awesome” stuff, I will politely call you out on this much-
You sold out, and to Google of all groups! Personally, I’ve never heard of Google+, but I don’t intend on starting now.
If you seriously plan on doing something “More Awesome” as you say, you just dumped a large mass of loyal supporters.
Sadly- you have lost all credibility, integrity, character and customers for your upcoming “awesomeness”.
If you REALLY wanted to make it all smoother, you would have recommended an equivalent website- Google+ is NOT an option!
January 21st, 2012 at 6:56 am
First if all, your closing statement was horrible. There was no real explanation for closing such a popular online photo editing site. And google+?? I refuse to even look into it to see if the same exact features from picnik will be there. Mainly because you didn’t have the courtesy to mention that it would or at least would one day. Not even a good referral to another site?? I guess maybe there is nothing like picnik out there – and that’s why we are baffled that google chose to close it!! I hope this isn’t some ploy to force people to use that mess of google+. Sure there’s photoshop, but picnik is so much easier. Before I really learned how to use photoshop, I used picnik. And that airbrush feature was amazing. I paid for the premium service personally to use for my job professionally just because of the awesomeness that was picnik. I hope you make a better and more detailed announcement before April. Just like google+, this announcement was vague and all over the place and no help to your customers.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:56 am
OMG! NO!!!!! I am a fashion blogger and use picnik for all my blog pictures! It is THE BEST program out there for photo editing for free! Even premium features are inexpensive! Why google Why!!!
Does anybody want to start a petition (a la Google SOPA petition) so that execs in Google offices could hear the customers!!
January 21st, 2012 at 6:57 am
i’m on google+ and i do not see a dam thing how to edit photos… great!!! picnik and google just made my life complicated…. like, wtf??? am sooooo pissed off…..
January 21st, 2012 at 6:57 am
BOOOOOOOOOOOO!! Picnik is an awesome site that I LOVE! Shame on Google! No appreciation for customer loyalty. Please someone help! I hope someone out there is reading all the negative comments to this disaster. Please build us something like Picnik! I will be first in line! BOOOOOOOOOOOO on Google!
January 21st, 2012 at 6:58 am
I am so disapointed! i have been a premium member of picnik for years. i love the ease of use and all of the new and fun editing tools that were continuosly being added. this just makes me sick. now what? Google +?? i don’t know why you would want to shut down something that works so well for so many! i guess we will all be searching for new online editing until April, we all know Google + is not going to cut it.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:59 am
What a crock! So, you’re closing the site, but give no info on what’s going to be available after 4/19!? I can’t even begin to express my disappointment. Another company that lost it’s focus.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:59 am
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/248515/google_kills_more_services.html
HERE IS WHAT TO DO IF YOU WANT TO TRY TO SAVE PICNIK. I DO. GO TO EVERY ONLINE REPORTER (LIKE CNET/PCWORLD -SEE LINK ABOVE) AND TELL THEM THERE IS A HUGE CONTROVERSY CREATED BY GOOGLE WITH THIS MOVE. THAT YOU NO LONGER WILL USE GOOGLE (AT LEAST SHIFT TO BING FOR SEARCHING). THIS MOVE IS PROFIT MOTIVATED (WHICH FOR GOOGLE IS A BUSINESS DECISION) BUT THEY ARE NEGLECTING AND ‘KISS MY ASS’ TO CONSUMERS. OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. TELL THE WRITER THEY MUST DO A STORY ON THE BACKLASH.
IF ENOUGH PEOPLE DO THIS, IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO FORCE GOOGLE TO RECONSIDER. THIS IS A MONETARY DECISION ON THEIR PART. I’D GLADLY PAY $25/YEAR FOR PICNIK PREMIUM WHICH I DID FOR TWO YEARS. AND A WAY FOR GOOGLE TO FORCE PEOPLE ONTO GOOGLE PLUS.
ONLY BY CONSUMER PRESSURE AND BAD PR WILL THEY RECONSIDER BUT YOU MUST GET REPORTERS TO WRITE AND YOU MOST BLOG AT GOOGLE’S BLOG AS WELL.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:00 am
NOOOOO!!!! Don’t close :( *cry,cry*
January 21st, 2012 at 7:02 am
DONT TAKE AWAY PICNIK!!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 7:02 am
Why would you replace google+ with picnik?! No one’s going to use it, why lose all the money you’re making to make something no one’s going to use… Everyone’s going to buy their own editing program… Cuz I know I probably won’t use it. Unless they’re adding cool effects??
KEEP PICNIK!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 7:04 am
Goggle+ blows… hate it… Picnik is awesome – so very sad that it’s going away :-(
January 21st, 2012 at 7:07 am
omg why?? like seriously, why do you hv to close amazing site like this? I’ve been using Picnik for abt one year now; it’s my greatest helper when it comes to editing photos. Picnik has been so familiar to me and I’m not interested learning how it works in Google+!! please don’t do this…
January 21st, 2012 at 7:07 am
SO sad….I’ll not be utilizing ANYTHING from Google +, I can’t stand it. I used Picnik, as a Premium Member, for my business. It’s ease of use and reliability was surpassed by none as far as I’m concerned. I’m not a good photographer but Picnik leveled the playing field for my pictures in my listings with those better picture takers around me. I will so miss this program. And as I stated, I’ll not have a thing to do with ANYTHING coming from Google…..off to find a new editing program……
January 21st, 2012 at 7:08 am
I too am extremely disappointed that you are shutting down!
I even looked forward to your opening upload.
I checked out Google and don’t like it. It is also not very user friendly.
I do hope that if you start a new site you have kept your mailing list!
I know we will all really miss you….it’s been really fun! Really!!!
Hope to hear from you in the future…
January 21st, 2012 at 7:10 am
I add to all of these comments… Can’t understand why you’d take away the site?? Why not sell it? I also have depended on Picnik for all my pics for over 2 years or more (and paid Premium) and am very sad too. I’ll find an alternative to google… too much world domination of google aleady.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:11 am
Google aquired picnik back in 2010 – picnik didn’t sell out to anything. Goggle already owned picnik – but they have stupidly decided to slash it. Google had done a great job promoting picnik with things like constant contact etc. and I was also with google when they blacked out their logo the other day to join the fight against SOPA. But today, google has broken my heart and lost my trust – to close picnik is a bad move. Especially since you can’t refer us to something remotely close to its ‘awesomeness’! Especially not messy and lame google+.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:12 am
I searched long and hard to find a user friendly editing site and was so glad to find Picnik. I am very frustrated and another negative about google+ is that you can’t save your pictures with full resolution. I just hate this too.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:12 am
Simply another dirty trick by Google to make everyone join Google + . Well, my dear Larry, my dear Sergey, I would rather die than join you in the war on Facebook.
The social media war is killing the Net. Facebook has to satisfy the otherwise exploding ego of Mr. Zuckerberg and Google has to satisfy a bunch of greedy shareholders.
Go ahead, slaughter each other at the expense of Internet users, but please without me.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:13 am
I’m very upset that you Picnik are closing down. My husband & I spend hours on your site editing pictures. We LOVE how easy it is to use and all the wonderful filters you offer. We always turn to you Picnik instead of using photoshop. I had to purchase a book to use photoshop which for me was too much work to look up what I wanted to do before actually doing it. As a premium customer, I would rather you keep my yearly fee & charge a little more to stay open. I would gladly pay a higher fee for you to keep your site going. The thought of signing up for Google+ is every heartbreaking because not only do I not want a Google+ account, I know the things offered won’t be nearly as great. I hope by seeing all of our out cries Google will reconsider closing you down.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:13 am
Google you suck! This is the worst decision ever! Picnik is one of my favorite sites and your going to ruin if for everyone!! Some of us cannot afford pricey photo editing software so to us picnik is a god send.. And we we go.. Another greedy American corporation axing something good to force us to use something lame..yeah I tried your google plus and it sucked! And google you suck! Your going to have a lot of unhappy people. I’m using yahoo from now on!
January 21st, 2012 at 7:15 am
And I agree with the above poster.. I am a premium member and would definitely pay a little more to keep the service!
January 21st, 2012 at 7:16 am
You guys have just made me sick by taking away my PICNIK. I have used it for many years. How can you do such a thing. Look at the unhappy reponses that have been posted here. I am one unhappy person after hearing this. Please don’t shut it down. This is not good. JUST COUNT ME AS PISSED!!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 7:17 am
So just sending us our money back and no explanation as to why you’re stopping ?? I don’t think it’s the money that would matter to many of us or we wouldn’t have joined in the first place ~ What matters is a reasonable explanation why you would build up and offer a good spot that we become accustom to and then just shove us off the cliff and as we’re falling down you yell ” Google’s got ya” ….. NO a thousand times NO ~ Google+ is a joke ~ So if that’s all you think of your faithful customers, just a brush off , then so be it ~ But we will certainly miss the opportunities you offered ~ I for one , would take the unmasterful photos from FB etc. that proud parents or grandparents post and redo them and send them back ~ with overwhelming responses and nice thanks to me and Picnik, which then only brought you more patrons~ Just don’t understand with no explanation why you would drop a successful site ~ Best Wishes
January 21st, 2012 at 7:19 am
Words cannot describe how upset I am towards Picnik. I found this website 3 years ago and fell deeply in love with it. I hope the people at Picnik are aware of how many people are going to be disappointed when they close, including me.
Also, I keep hearing all these awful things about Google+ and I am not amused.
I hope the people at Picnik know what they are doing….
January 21st, 2012 at 7:21 am
I cannot even tell you how upsetting this news is! I had always wanted a nice dslr camera and to start a blog but never did because I wanted my pictures to look professional. Once I found Picnik, I bit the bullet and did both because I finally found a free option for what I was looking for. Even planned to upgrade. I’ve sent countless people there because I love the site so much. Now this?!? Why? Are you trying to force people over to Google+? I just don’t get it. Is it too late to change your mind? I sure hope not.
Please, please, please reconsider. I love Picnik and will be pretty lost without it!
January 21st, 2012 at 7:21 am
There should be a petition against this.
Picnik, you can’t leave us hanging like this.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:24 am
This is ridiculous! I went to Google+ to try it out, and the stupid creative kit won’t even load! Just a blank white page. So disappointing! I use my premium membership every day, and to now be left with a service that won’t even load is a shame. There are other photo editing websites out there, so I guess I’ll go find another to use.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:26 am
Dear Picnik,
There is a new comment complaining about your closure literally every minute. Please reconsider.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:29 am
DON’T CLOSE THIS DOWN.
Sign the petition here: http://www.change.org/petitions/google-dont-close-down-picnik#
January 21st, 2012 at 7:30 am
Picnik is the easiest to use for photo editing! It is a wonderful tool for bloggers, family genealogy buffs and virtual world content creators….I have been a paying subscriber for the past 4 years and have not found another photo editing software that is easier to use….I routinely choose Picnik over Photoshop for making changes to my pics….The frames, borders, stickers and seasonal extras that are available to enhance your photos really make them something special!!
If the entire Picnik suite of goodies is not available through the Google site, it will be a terrible loss!! Additionally if Google is so short-sighted as to close down a valuable resource like Picnik without porting it’s functionality to their main site, they will lose me as a User….Gmail and Google+ could be greatly enhanced by adding the Picnik photo editing options to their offerings….
I hope the Google team will do the right thing and let the Picnik resources make their products better in all the right ways!!
January 21st, 2012 at 7:33 am
I hope you know there will be thousands of disappointed people.
There NEEDS to be some sort of a petition against this change!
Who’s with me??!
We need to make a stand!
January 21st, 2012 at 7:33 am
http://www.fotoflexer.com – For those of you who need a new service in a hurry. It’s free, and offers a lot of the same features. Maybe they will beef up their site now that there is a need. I hope it helps. :)
January 21st, 2012 at 7:34 am
Really sorry to see Picnik will be closing. I have used the premium service for several years and have edited thousands of photos with it. Does the website have to close? I can understand not updating it again and could live with what we already have if the site could just stay live. Where am I going to get Orton-ish from? I don’t even know what a “layer” is (and I don’t want to learn!!) I just want a nice, quick ready made editing program like everybody else on here. Please don’t close the site down.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:36 am
Google is acting like one big bully. First they’re taking away Friend Connect, now Picnik – all in an effort to FORCE us over to Google+. It is dispicable. And what good does it do for you to give us Premium service for a few months when you are just going to take everything away at the end anyway?
January 21st, 2012 at 7:37 am
Owww… I really loved Picnik. I take a lot of photos, and I often have to edit them… Why are you closing, anyway? :(
January 21st, 2012 at 7:39 am
WHYYYY NOOOOOO ))):
PLEASE NO DON’T CLOSE!
January 21st, 2012 at 7:40 am
http://www.change.org/petitions/google-dont-close-down-picnik#
Sign the petition against it!!
January 21st, 2012 at 7:43 am
So, let me see if I understand this correctly: Instead of wanting happy, satisfied, willing-to-pay members, you would rather have a one time”petty” cash payment from google. Yes, it’s petty. We live in a sad world when capitalism means forgetting the “little people” who MAKE you money and made you who you are. Customers are the backbone of ANY business and when you forget about satisfying them, you might as well forget about being successful. I love Picnik…to the point that I paid for the premium version. It breaks my heart that you are greedy sell-outs.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:44 am
Really stupid move… I knew Google would screw you guys up… Will Picnik be available under like Google Image Editing?
January 21st, 2012 at 7:45 am
I understand bundling and branding. I also know you don’t take a trusted, customized service from a happy client, hand them something new, and say, “It’s almost what you had, and it’s better. Really.”
Building revenue at the cost of alienating your clients?
Guess we know where the Netflix strategic planning team found jobs…
January 21st, 2012 at 7:46 am
I don’t understand. You are closing down, disappointing probably millions, and just to twist the knife a bit more, you are letting everyone enjoy the premium features until you tear it away! Anyone else find that a little cruel?
January 21st, 2012 at 7:46 am
NOOOOOOO!!! I love Picnik! Please don’t let them shut you down! Picnik is such a easy-to-use site and is so useful! PLEASE DON’T SHUT DOWN!!
January 21st, 2012 at 7:47 am
Please,
do not do this!!! Why have important exhibition till the end of July and we use your SLIDESHOW and FLICKR account to publish our content.
There`s no other online services to get same connection between Flickr.com account, to produce Slideshow ONLINE!!!!
Please,
stop your iracional decision !!!
Thank you.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:48 am
I just contacted Google here: http://www.google.com/contact/
I wrote them about why I love google. Right hand side of the page
Under the website you love, I put Other & typed out PICNIK!
Tell them why you love this site. Maybe if google gets a lot of feedback they will change their minds.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:48 am
Wow. I am pretty disappointed. I just started using the site and I started using it to edits photos for my blog. The MAIN reason I use Picnik is for the amazing fonts. Are you never going to open again?!?! :(
January 21st, 2012 at 7:51 am
You can add me to to the list of being very upset! I love the ease of Picnik! Please email me back or post an answer is Google + going to have the same features?
January 21st, 2012 at 7:52 am
PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION!!
https://www.change.org/petitions/google-dont-close-down-picnik
January 21st, 2012 at 7:52 am
Go here an sign a pention maybe we can change their minds!! http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik.fb1?source=s.fb&r_by=2004658 i feel like ive lost my best friend :/ i dont wan picnik to end……
January 21st, 2012 at 7:53 am
Someone please, please, please tell my why this is a good thing for end users. I am looking for any ray of sunshine here. Picnik has been one of a very, very few number of web services that I’ve been willing to pay for, and now it’s going away?
I have been reasonably supportive of Google and have been willing to give them a lot of slack because of all the cool things they make available. But your coolness rating has diminished significantly today. Gonna try photo editing on Google+ with an open mind, but I am fully prepared to be underwhelmed.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:55 am
Darn. I’ve used Picnik over the last 3-4 years religiously. Unless the product gets rolled up into a new Google service pronto, I am disappointed to see you guys go.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:57 am
My daughter introduced me to Picnik a couple of months ago and I’ve had SO MUCH FUN using it! Picnic allowed me, middle aged & not such a good artist, to have a creative outlet. Picnik is simple and visually easy to understand. I was planning on signing up for a year and felt like I was kicked in the stomach when I saw it was closing in April. PLEASE, whoever is responsible for closing Picnik, DO NOT CLOSE. The Google site recommended looked complicated and not fun to use.:( Not all web users are young computer savy people.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:58 am
Thank you Picnik, I work in the software industry as my “real job” I totally understand but want to thank you for introducing my daughter and my wife to what can be done in software editing of photos without the angst of trying to use photoshop or another tool like that. Do you know when the refunds will come out? I think it’s a class act doing that as I just joined at the beginning of the year. I hope all of the great developers and staff at Picnik will go on to create more incredible software like this. You are truly a talented group of people and the software industry needs more forward thinkers who also make their products “fun!”.
Best of wishes, crying for myself, praying that google will see the value and monetize it properly.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:59 am
This is so unfortunate. Wish we could protest, kick scream, yell, just say no – you can’t! This is such a fun website. I am a photographer and this is a starting point for so many young new photographers that start editing for the first time. Suggestion to charge more for use, something – besides shutting down!! Will there be software offered for install???? This is just SAD.. BOOOOOO on Google! Time to go to Bing.
January 21st, 2012 at 8:01 am
I have always loved Picnik and the best online photo editing tool. Perhaps we should all write a petition to Google to stop being a bully and allow really good programs like these to thrive on the internet.
Because if they are thinking of simply using Picasa – well it’s not even a comparison. Picnik is so much better.
January 21st, 2012 at 8:02 am
http://www.change.org/petitions/google-dont-close-down-picnik#
DONT LET THEM CLOSE IT DOWN!
January 21st, 2012 at 8:04 am
I had to use My OLD 6.0 PS, Pixlr Express, Photoshop.com’s free express & Sumo paint all on one photo to get what I needed for one photo! The way G+ is now it is not worth *@%@! The image quality turns a Nikon D5000 shot into a Playschool camera quality! I can’t edit THAT!!! Really!
has anyone used Photoscape? I know we have until April but I as I am sure many can’t wait until the last day to learn another way to keep the same editing quality as before…
I might just have to fork over the $$$ to PS :-(
It would be nice if the “New thing” would be awesome as is claimed. But I have not the trust just to WAIT to find out.
It is like a blind date with someone who is described as “Nice”
iPiccY seems ok…Just tried it. The clone feature is nice. There are a few things good. I used to love to paint with the advanced curves…I will miss that…waaa!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 8:07 am
no!!!! I need Picnik… i use it for all of my photo editing. It’s easy to use, has a great layout and plethora of options and worth more than the $24.99 I paid for my membership… please don’t take it away! Google+ is not what we want or that is what we would be using! Let us keep Picnik to way it is!!!! Google + has nowhere near the options that Picnik doesn’t, and is not user friendly at all!!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 8:08 am
Thank you. I love the new site.
January 21st, 2012 at 8:08 am
I love the new picnic
January 21st, 2012 at 8:09 am
Oh and BTW….I TRIED your Creative Kit! IT SUCKS!!!!! Creative for a 2 year old maybe!!! Have you tried the Zoom! IT IS REALLY BAD!!!! BAD!!! Like even if there are more features added who can use them if you can’t zoom in properly! oh I forgot ….2 year olds! let me say again YOUR CREATIVE KIT ON G+ REALLY SUCKS! SUCKS BAD! TRY IT YOURSELF GOOGLE….LIKE HAVE A REAL PHOTOGRAPHER TRY! NOT YOUR 2 YEAR OLD!
January 21st, 2012 at 8:12 am
So disappointing because this it works per sé and because Google is becoming too much annoing. Is everywhere and usually don’t respect privacy.
I will miss you so such
One of the few software who works veeeeery well for common people. I subscribed because it was great greeeeat, effective, easy to use, nice, always something new
=(((
hope the staff re open another “table”… I will folllow
thanks for all you did
January 21st, 2012 at 8:12 am
Very disappointed. Have been a loyal picnik user forever. Google – please keep picnik as a standalone. PLEASE?!?!?
January 21st, 2012 at 8:13 am
I. Am. Not. Happy.
this is a wonderful program i use all the time even if i do have photoshop on the desktop! I hope you will reconsider the closure.
joe- that’s a good one…netfilx strategic planning team found jobs. lol
January 21st, 2012 at 8:14 am
NOOOOO!! I Use This Amazing Website On A Weekly Basis. You Can’t Close It Down ); Well I Guess I Have To Use It As Much As Possible ‘Til It Closes …
January 21st, 2012 at 8:16 am
Why? So sad.. :’( I’ve been using Picnik for years than photoscape. So please!
January 21st, 2012 at 8:16 am
The 1% strikes again! This is so unfair! My unhappy day has just gone to crap day.
January 21st, 2012 at 8:19 am
I would like to know what you have to say about all of the postings? Some answers would be nice.
January 21st, 2012 at 8:20 am
Do we need to wirte a letter o callect signatures to keep this from happening. I love Picnic….Why are you Google guys doing this to us…..Can’t believe.
January 21st, 2012 at 8:20 am
WTH why r u closing , why would u brag about ur great features then take it away to make more money cus my 25. a year isnt good enuf so u get ppl used to it and then take it away …..thanks for ur loyalty to your cutomers i will NOT hav nything to do with this or any of ur sites again !!!!!!!! THis is not fair !
January 21st, 2012 at 8:20 am
Do we need to write a letter o collect signatures to keep this from happening. I love Picnic….Why are you Google guys doing this to us…..Can’t believe.
January 21st, 2012 at 8:23 am
Dont close please! :(
we always love picnik! dont close pleaseeeeeee! :’(
January 21st, 2012 at 8:24 am
http://www.change.org/petitions/google-dont-close-down-picnik#
DONT LET THEM CLOSE IT DOWN!
January 21st, 2012 at 8:24 am
BIG SAD FACE. :(
January 21st, 2012 at 8:28 am
Please Picnik see how many unhappy loyal picnik users you have please everyone take a second after leaving a comment here an go sign the pention..Lets prove to them we need picnik after all its part of our everyday life…. http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik.fb1?source=s.fb&r_by=2004658
January 21st, 2012 at 8:29 am
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January 21st, 2012 at 8:31 am
Nooo por favor!!!! que pena :(
January 21st, 2012 at 8:31 am
Mommy, Google ate our Picnik!
January 21st, 2012 at 8:35 am
This is absolutely HORRIBLE news! I’m a photography student and I use Picnik all the time! I just looked into Google + and it’s total crap! From day 1 of my signing up for Picnik in 2008 I have never had a problem. It’s such a fun and extremely easy way to edit all my photos. I never post a picture to Facebook without running it through Picnik first!
Is it a matter of money? Because I’d gladly pay more in premium fees to keep Picnik open, and I have a feeling a lot of others would as well. If I had the money, I’d buy Picnik from Google and keep it open for everyone.
January 21st, 2012 at 8:36 am
What?! NO!!!!! OMG This is awful news!! I feel like I’ve just been sucker punched!
Why would you let this happen, we’ve been loyal and we love Picnik!! There is NO other online editing site out there to compare!!
PLEASE DON’T GO!!!! PLEASE?!! =(
January 21st, 2012 at 8:41 am
I’m so sad!!!! I use picnik all the time! people love the way i have combined a bunch of filters to make specific effects I use DAILY i wish i could buy software with Picnik on it and just have it on my computer all the time. I can’t believe how sad I am to lose your service, especially since I have just launched a small freelance business and use it for my editing most of the time.
January 21st, 2012 at 8:42 am
I just joined Google + to see how the editing would be with the new Creative Kit..well it sucks. The photo is resized and small and all of the touch up options are gone..curves..levels..its just basic beginner editing. Thanks for nothing.
January 21st, 2012 at 8:46 am
this stinks. i used Picnik Premium daily to edit photos for my blog, FB fan page, Etsy, Ebay and personal pics. Can’t you just keep it up & charge more for premium? YES, i know i can just get photoshop and spend years figuring out how to use it – Picnik just makes it all so easy. Well…if you’re quitting us…i’m quitting google.
January 21st, 2012 at 8:46 am
Pretty disappointed. I hope G+ can fill the void. Now my real question: Why I have gotten this same email THREE TIMES?
January 21st, 2012 at 8:46 am
Google+ is horrible horrible..not worth the time….I will miss my one of my best friends…Picnik :/ ive used it for years :( please sign the pention just maybe we can change their minds http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik.fb1?source=s.fb&r_by=2004658
January 21st, 2012 at 8:47 am
Google Creative Kit is like handing Picasso an etch-a sketch and saying “Hee hee hee…lets see you paint with that!”
January 21st, 2012 at 8:47 am
http://www.change.org/petitions/google-dont-close-down-picnik#
Sign the petition!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 8:48 am
This is terrible. How am I going to edit my photos now???
January 21st, 2012 at 8:49 am
http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik.fb1?source=s.fb&r_by=2004658 SPREAD THE WORD… I JUST DID. I EVEN SHARED IT WITH TUMBLR, FACEBOOK AND TWITTER… LET’S HAVE OUR VOICES HEARD…..
January 21st, 2012 at 8:50 am
I signed the petition….sigh…
January 21st, 2012 at 8:55 am
I signed. http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik.fb1?source=s.fb&r_by=2004658
January 21st, 2012 at 8:55 am
Horribly bummed. I wish I could at least pay for picnik as it is now as a desktop software, and then if google or you or whoever wants to ruin it I will at least have a copy of the best photo-editing software I’ve ever used.
But if not, than forget it. I’ll keep using picnik while it’s picnik, but I’m not interested in being part of a picnik/google+ merger. Picnik was a beautiful, elegant little program that was incredibly accessible. It doesn’t need (or benefit from) being mashed into anything else. I have signed the petition to keep it separate: http://www.change.org/petitions/google-dont-close-down-picnik# . I’m not at all sure they will listen, but I hope they will.
Picnik was wonderful while it lasted, and I thank you for your time and effort in creating it–for it’s consistently high level of performance, for it’s ease of use, for it’s ability to actually get me interested in photo editing and make edits that really made me happy, and even get me inspired to pursue photography more seriously. I found I could easily and intuitively make my snapshots frameable–the benefits to Picnik were so tangible and present and gratifying. That’s a pretty awesome legacy, even if it does have to meet such an untimely demise. Thank YOU for everything over the years, and best wishes for the future, even though I’m not coming with you.
January 21st, 2012 at 8:55 am
What about refunds for purchasing storage space? When will those be processed?
This is the most heavy-handed way of trying to force users into Google +. I’ll be using PS going forward & will find a site that’s well-respected to use for online storage.
You do realize you’ve completely screwed Blogger users as well, right?
I’ll be switching my blog to another platform as well.
Well played, team google, well-played indeed.
January 21st, 2012 at 8:59 am
Screwed Constant Contact users, as the link as link and editing photos will no longer be available. One of Google’s most insane moves of all time. Someone should get fired as they had a profitable, in-demand service, no going defunct.
January 21st, 2012 at 9:00 am
I am seriously not happy about this. What am I gonna do when I need to do a quick edit on a photo before I put it on FaceBook? Well the answer is that I won’t be able to because I won’t have picnik anymore and I don’t use google plus so I cant use it on there. I could use photoshop but it’s much more complicated and takes longer because there aren’t the same quick features as picnik. I am genuinely upset about this. Picnik was one of the big sites that I use, it’s even worthy of being on my toolbar. So can you seriously rethink this and stop google from ruining it please, because to be quite honest even if I used google plus I don’t think I’d go on it for picnik, so it could just be one of them sites that gets forgotten about. I really don’t want that to happen.
January 21st, 2012 at 9:01 am
This is so very very sad! There went my news years resolution to become a premium member. Picnik is easy to use, no hassles, no headaches, and is amazing in all aspects. I often would tell others to use picnik for their editing needs. I would see many other programs recommended by others, but I would never use them either. I always stuck with Picnik because is was easy, and just so smooth to do simple things with. WOW! This was a real slap to have this happen….such a sad time. Now, what to do, and where to go to come even close to what was offered here, and the ease of use. :(:(:(
January 21st, 2012 at 9:04 am
After all these sad comments an not even one reply back from google or picnik is very sad its like they left a bunch of unhappy little children at christmas time without any gifts they dont care….They are gonna do what they want an that isthat so we might as well enjoy the next 3 months of picnik…An in hopes someone out there can revent it once again or something so simlair to it :( sad face feel like ive lost a best friend snif snif please take a moment an sign this http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik.fb1?source=s.fb&r_by=2004658
January 21st, 2012 at 9:04 am
Google IS evil . . . and dicks, too.
January 21st, 2012 at 9:04 am
I am just heartbroken over this! Picnik has been my life for the past 5 years.. It is such an amazing and easy to use site. Unlike many others I do not have photoshop to fall back on when Picnik is gone. I feel like a peice of me is being ripped away:( I use the teeth whitener and blemish fix for every photo I take. I am just beside myself about this. I would rather not have Google+ but I guess that is going to be the only thing I can do.. I truly didn’t believe that Picnik would sell to Google and leave all of their faithful followers but it is true. :(
January 21st, 2012 at 9:05 am
Not Cool! I just signed up for G+ and WHAT A JOKE!!!!!!!!!!! I agree with everybody else that has posted here. Why are you trying to ruin a great thing? We need more details.
January 21st, 2012 at 9:07 am
P.S. And why exactly do we use Google for search when they do stuff like this?
One word: Bing.
January 21st, 2012 at 9:08 am
This just stinks. Totally. TOTALLY.
January 21st, 2012 at 9:10 am
Oh…..I can hardly believe it. I love Picnik so much! WHY did this have to happen?! I just got Premium for Christmas, and I was soooo happy. Just YESTERDAY I did a blog post on how wonderful Picnik is and how much I can do with it. Oh, I’m so very sorry.
Also, though, I just want to say thanks for refunding the premium accounts and making them free until you close. That’s quite generous. Thank you.
January 21st, 2012 at 9:11 am
Ok, so i was on my Gmail today ans saw this letter i got a AWFUL feeling my parents say u r a AMAZING photo artist my friends say oh my goodness these are awesome now ITS SHUTTING DOWN!!! not cool picnik not cool I mean look at all your customers that love you and this website can be used by people with jobs and kids like me!!!! I am shocked and now i have 2 sadly tell my friend she cannot use Picnik any longer I love u guys WHY WHY I am so stressed now I have to edit EVERYTHING in the next 3 months!!! I HAVE SCHOOL I AM IN 6TH GRADE!!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 9:11 am
I never heard of Picnik before it mysteriously showed up as a button inside Picasa, which I have been using since the beginning. I tried Picknick and found it useless because at $25 bucks a year, it’s just not worth it. It’s not even a downloadable app! I have Picasa on my computer and use the albums on line, and they’re nicely integrated into G+, which by the way has OVER 90 MILLION USERS. You probably don’t realize this if you’re not on G+, but there are thousands upon thousands of photographers, and many well-known professional photographers are among those numbers. I know, because I am an active member of that community, and have been since July of last year, when G+ was new. Yeah, that’s how fast it has happened. If you like Facebook better, then you won’t ever like G+. It’s different for a reason.
http://google-plus.com/4811/google-has-90-million-users-according-to-official-statistics-as-of-jan-2012-from-google/
January 21st, 2012 at 9:19 am
Subject: Don’t Close Picnik!
Hi,
Picnik, the ultimate photo editing site that is adored all over this globe is shutting down on April 19th. Unless we do something about it. Please, whether you’ve ever used it or not, or whether you’re an avid photographer, or just stumbled onto this petition… PLEASE take the time to sign it. We WILL stop Picnik from shutting down.
That’s why I signed a petition to Jonathan Sposato, CEO of Picnik.com, which says:
“Don’t shut down Picnik! It’s the best photo editing site out there, especially for amateurs, and many will be lost without it! Picnik corporates, PLEASE don’t shut down!”
Will you sign this petition? Click here:
http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik?source=s.em.cp&r_by=2006984
Thanks!
January 21st, 2012 at 9:19 am
go here an leave google a not so nicely comment on how you feel about them taking picnik away..i bet among half of those 90million will not be using google no more thanks to them taking picnik from us :.:/ http://google-plus.com/4811/google-has-90-million-users-according-to-official-statistics-as-of-jan-2012-from-google/
dont forget to sign the pention as well….. http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik.fb1?source=s.fb&r_by=2004658
January 21st, 2012 at 9:19 am
This is extremely disappointing. I use Picnik ALL of the time. Signing the petition.
January 21st, 2012 at 9:20 am
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh noooooooooooooo! :[
January 21st, 2012 at 9:21 am
THIS IS SUCH A HUGH LOSS OF CREATIVE ART FOR ME. I LOVE PICNIK AND USED IT DAILY. THE ENTIRE PICNIC SOFTWEAR PROGRAMME HAD MANY WONDERFUL FEATURES FOR BEGINNING S AND ADVANCED P. PEOPLE. THEY HAD THE BEST FRAMES TOO. THE SHADOW FRAMES AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL FRAMES, THAT MADE OUR PHOTOS LOOK LIKE MASTERPIECES. NONE OF THIS WILL TRANSFER TO GOOGLE. GOOGLE HAS STUPID “STICK ONS” FOR KIDS!!!! THESE “KID” AND NAFF FEATURES CAN BE FOUND ON ANY PHOTO EDITOR PROGRAMME. THE UNIQUENESS OF PICNIC IS LOST NOW. I AM VERY SAD. I WILL NOT BOTHER WITH THE GOOGLE VERSION, TOO BASIC, ALSO VERY UNCOOL, “extremely” UNIMAGINATIVE. I DISLIKE GOOGLE NOW. IT WAS AT ONE TIME A GOOD FRIEND BUT NOW JUST A CORP. GIANT WITH NO SKILL IN COMMUNICATIONS RAPPORT WITH ITS USERS. SHAME ON YOU GOOGLE.
January 21st, 2012 at 9:22 am
This truly sucks. You have an awesome site and service and it’s going to be a great loss to your fans. Thank you for what you created and shared.
January 21st, 2012 at 9:22 am
“Steve Says:
January 21st, 2012 at 6:59 am
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/248515/google_kills_more_services.html
HERE IS WHAT TO DO IF YOU WANT TO TRY TO SAVE PICNIK. I DO. GO TO EVERY ONLINE REPORTER (LIKE CNET/PCWORLD -SEE LINK ABOVE) AND TELL THEM THERE IS A HUGE CONTROVERSY CREATED BY GOOGLE WITH THIS MOVE. THAT YOU NO LONGER WILL USE GOOGLE (AT LEAST SHIFT TO BING FOR SEARCHING). THIS MOVE IS PROFIT MOTIVATED (WHICH FOR GOOGLE IS A BUSINESS DECISION) BUT THEY ARE NEGLECTING AND ‘KISS MY ASS’ TO CONSUMERS. OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. TELL THE WRITER THEY MUST DO A STORY ON THE BACKLASH.
IF ENOUGH PEOPLE DO THIS, IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO FORCE GOOGLE TO RECONSIDER. THIS IS A MONETARY DECISION ON THEIR PART. I’D GLADLY PAY $25/YEAR FOR PICNIK PREMIUM WHICH I DID FOR TWO YEARS. AND A WAY FOR GOOGLE TO FORCE PEOPLE ONTO GOOGLE PLUS.
ONLY BY CONSUMER PRESSURE AND BAD PR WILL THEY RECONSIDER BUT YOU MUST GET REPORTERS TO WRITE AND YOU MOST BLOG AT GOOGLE’S BLOG AS WELL.”
January 21st, 2012 at 9:22 am
I don’t want to join Google+…. I edit pictures on Picnik for people who need engagement photos, family photos, etc…, not to share on a social site. This is so not cool.
January 21st, 2012 at 9:23 am
Doubt it’ll do any good, but SIGN THE PETITION:
http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik.fb1?source=s.fb&r_by=2004658
January 21st, 2012 at 9:24 am
This is a very sad day. I can’t believe I’m losing my favorite site… now I have to use Photoshop again. Grrr.
January 21st, 2012 at 9:29 am
So sad! I love Picnik. Was about to purchase the premium. Haven’t been able to sit down and learn software like Photoshop. This was so easy and because it’s web based, I could do it at work or at home. If there is any chance, PLEASE don’t shut down!
January 21st, 2012 at 9:32 am
VERY disappointed. Also, I’m a premium member and that card has expired. I can’t find a way to tell Picnik my new card number for the refund. Anyone know how to make that happen?
January 21st, 2012 at 9:33 am
Thanks “google+”for taking PICNIK from me!!!!! so sad :(
January 21st, 2012 at 9:33 am
Im in the same boat tracy :/ i hope they have a change of heart
January 21st, 2012 at 9:33 am
If google closes Picnik I will switch over to Bing. End of Story.
WHOS WITH ME.
January 21st, 2012 at 9:35 am
http://www.change.org/petitions/google-dont-close-down-picnik#
Please, we cant let this happen
January 21st, 2012 at 9:35 am
PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS GOOGLE!! I LOST SLEEP OVER THIS LAST NIGHT!
We small businesses depend of this program, and there is NOTHING else like it!
PLEASE RECONSIDER!!
January 21st, 2012 at 9:38 am
BOYCOTT GOOGLE
January 21st, 2012 at 9:39 am
I am a premium subscriber and use this site very often. I have enjoyed every feature. I especially liked the templates from designers. I am outraged about this and from reading the comments, it looks like a large number of people are also. I do not want to join Google+ (I don’t do Facebook either, only Instagram).
I really think there is going to be a backlash toward Google if they make you join Google+ to keep using their services. I have used many Google products and so many of them are no longer in use. I hope that comments like mine will maybe make the
people who have made this decision think twice, but I am not holding my breath.
Good luck in the future to the talented people who created Picnik. I will miss this place. Thanks for the fun!
January 21st, 2012 at 9:39 am
is the new site going to be free to download?or what?I love picnik!It helps alot on my websites edit’s of photos!!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 9:40 am
This is the worst news. I use picnik all the time. Apparently I should have spent my time learning photoshop instead. And google +? No thanks.
January 21st, 2012 at 9:42 am
First of all I must say I am very cheap. I don’t like to pay for anything on the net unless I REALLY need it. Picnik is the first web-photo based site I ever purchased premium membership to and I use it for work and holidays. I have not found another site that compares to Picnik that is quick, easy and gives me the effects I need. I am sad Picnik sold out to Google+, which by the way is not that great.
You really let us down, Picnik. You should be ashamed of yourself.
I have a feeling that no matter how many petitions customers sign, it won’t make a difference when Google’s money is involved.
If you aren’t corporate, may as well be invisible.
January 21st, 2012 at 9:42 am
This sucks! We just began to integrate Picnik more deeper into our Website (http://www.kwick.de). Hope you rethink your decision. We ♥ Picnik!
January 21st, 2012 at 9:42 am
Let our Voices be heard…An how much we appreicate being part of one of the best photo editing sites on the web…..An how much we will miss it… click the link to let ur voice be herd! http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik.fb1?source=s.fb&r_by=2004658
January 21st, 2012 at 9:43 am
I just want to say thank you, Picnik for all of the wonderful awesomeness! I’m sad to see it end, but I do have to express my appreciation. I’m not what you would call tech savvy, but I have loved using Picnik! I hope the folks at Google will remember to keep it simple! Best wishes to all of the talented developers – I’m sure you’ll go on to create even more amazing products.
January 21st, 2012 at 9:44 am
Wow really I use this everyday! I don’t want to get google + this is all bull shit keep picnik!
January 21st, 2012 at 9:44 am
I was shocked about this news and would REALLY appreciate it if you, Picnik team, would elaborate on what those “awesomer things” you want to focus on are. Am I the only one who doesn’t understand what’s happening after April? Thanks!
January 21st, 2012 at 9:45 am
This makes no sense…and is surely an opportunity for some creative, entrepreneurial person out there to create a new competing service which will certainly be used, given the comments here so far. Yahoo and flickr: take note!
Photoshop is incredibly unwieldy and complicated…Picnik so simple. And who wants to link all their photos to a social network anyway? Some of us use it for our own personal enjoyment.
Agree with others – create a ruckus and make Google take notice. Occupy Google??
January 21st, 2012 at 9:47 am
I will be heartbroken if Picnik closes.
Please tell all your friends and family to sign the petition. Do whatever you can to save this website.
http://www.change.org/petitions/google-dont-close-down-picnik#
January 21st, 2012 at 9:50 am
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? YOU ARE TAKING AWAY A LIFELINE HERE. THIS IS JUST ILLEGAL. PICNIK? CLOSING? I think I just woke up to a living nightmare. Do you have ANY idea how much UPROAR this is causing/ going to cause? SO MUCH HATE ANGER TOWARDS THIS HORRIBLE NEWS. When I found out I was in complete shock. This is devastating. This program is used by 3,000,000 people! Picnik is fun and easy to use and it is loved by everyone. No other program compares to it because the rest are crap. Removing Picnik is not only harmful to the public, but to your damn company. Great job in creating 3,000,000 lovers in to haters. YOU LACK INFORMATION in why you have decided to close down picnik. What will we do when picnik is gone? You tell us to go to creative kit on Google+ which requires downloading useless crap. It doesn’t even have half of what picnik has. Picnik is what everyone went to because it was easy and mainly priceless. Will the creative kit even have your features/effects? If not, dont even bother referring people people to that program. You’re only wasting our time. WHAT new “AWESOMER” plan do you have in mind? A new program entirely?(consider it). Photoshop is for the professionals WHO HAVE TIME. Picnik is pretty damn awesome and can be used by ANYONE without having to learn super high technical stuff in which people need to know for photoshop. Picnik was always the resort to go to. Im sure many of the poeple who used picnik were passionate photographers who wanted to bring out the beauty and the highest potential in their work. It is such a convenient program and so WONDERFULLY simple. That’s what the public needs. Everyday I learned something new. Just when I thought I had it all, picnik pulls this shit. not many people will have time to a) start over b) relearn everything(especially with a new program or w.e). Removing picnik is a huge loss. I’m sure you will be losing many beloved customers. I love picnik. with a passion. Taking it away is a bloody crime. I’m a passionate photographer and its what I want to do with my life. Thanks Picnik, for killing a part of my dream.
January 21st, 2012 at 9:50 am
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
WHY!?
January 21st, 2012 at 9:55 am
I can’t even begin to imagine my photography without Picnik. I am so saddened by the news, because Picnik helped me to discover that no photo is a bad photo. I was just beginning to utilize all of what Picnik had to offer. Oh well, maybe now I will be forced to learn how to use this other photo shoppe system I was given for Christmas :(
January 21st, 2012 at 9:57 am
This is the worst news ever! I use Picnik EVERY single DAY! Your site has been amazing for me both personally and professionally and I don’t know what I am going to do about this. I went on Google+ and it is – I am sorry – a joke in comparison to Picnik. I have been a premium user of your site for 2 years now and just don’t know what I will do now. Very upsetting. Very.
January 21st, 2012 at 9:58 am
[...] down on April 19th and its team likely integrated in to Google+ and Picasa. Premium customers will receive refunds. Google+ already offer Creative Kit, which includes basic editing, filters, and decorations. Picnik [...]
January 21st, 2012 at 9:58 am
Hey! Thanks for ruining my week!
I used picnik for everything that had to do with photos…THANKS ALOT….Also, congrats on pissing everyone off, 99% of your customers are left disappointed, shock, and angry except for a troll here and there.
How do you feel now? Oh yeah, companies a like like this doesn’t give half a crap anymore. This isn’t a big surprise.
Thanks for nothing.
January 21st, 2012 at 10:00 am
I’m very very disappointed that Picnik is closing. It’s the only premium service I’ve ever paid for too. I love it. I can’t imagine google being able to replace it. I don’t want to join google+ either. I hate how all the great sites are being gobbled up by google and other large entities. I will not be forced onto google+! I want Picknic back.
January 21st, 2012 at 10:01 am
This is bullshit. I have it integrated with my site and everything.
January 21st, 2012 at 10:01 am
I will never use any google products again if this happens…i am so upset.
January 21st, 2012 at 10:03 am
Oh pls don’t… I don’t know where can i edit photo my photo after all. Why you got to make us suffer from this? Bring it back.
January 21st, 2012 at 10:04 am
Soooo disappointed! I have used your site to create professional looking photos for Christmas cards, special day cards, invitations…you name it. Although I wasn’t a “premium” customer, you have always been on my bookmark bar and I have always given you the credit when someone tells me how wonderful a picture turned out.
I hope all of you go on to bigger and better things. Why can’t the neat things on the Internet just stay the same…excellent?
Good luck to you,
Nona
January 21st, 2012 at 10:04 am
this is soooooo sad!
January 21st, 2012 at 10:06 am
http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik.fb1?source=s.fb&r_by=2004658 please sign this…maybe we can make a difference :/
January 21st, 2012 at 10:08 am
Does everyone realize that if you check out joining google+ it says:
“Your profile and +1′s appear publicly in search results, on ads and across the web.”
This is another way that our privacy is being destroyed. Facebook is bad enough but now I won’t even be able to enjoy doing any picture editing or art on the computer without the world being privy to my efforts. No way am I joining that site!! I want picnik back!
January 21st, 2012 at 10:17 am
This is unacceptable!! Many people use picnic everyday to edit their photos!! At least, tell us what are we going to do after you!! Where are we going to edit our photos??
January 21st, 2012 at 10:19 am
I agree Helen my wife an daughter love Picnik its so easy an friendly to use maybe someone will come up with a better version of Picnik we can only help dont pay the haters any attention this blog is to be used for the love of the loyal picnik users…
January 21st, 2012 at 10:20 am
As stated above maybe signing that will help…but i think its a done deal already…they have yet to leave all these unhappy loyal picnik users with any hope of comment http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik.fb1?source=s.fb&r_by=2004658 but i sign it anyways..
January 21st, 2012 at 10:28 am
Very sad to hear about this. I’ve used & loved Picnki for years (I have the premium membership.) I use it more than the photo editing software on my computer. Not happy that Google is taking over the ‘net. They’re like the Borg! (“Resistance is futile.”)
As for signing petitions, their email said they joined Google in 2010, so it’s probably too late to make a difference.
January 21st, 2012 at 10:29 am
I bought the premium account and it won’t allow me to change my credit card information (credit card was stolen and had to open new account) and *I* will have to go to the bank to ‘figure out a way to get the refund’
This is BS. I should be able to change my credit card information to get my refund for a product I PURCHASED!
January 21st, 2012 at 10:30 am
edit: Picnik (so upset I typed it wrong!)
January 21st, 2012 at 10:32 am
I’m speaking to the HATERS posting about “fauxtogs”…Some of us have full-time careers that we love, that do not involve photography, but we use Picnik as a fun and creative way to share memories with our family and maybe put some new life into Grandma’s photos without spending an arm and a leg or completely immersing ourselves into the world of photography. We might even make a few extra bucks selling a few of our Picnik-enhanced items. SO WHAT! We are not trying to pass ourselves or our products off as PROFESSIONAL or “pulling the wool over someone’s eyes”. If your professional photo sales are seriously threatened by our Picnik hobbies, maybe you need to find a new career.
January 21st, 2012 at 10:32 am
[...] on its official blog: Since joining Google in 2010, we have been creating editing magic in Google products while [...]
January 21st, 2012 at 10:32 am
Please sign this petition to stop google from closing down picnik!
http://www.change.org/petitions/google-dont-close-down-picnik#
January 21st, 2012 at 10:33 am
Seems like what some of the “professional” photographers who say “just use PS or Gimp” are missing is that not everyone IS a professional photographer. Not everyone has a big chunk of change to drop on PS or the time to master Gimp’s interface (which is less than intuitive). Does that mean they shouldn’t be able to edit?
One of the benefits of software like this is that it allows amateur photobugs to do something really neat with pictures (think grandma with her camera wanting to email some travel pics to her grandkids). I teach newbie computer users who would be totally freaked out by PS and Gimp, but who gain a sense of confidence and accomplishment when they learn that they can do some cool editing of their own pictures in Picnik. I love google stuff… but I don’t want to force them to make a choice about where they put their pictures, and from the sound of it, the options in G+ aren’t going to be as available as they are here.
One of the most powerful benefits of Picnik is that it interfaces with Flickr, Photobucket, Facebook and numerous other sites, allowing a smooth connection from wherever you want to post and edit. I have over 45,000 pictures on Flickr… will I have to use Picasa to use the watered down version of Picnik now?
I’ve been a paid customer of Picnik since I first started using it when they first opened up. Anytime I recommend it in my classes, I tell my students that this is one of the sites that is worth paying for. I guess I’ll have to explore other options for them now.
So sad…
DebbyK
January 21st, 2012 at 10:35 am
Are you kidding me???? This is terrible news! Why would you destroy such an amazing product? Google sucks!
January 21st, 2012 at 10:36 am
Nooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY 2 cents for the person that said “invest in photoshop.” Photoshop is NOT everyone’s cup of tea and I have personally seen some awesome photo’s come from Picnik. This is going to have a serious effect on my income and a lot of other’s as well. If you are such a “professional photographer,” why are you on here? Get the hell off then and go to your “photoshop.” I’ve used Photobucket to edit before, but it is not as good as picnik. Please PLEASE do not shut down Picnik!!!!! http://www.google.com sucks! i wouldn’t use your search engine if it were the last one available!!
January 21st, 2012 at 10:38 am
I’m with everyone else — so bummed to read you’re closing down the site. I use your site to edit pics for blogging not for sharing on social network sites. I tried learning Photoshop stuff on my own but it was over my head. I could take a class I know…but who has time or money for that. Picnik was a place that was easy to use for the little bit of editing I do. Please reconsider closing. I love Picnik!!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 10:38 am
Did you hear me http://www.google.com , you SUCK for doing this to picnik. I hope YOU get shut down!!
January 21st, 2012 at 10:39 am
Who has $800 for CS5 when it is NOT user friendly????? BS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 10:39 am
I am deeply discusted. Google+ is only starting this chaos and hysteria because they want more users?! Ya.. Not happening. Google+ is a joke. Even people with Photoshop find themselves always going back to Picnik! I use picnik in my everyday life but now because google+ is selfish and just want users for their pathetic site and will only provide basic edits?! It is not worth it.
I strongly advise that you keep picnik and google+ SEPARATED AS FAR AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE… If it is money and users that u want.
There is an empty hole in my heart ever since I happily logged onto picnik and found out I have a 3-month timeline left with my favourite website. It’s sickening…
January 21st, 2012 at 10:41 am
Kristine, I have the same issue. But, at this point, I don’t even care about the $24.95. To me, losing Picnik is worse than losing the money…
January 21st, 2012 at 10:43 am
Guys, it was because of you that I never ever cared about learning photoshop. I am a writer. I create images using your website every day. You can’t just close on me? What will I do now? Start learning Photoshop? Are you kidding me? It is soo huge and you guys were soo easy..I never had to learn to use picnik..
Please..tell me it is a joke..please? It feels like my gf is leaving me..
January 21st, 2012 at 10:43 am
Wow, seriously. This just ruined my day… :/ How can Google just shut down an amazing product!? Like how can you just take away something that people use daily? Google sucks!
January 21st, 2012 at 10:44 am
I agree Therese. The premium fees were so affordable, but losing picnik is by far WORSE!!! I job depends on this :(
January 21st, 2012 at 10:45 am
I understand that google needs to shut down some programs or sites that don’t work and maybe cost too much to run but has this really been marketed to the fullest? I haven’t seen it advertised in google plus at all… any chance google will reconsider? very disappointing … my only other option is photoshop… and I really dislike using photoshop!
January 21st, 2012 at 10:45 am
If Google by this time has not realize that people are not happy with change and is being insensible to the wishes of the people that use their services, they are being a bunch of potatoes!
I love Picnik, it helped me to be more creative in giving me tools that were easy to use.
So, sad!
January 21st, 2012 at 10:46 am
naughty naught google!! everyone warned when you brought picnik that it was a bad idea and you would ultimately spoil this amazing photo editing software… so very very sad to see they were right :(
January 21st, 2012 at 10:47 am
I edit all of my photos for my small business in Piknik. Without it, I don’t know how I’m going to easily correct coloring issues or create easy to use collages. I am heartbroken!
January 21st, 2012 at 10:48 am
I am so disappointed.
I have not joined Google+ because it allows no privacy.
And I don’t understand the bureauspeak that Picnik is ‘excited’ about the ‘awesome stuff’ they’ll be doing for Google.
Truly disappointed.
January 21st, 2012 at 10:48 am
I am really bummed! Can’t understand why you would do away with such an amazing site!!
I’ve been using Picnik for years. Its THE best site I found to easily edit my photos. Every other site, including Photobucket, is no where as user friendly and efficient as Picnik.
Seriously, this ruined my day! I love, love, love Picnik! Please don’t end it!! :(
January 21st, 2012 at 10:48 am
Subject: Don’t Close Picnik!
Hi,
Picnik, the ultimate photo editing site that is adored all over this globe is shutting down on April 19th. Unless we do something about it. Please, whether you’ve ever used it or not, or whether you’re an avid photographer, or just stumbled onto this petition… PLEASE take the time to sign it. We WILL stop Picnik from shutting down.
That’s why I signed a petition to Jonathan Sposato, CEO of Picnik.com, which says:
“Don’t shut down Picnik! It’s the best photo editing site out there, especially for amateurs, and many will be lost without it! Picnik corporates, PLEASE don’t shut down!”
Will you sign this petition? Click here:
http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik?source=s.em.cp&r_by=2007723
Thanks!
January 21st, 2012 at 10:49 am
While I love Picnik, I honestly thing GIMP is better for photo editing and graphic design… If you’re looking for a free photo editing program to switch to, GIMP might be your solution.
For all of you who are wondering what to do now, I hope this helps.
January 21st, 2012 at 10:56 am
Kat, GIMP is certainly free, but a lot like photoshop and not user friendly like picnik. I see what you are saying….not many other options now :(
January 21st, 2012 at 10:59 am
[...] down on April 19th and its team likely integrated in to Google+ and Picasa. Premium customers will receive refunds. Google+ already offer Creative Kit, which includes basic editing, filters, and decorations. Picnik [...]
January 21st, 2012 at 11:02 am
thank god. if i have to see one more “photographers” work done with a shitty country lyric claiming to be done professionally i might vomit. please shut down forever. seriously.
January 21st, 2012 at 11:03 am
I guess people will actually have to become real photographers and use a big boy program like … gasp… photoshop!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 11:03 am
I’m so sad to see Picnik go! It has been my favorite editing tool ever since I started with photography, and it has given me some pretty great times, and great photos.
You’re right:
It has been awesome.
Thanks for the run guys!
January 21st, 2012 at 11:06 am
Giggle, I have seen some pretty crappy photos’s edited on CS5…..if you like PS so much, get the hell off here……
January 21st, 2012 at 11:07 am
THIS IS CRAP!!!! I use this site all the time for my photography!!! This site had everything!!! Why would you do this to us!! NO ONE likes google+ and i can’t believe this could happen. However, if you can answer me this, I may feel better…..Will google+ obtain ALL of you effects?? Including Teeth Whitening and such…. bc if not I’m done for good! The few effects that it has now from you guys just isn’t enough. YOU LET EVERYONE DOWN :( photographers needed this….
January 21st, 2012 at 11:09 am
NO NO NO NO NO.
I love PICNIK! How is this happening? Is Google forgetting about the avid photographers who can use this site? I don’t want to use photoshop, its too confusing and expensive. This allows me to easily edit and resize my photos. I can’t believe this happening I’m so sad.
January 21st, 2012 at 11:11 am
If you consider yourself a photographer and yet have no desire to learn a real photo editing program, improve your skills and offer quality to your customers, you are NOT a photographer. You are a fauxtographer. You don’t actually have a career to lose.
January 21st, 2012 at 11:14 am
WHY ARE ALL THESE SO CALLED PRO PHOTOGRAPHERS ON HERE???????????? SHERYL, GET OFF HERE THEN!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your opinion is just that!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 11:19 am
FUCK YOU GOOGLE!!!!!! No am not going to be using stupid google + for nothing I prefer getting a photo edit software !!!! And again SCREW YOU GOOGLE!!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 11:22 am
I was so upset to read that you are closing PICNIK…..I love how easy it was to edit all of my pictures. You should sell a CD or be able to download your PICNIK software….I’d definitely buy it. I feel like crying. I use it all the time and now I’m going to have to get a QuickLift to make me look good!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 11:23 am
so beyond disappointed. this is a horrible business decision – surely there is a better reason you can give us than this?!
January 21st, 2012 at 11:24 am
this is really unfortunate.. hopefully by the amount of comments google will reconsider using google+ as a replacement and launch something more advanced.. the effect the loss of picnic will have on business marketing is immeasurable and a huge detriment to small businesses…..
January 21st, 2012 at 11:26 am
“THIS IS CRAP!!!! I use this site all the time for my photography!!! This site had everything!!! blah, blah, blah…
Why don’t you NON photogs stop whining and find something else to waste your time on. If this is such a disaster to your lives #1 you don’t have much of one and #2 you weren’t going to make a living using this garbage anyway.
What, did you think some day you would?
January 21st, 2012 at 11:27 am
This is sooooo disappointing! My daughter introduced me to Picnik about 2 months ago and I am completely hooked. I just looked at what Google+has to offer and it is NOWHERE NEAR as good of a product. You can’t do even 1/2 of the things you could do with Picnik! I can’t believe you would even consider taking this amazing editing tool away from all of your loyal clients. What’s the REAL deal? It just doesn’t make sense?! I’d be lying if I didn’t admit to hoping you will reconsider this ridiculous decision. I’m sure the thousands of other users feel the same! I won’t be using Google+ – it just doesn’t offer nearly enough of the editting that I had grown attached to.
Hugely Disappointed – Bobbie
January 21st, 2012 at 11:28 am
SERIOUSLY?!?!? I can’t imagine such a fabulous resource is going away! NO NOT ACCEPTABLE!
January 21st, 2012 at 11:29 am
This is great news…less fauxtographers!
January 21st, 2012 at 11:29 am
THis is a cheap shot from Google!!! I use picnik almost everyday !!! you are killing my spirit by closing this amazing photo-editing website! SHAME SHAME SHAME Google!!! :(
January 21st, 2012 at 11:31 am
As a photographer, I cannot be more thankful. “Professional” images processed on Picnik are generally subpar. It isn’t Picnik’s fault that, except that they encourage terrible techniques like spot color (FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, YOUR SUBJECTS LOOK DEAD!)
This is the best news I’ve heard all day.
January 21st, 2012 at 11:35 am
I’M SO HAPPY TO HEAR THIS! I THINK THAT THERE ARE TOO MANY FEAUXTOGRAPHERS THAT USE PICNIK AND CHARGE AN ARM AND A LEG FOR DOING PHOTO SHOOTS AND THEN EDITING ON HERE. GREAT NEWS!
January 21st, 2012 at 11:35 am
Where oh where will all the wannabe fauxtogs go to “fix” their “artsy” piktures now??? Bwahahahaha mayby they’ll start spot-coloring with their kids crayons?
January 21st, 2012 at 11:37 am
:(
January 21st, 2012 at 11:37 am
All -
I just found another photo editor online that looks pretty good–
http://fotoflexer.com/app/index.php?integration=upload
It definitely has more features than Google+
January 21st, 2012 at 11:38 am
I think this a mistake. I hope you’ll reconsider this move. I won’t move over to goggle+ and it seems like many others agree. google should know better.
January 21st, 2012 at 11:39 am
This is bs I love this website and my high school graduation is conning up and I won’t be able to edit any photos absolute bs I’m am supper pissed u should nvr signed over with google they get enough money on their own they don’t need ur help. Ur loved by so many ppl and ur giving it up cuz of money that’s bs I’m not happy at all
January 21st, 2012 at 11:44 am
This really bad news. Picnik has been a mainstay of my photo editing.
Can you and will you recommend an alternative ?
January 21st, 2012 at 11:45 am
HATE THIS!!!! it’s crap!!! you stupid people i don’t care how much money you will get people will HATE you for this you have ruined the fun photo editors for money. YOU HAVE LET ‘EVERYONE’ DOWN!!!!!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 11:49 am
I’ve read all the comments. As someone who uses Adobe Creative Suite and Photoshop on a regular basis, Picnik has been a godsend when I need to make a quick edit on one of my pictures or format it for the web. I still fail to understand why you’re suddenly closing up shop – there’s something you’re not telling us. Was it a nice, fat paycheque from Google for exclusivity rights? If so, just say it – no one will think less of you.
I’m also a bit surprised you’re making this move, considering that you were integrated with ConstantContact.com’s image library service – you wouldn’t believe how helpful it was being able to carry banners or logos into the site for a quick touch-up.
At the end of the day, check your traffic numbers – are you really going to be better off serving a handful of Google+ users (comparatively – I’m talking in tens of millions) as opposed to the entirety of the internet (including the entire 800-plus million Facebook network, Google+, Constant Contact and so many others)? Is it really worth it at the end of the day?
January 21st, 2012 at 11:50 am
Google Death Star destroys Cyberspace Planet of Creative Minds… Picnik RIP!!! I don’t want to join Google+ … I am an artist and not a mass social site groupie .. I love Picnik .. it is an amazing – unique – creative and innovative photo editing website. Yes! I am a Premium Member and I don’t want a “refund”… I want Picnik. I don’t want Google+ … I want Picnik. This is a totally amazing photo editing website for creative people. Picnik is fun to use. Why destroy it ??? Why take Picnik offline ??? I mean – if we are happy to pay for a PREMIUM SERVICE then why destroy it !!! This is an AMAZING unique creative website… May the force be with you ‘-)
January 21st, 2012 at 11:51 am
This is the greatest news I have heard in a long time. My issue is not with simple “photobugs” using the site to edit images how they want. My issue is with fauxtogs taking crappy shots with a cheap point-and-shoot DSLR and editing them in Picnik and calling themselves professional and demanding a premium.
It’s ridiculous. Who cares if Picnik goes, there’s tons of other free editing software out there that you can use, and it doesn’t even have to be Photoshop, Aperture, Lightroom or Gimp. Stop whining; you’re getting your money back.
If you’re upset, you’re a fauxtog who’s just had a slap of reality: true statement.
January 21st, 2012 at 11:53 am
This is awful! Where will high school girls and craigslist fauxtographers go to oversaturate, write text on, spot color, and otherwise destroy otherwise mildly interesting, barely acceptable snapshots?
January 21st, 2012 at 11:53 am
http://youarenotaphotographer.com/ What an insult of a site. In my opinion, there ARE some really good images that come out of picnik. I sure have seen a fair share of bad images from Photoshop too.
January 21st, 2012 at 11:54 am
I cannot agree more with the comments above. I have used Picnik for several years and have encouraged many friends to use it as well. I rely on it for enhancing photos, playing around with creative technqiues, etc., and I am SO SAD to lose such a valuable tool. As with other comments, can you please advise what, if anything, can or will replace your great service or if you are starting up elsewhere, etc.
We need your service!!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 11:57 am
In response to ProPhotographer – get a life. Tons of people just want to fool around with photos and aren’t using it to try to come off as a professional photographer. Sounds more like sour grapes attitude to me!
January 21st, 2012 at 11:57 am
This is absolutely heartbreaking. Picnik is my go-to editing program, and I also liked having it connected to Picasa. Despite the easy connection with Picasa, I knew it was going to be trouble when Picnik was acquired by Google.
I have had a premium account for 2 years and love how easy it is to use. This is the best I have seen for allowing impressive editing capabilities that aren’t just the cookie-cutter “effects” of most basic editing programs. The premium features cannot be matched by any other program that I know of without significant experience and expense in commercial-grade editing software. It significantly reduces the amount of time needed to get quality results without needing a program chained to my computer.
I really liked knowing that I could use it anywhere that had internet access. When my father passed away suddenly, I was able to use it to quickly edit photos when I was away from my desktop and had forgotten some of my pictures at home.
Please do what you can to keep this from being shut down. Can the division be sold? I really don’t want to lose the amazing capabilities of Picnik as it is even if the features supposedly become available through Google Plus.
January 21st, 2012 at 11:58 am
PLEASE NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I use Picnik for my photography business.
January 21st, 2012 at 11:59 am
This is terrible news! I use Picnik all the time, and paid to upgrade my account. I tried looking at the Google+ Creative Kit thing that’s supposed to replace Picnik, but it was really confusing. I couldn’t even find this Creative Kit — if you click on the link in the Picnik blog post, it just send you to some unhelpful description of what the Creative Kit is supposed to be.
The whole thing about Picnik was that it’s so well designed and easy to use, and now I guess I’m back to using Photoshop. This really sucks. :(
January 21st, 2012 at 12:06 pm
This is a kick in the guts to many of us LOYAL customers. How discreditable of you – to build up clientele, take our money and then yank it away. Disgusting!Many of us rely on this for our business’. The features on Google+ are not all encompassing and you don’t even give us any info on what alternative we have. Many people are NOT interested to give their business to Google + – there is a reason the stock has plummeted. After this, many will definitely yank themselves from Google+. What about the original developers of this program? They were vested in their clients – I wonder if they knew this was coming down the pipe? There should be a savvy entrepreneur out there that can release a disc of “Picnik” editing software – many would purchase! I guess I will go back to Photoshop – at least they are loyal to their clients! Final words – so totally disgusted with this.
January 21st, 2012 at 12:07 pm
*****GO HERE TO COMPLAIN TO GOOGLE****
Maybe if enough of us do, they’ll leave Picnik where it is and as it is.
https://www.google.com/quality_form?q=google%2B+complain&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=ZgP&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&prmd=imvns
January 21st, 2012 at 12:08 pm
PLEASE NO!!!!! Why are you closing down!? Please give us all a better option than Google+! :-(
January 21st, 2012 at 12:16 pm
dear God. Does this mean I will have to use stupid Google+ in order to access your editing programs? If so, you just lost a loyal customer. (been using your Premium service since you launched.)
Way to sell out, Picnik.
January 21st, 2012 at 12:22 pm
Since I became a customer, I’ve been very happy. Picnik has helped me to turn many of my photos into great ones with its fantastic edit tools.
What has happened to make it necessary to close???? And, what is in Google to replace Picnik?
January 21st, 2012 at 12:25 pm
…I can’t even believe this. I’ve long been a fan of Google, but I have to say, Google+ is absolutely WORTHLESS. I have dabbled with Photoshop, but have preferred Picnik for multiple reasons. I agree with other users in requesting that you release a disc/download of the picnik editing suite so we can continue to make our photos everything we envision and more…
I am disappointed in the lack of details Picnik is passing down to us, the legs upon which they used to stand. How little do they value us, to merely pat us on the head and send us on our disgruntled, not-so-merry way?
January 21st, 2012 at 12:26 pm
Say it ain’t so!
January 21st, 2012 at 12:31 pm
There will be a lot of old ugly people on facebook now. Looks like my fountain of youth has dried up. This is a sad day for all over the age of 40.
January 21st, 2012 at 12:31 pm
WOW I thought this site would be around for many more years. I’m a photographer and I use this site on a daily basis. I like the fact that it’s so easy to use and I don’t have to learn everything about photoshop. It’s not easy to learn that program that is why when I found out about picnik I was so excited and now I’m sad to hear this news. QUESTION… Will we be able to do anything on Google+ like what we’ve been able to do on Picnik?
January 21st, 2012 at 12:34 pm
Good grief! I use Picnik daily! I am so disappointed that Google would buy Picnik then close it! It is so user friendly and not bogged down with all the other stuff that is associated with social networks like Facebook. This is a very sad day for the photography world and the people who love the excellent product that brings so much joy to family and friends through pictures.
PS: I have never written a comment on any business before until now. This one hurts deep enough to prompt me to start!
January 21st, 2012 at 12:39 pm
…my heart is broken :( i loved you…..
January 21st, 2012 at 12:39 pm
********Complain to google!!!!!***********
Maybe if enough of us do, they’ll leave Picnik where it is and as it is.
https://www.google.com/quality_form?q=google%2B+complain&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=ZgP&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&prmd=imvns
January 21st, 2012 at 12:40 pm
You guys must be joking! There is nothing out there to compare with Picnik.
From comments here you really have upset a heck of a lot of people, me for one as well.
Not that you care really.
The stupid thing is, if you gave us the choice to pay extra for the Premium version rather than shut the whole bloody thing down I am sure a huge % of folks would have paid!
Refunding and telling us “well thanks for the business these past years but see ya” doesn’t cut it with this little Aussie downunder.
I use Picnik to edit all my pics on my website, now as far as I can determine, I will not be able to keep the continuity in there.
All I can say is “Thanks a bloody lot!” Impersonal, impractical and downright STUPID!
January 21st, 2012 at 12:40 pm
Total agreement with all of the other comments…heartbroken…yes, feel like I have been left alone 200 miles out in the middle of nowhere…..I will miss Picnik!
January 21st, 2012 at 12:41 pm
please feel free to voice your thoughts an sign here thanks http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik?source=s.em.cp&r_by=2007723
January 21st, 2012 at 12:53 pm
please do not close picnik down or give us a cd to download it. This is so sad love picnik and google is not the same,
January 21st, 2012 at 12:53 pm
I just woke up to the worst email! Youuu cannt close ! Ill choose picnik over google anydayy, ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I hope someone comes up with a site like this again. I hate google+ ! :( feels like my dog just died but your telling me I could keep it.
January 21st, 2012 at 12:58 pm
thanks kevin. will be posting that up on my facebook ):
30 more signatures!!
GOOGLE+ U CANT TAKE PICNIK AWAY FROM ME!!
January 21st, 2012 at 12:59 pm
Why must you do this to your custumors. None of us like it. Don’t do it. /:
RIP PICNIK.COM – best picture editing site ever! <\3
January 21st, 2012 at 1:11 pm
[...] down on April 19th and its team likely integrated in to Google+ and Picasa. Premium customers will receive refunds. Google+ already offer Creative Kit, which includes basic editing, filters, and decorations. Picnik [...]
January 21st, 2012 at 1:12 pm
Heaven forbid you all use a real photo editing software for a change.
January 21st, 2012 at 1:17 pm
[...] down on April 19th and its team likely integrated in to Google+ and Picasa. Premium customers will receive refunds. Google+ already offer Creative Kit, which includes basic editing, filters, and decorations. Picnik [...]
January 21st, 2012 at 1:19 pm
“real” photo editing software costs money, alot of money.
Picnik was free and easy.
http://www.change.org/petitions/google-dont-close-down-picnik#
Sign the Petition!
January 21st, 2012 at 1:21 pm
[...] down on April 19th and its team likely integrated in to Google+ and Picasa. Premium customers will receive refunds. Google+ already offer Creative Kit, which includes basic editing, filters, and decorations. Picnik [...]
January 21st, 2012 at 1:22 pm
Not happy – google+ doesn’t seem to have the features I need the most….HELP! My amateur photo business will flounder and the low income kids I do senior pics for are getting the bums rush in this deal!!! Is there anyway to buy the features that I loved the most?
January 21st, 2012 at 1:23 pm
So sad..
January 21st, 2012 at 1:27 pm
YOU CAN CLOSE LIKE THIS!!! PLEASE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO LOVE THESE SITE! PLEASE
January 21st, 2012 at 1:28 pm
So sincerely disappointed. Former professional darkroom technician and newspaper photographer who used and enjoyed Picnik everyday. I really don’t want to bite the bullet and use Photoshop. Picnik provided a great service and like many others I would pay a hefty fee to use it. Many professional photographers use it.
Please reconsider this lousy decision.
January 21st, 2012 at 1:28 pm
Its too bad for people who use this for fun, but I can’t believe I read on here that people use this for their work. You should try REAL photo editing software. Therefore for those so called “professionals” I’m glad they don’t have this available anymore.
And by the way people, there will be something to replace this sooner or later, don’t get too upset :)
January 21st, 2012 at 1:31 pm
This was the best site ever – easy to use for professional results. I did all my company marketing with this tool, and it was worth every penny!! What do you suggest we use if we like all the features you offered here – what program is as user friendly as picnik?
January 21st, 2012 at 1:33 pm
That is too bad for picnik, i love using this built in photoshop like software. What will happened afterwards? Google love wasting $, throwing away a wonderful company with a bright future. Are they scraping the company ?
January 21st, 2012 at 1:45 pm
Wow, this isn’t “exciting” or “good” news at all. It pretty much sucks! I LOVE Picnik. I have a google+ account and I NEVER use it. I hate it. It’s not fun and it sucks. If this is googles way of having people catch onto the google+ it won’t work. I will buy photoshop before I use google+. Very disappointing. I hope the money your getting from google is worth disapponting so many people. There will never be a site that compares to pinik.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:05 pm
Noooooooo! Dont Do It, Picnik Helps Me Edit My Photography Photo’s. Where Will I Be Without You Guys! Google…WHYYYY? You Have Enough….SELFISH!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 2:07 pm
I checked it out at google+, not impressed at all. Some features, they all need to be there :(
Guess I’ll be checking into photoshop……
January 21st, 2012 at 2:08 pm
i wish it werent true :/ i love Picnik, its the cutest and bestest editing site ever. im certainly gonna miss coming on here after april. its heartbreaking to know it wont exist anymore :’( i just cant believe this, i use you for all my photo editing. why not create an editor strictly for google+?? why do u have to take picnik away from all us??? what a shame, google+ sucks! and i refuse to use it. i will miss u picnik, this was a part of my creative life as i could always come here and create something awesome!!! i guess im gonna have to cherish the 2 1/2 months i have left with you :/ shame on you Google! thanks for breaking the hearts of all us loyal picnik fans. and to the haters, just stfu… if you have nothing nice to say then dont say anything at all, if you are not a fan then why are on here?? go play in traffic…
January 21st, 2012 at 2:08 pm
BOOOOOOOOO!!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 2:15 pm
[...] it they have made premium free until they close for good on April 19th. Read the blog about it here if you are bored. __________________ There is no greater incentive for a person than to see [...]
January 21st, 2012 at 2:17 pm
How can this many be in love with you, pay for a service and close up shop. Stupid business move and slap in the face to us faithful followers.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:18 pm
I am in utter disarray. Google is getting too big for their own good. I feel like my best friend just died.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:19 pm
This is HORRIBLE news! I’ll never try google +
January 21st, 2012 at 2:22 pm
I will miss picnik. I am NOT a professional, never have tried to be or claimed to be, so for Evans, Kerrie, Melmo, kck, Holly Ferris and others to make fun of what I do is really insulting. Not everyone has the time, money, skill, or desire to do what the professionals do, but it doesn’t hurt for us to have a little bit of fun with our “crap” photos. I do it for me, not for awards, recognition, or money. Some people do it for their small business websites, because who has the time or money to run to a fancy “professional” for every little image they want to post? Picnik just made working with digital photos fun and easy, and for people running businesses on a tight budget, it was a godsend. We will find ways of coping, of course we will. It’s like when the merry-go-rounds disappeared from the parks. I miss them too, but life goes on, although a little less fun than before. Evans and other so-called “professionals” who are cheering this announcement, I don’t know who you are, but your poisonous comments toward picnik users are appalling, and not at all “professional” If the quality of photos made using picnik was so bad, then what did the professionals have to worry about?
January 21st, 2012 at 2:24 pm
What I am furious about is that I have just looked at Google+ Picassa and it is a load of *####* I wouldn’t use it as a library its too clunky and as for photo effects, its just yr basics that you’d get as an extra program when you buy yr camera. Does anyone know if there’s a decent alternative to Picnic out there or have us public just been done over AGAIN!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 2:27 pm
Sign the petition to SAVE picnik. Fight for what we love!
January 21st, 2012 at 2:32 pm
The only way we can change this is letting your voice be heard! PLEASE do not cancel PICNIK!
January 21st, 2012 at 2:34 pm
I am not happy about the closing of Picnik! I do not like Google+ and want to keep using Picnik. I am tempted to ban Google and start using another search engine. I have been a paid subscriber of Picnik for just about two years now. So sad!!
January 21st, 2012 at 2:36 pm
OMFG ! how could you be closing down ? Your selling out to GOOGLE+ . a site that no one is going to use and is totally useless.
WE NEED TO GO ON STRIKE OR SOMETHING . GOOGLE CANT DO THIS !
Picnik is such a great user friendly site & i use it for EVERY PHOTO I TAKE . Ive tried many sites but picnik is just the best .
PLEASE PLEASE ! SAY YOUR NOT CLOSING DOWN . CHANGE YOUR MIND , DO SOMETHING . JUST DONTT CLOSE DOWN ! =(
January 21st, 2012 at 2:37 pm
This is horrible news. Keep Picnik!
January 21st, 2012 at 2:41 pm
What will it take to save picnik? Raise the price if you want….most will probably pay!
January 21st, 2012 at 2:42 pm
I AM BEYOND UPSET ABOUT THIS NEWS! W..T..F.. I NEED this PHOTO EDITOR seriously I DONT KNOW WHAT I AM GOING TO DO
January 21st, 2012 at 2:44 pm
I would like to know what it means when they say they can focus on more awesomer things….oh yeah? like what?
January 21st, 2012 at 2:47 pm
FRIENDS UNITE! BOYCOTT GOOGLE! THEY DONT CARE ABOUT THE LITTLE MAN!
January 21st, 2012 at 3:05 pm
There are currently two different petitions being formed:
http://www.change.org/petitions/google-dont-close-down-picnik#
http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik/
I don’t think Picnik really has any say in it at this point; they were bought by Google in ’10.
January 21st, 2012 at 3:07 pm
[...] down on April 19th and its team likely integrated in to Google+ and Picasa. Premium customers will receive refunds. Google+ already offer Creative Kit, which includes basic editing, filters, and decorations. Picnik [...]
January 21st, 2012 at 3:08 pm
I just checked out Picasa and NOT HAPPY!! It is not nearly as easy as Picnik and where are all the cool features that Picnik offers?? Teeth Whitening, Airbrush, Suntan, Cloning, Wrinkle Remover, Mascara, Instant Thinning and MUCH MORE!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 3:09 pm
i doubt this is gonna do much but all we can do is try http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik?source=s.em.cp&r_by=2007723
January 21st, 2012 at 3:10 pm
This is HORRIBLE news!!! What “awesomer” things are you working on? Why not keep Picnik as a pay only system? I am a paid subscriber and would be willing to pay more to keep it going. Picasa SUCKS. Google, you make me so frustrated!
January 21st, 2012 at 3:16 pm
NOT HAPPY!!! Find a way to keep picnik available. I would pay twice the price. Sell it on a downloadable program or something! I’ve checked out other photo editing programs and don’t like any of them.
So disappointed.:o(
January 21st, 2012 at 3:21 pm
What the heck!!!! Google+ is a peice of crap!!!!!!! Why would you ruin piknik?!?!
January 21st, 2012 at 3:23 pm
So disappointed!!!! Will the awesome picnik features be moved to picasa? Where will we upload our photos to blogger???
January 21st, 2012 at 3:32 pm
Does this program really effect Google that bad that they can’t just keep it up and running? What is the difference?? Is their anything we can do to prevent this decision? I would pay out the ass to keep this?? Charge more you money hungry bastards so we can still have a little more creative fun before the world comes to an end! I LOVE YOU PICNIK! GOOGLE YOU SUCK!
January 21st, 2012 at 3:33 pm
Very saddened by this announcement, I’ve been a loyal user over 4 years and love picnik! I couldn’t imagine working without it. Please GOOGLE don’t move it’s features to G+… we love it as it is!
January 21st, 2012 at 3:37 pm
Well said, Leah. To all those “professionals” who have made disparaging remarks about Picnik and its happy users, if you’re such a “professional”, what are you doing lowering yourself to posting here? I always used PhotoShop, until I discovered what a pleasure it was to use Picnik. Most of us simply enjoy making fun things with our own photos for ourselves, family and friends. So what if the end result looks crap to your “professional” eye, the perpetrator of the so-called crap had fun doing it and was proud of their achievement. And I’ve seen some pretty crap “professional” stuff in my time. Us ordinary folk just like messing about with our own photos and Picnik is/was PERFECT for that. Google, your name is mud … PLEASE KEEP PICNIK!
January 21st, 2012 at 3:39 pm
If the program itself usage wise will stay the same then I say no problem good for you. But if it changes in any fashion then I can only express my disappointment as many others have.
I think this was the best program out there and would have been willing to have to pay a monthly fee to use even if it was only a few dollars.
This sucks to think that you sold out like that.
January 21st, 2012 at 3:52 pm
i am very very upset!!! heartbroken!! nooo y is this happening!!! i love picnik!!! have had wonderful pics with it… please give us more info of if everything will be available in google+?? damn now i have to make agoogle+ account which i have always avoided!! oh my!! very very sad…
but on a good note: thank u very much… and all the best
January 21st, 2012 at 3:56 pm
DITTO! I am EXTREMELY UPSET! You have RUINED my day!!!!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 4:02 pm
I am having an anxiety attack. I did not see this coming. I am worried about my small photography business. Aren’t times hard enough right now?
January 21st, 2012 at 4:04 pm
I am so upset about this wonderful site closing up. I do use professional software, Photoshop and Corel, but Picnik is special. Easy, enjoyable with the added ability to make digital scrapbook pages and cards. Yes, I paid for the service and happily so. I would pay double the price to keep it (what if it was only fee based?).
Now, I am wondering about the viability of Picasa and Panoramio, both Google properties that I use and like. Just hate to see the whole of Google going into just Google+.
Google, please read these comments and see what a loss this is!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 4:10 pm
http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik.fb1?source=s.fb&r_by=2009550
petition to keep picnik
January 21st, 2012 at 4:13 pm
ONLY if you plan on upgrading Picasa to the level of awesomeness Picnik Premium is will this plan of action be acceptable. ONLY if you do that will you ever get my business back. This is a crap move, Picnik. What a terrible way to reward your many loyal customers.
January 21st, 2012 at 4:16 pm
I am very sad to hear this news, I have been a premium user for years! I looked at Google + and totally think it does not even come close to Picnik’s features what are they thinking?! I hope by April they see all the posts of all of the wonderful followers Picnik has and change their minds……Charge a little more to use Picnik just PLEASE keep it going!! Is there anyway Picnik can be placed on a CD for the people who would like to purchase it can do so??
January 21st, 2012 at 4:18 pm
I can’t believe that Picnik Is CLOSING there is no other good editing sites! Im devastated that this is happening and i wish someone goos change this! Google please listen to our comments and DO NOT END PICNIK!!! :’(
January 21st, 2012 at 4:25 pm
I am so disappointed! Like all the other commenters, I love picnik and use it daily in my real estate business. When you say you’re going to focus on “even awesomer things” it would be helpful to know in more detail what you mean. Is the Google+ photo editing tool the service to which you are directing us?
January 21st, 2012 at 4:26 pm
[...] 01/21/2012: Picasa just announced that they will be shutting down April 19, 2012 — how sad! I really did enjoy using Picasa [...]
January 21st, 2012 at 4:27 pm
Isnt it funny that when something good comes out, people rush to replicate it, but no one has come close to replicating picnik? Doesnt that mean something? it stands alone. Today is a sad day.
January 21st, 2012 at 4:30 pm
does anyone else feel like this company left us high and dry?
January 21st, 2012 at 4:38 pm
Seriously disappointed!!!!!! This is my favorite place to edit my photos! I would even be willing to pay more to keep picnik! I have been trying to find out more about google+ and I don’t think I’m interested! This is just WRONG! Why??? Why??? Why???
January 21st, 2012 at 4:52 pm
I have been using Picnik for a few years. I’m very upset by this news. I haven’t found a simpler, better photo-editing program. I do not want to join ANOTHER social network to edit my photos. Very disappointed.
January 21st, 2012 at 5:06 pm
NO! PLEASE! DON’T DO THIS TO ME. THIS SIGHT IS LIKE MY LIFE!!!! NOOOOO!!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 5:08 pm
I have been using Picnik for my business for the past couple of years. I will be lost without it. I don’t understand why this is necessary. Why would you buy it just to shut it down (especially if you aren’t trying to eliminate competition)? The other products you have are no competition to this program. Picnik is vastly superior.
Will the functions be moved over to Picasa? Or are we all just left with nothing?
Photoshop, here I come (unless you plan on buying them out, too).
January 21st, 2012 at 5:09 pm
I guess this is why I always was fearful of this new cloud software usage. If a company decides to end it they can and you have no say.
I am a professional photographer that has used Picnik for years ..mostly for its ease of use!. If I could have I would have bought the program and if google sis not want to continue it at least I would have the software. Now GOOGLE you have started a hornets Nest here. There is no other program out there that is so easy to use and user friendly. You have just thown away the Hope Diamond and you dont even realize it. If you want to end it do us all a favor and come out with software we can buy. Then at least we have a choice here. Making me go to Goolgle+ to use it is not feasible and absolutely ridiculous. Picnik is a stand alone program.
January 21st, 2012 at 5:25 pm
This is extremely upsetting. Picnik is the easiest editing tool out there & has so many people using it everyday! This is absurd! I use this for all my pictures and it makes them look fantastic. Please reconsider your decision, Google, and let Picnik live on!
January 21st, 2012 at 5:28 pm
I have been a premium member for 3 years have built a photography business where every single photo I edit is done through Picnik.
I am incredibly upset that you have forced me to source and learn an entirely new editing program. I’ve tried the Google+ editing, but it sucks, it really really sucks. I dont have the time nor the patience to wait for all of the features from your website to be added to Google.
Please release Picnik as software that I can buy and install onto my computer. I am so stressed right now – I can see my photography business gurgling down the toilet………
January 21st, 2012 at 5:30 pm
This is a sad, sad day. I have loved picnik for years and use it on all my photos. I’ve recommended it so many people. This is just heartbreaking. Thank you for refunding my money. That is cool, but I will not be using google+. I’ve been putting off buying and learning photoshop. I guess now is the time.
January 21st, 2012 at 5:31 pm
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/picnik-dont-close/signatures/page/3
please sign this petition
January 21st, 2012 at 5:31 pm
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/picnik-dont-close/signatures/page/3
please sign this petition
January 21st, 2012 at 5:32 pm
do they sell a program at the store that is as easy as picnik ?? with tools like lipstick/ mascara/ blush and airbrush tools
January 21st, 2012 at 5:40 pm
It seems as if the final blow as been struck, and with a stroke of the pen Google remove Flickr’s greatest asset, and all who were with Yahoo are forced to move to the Google for their image editing needs.
January 21st, 2012 at 5:41 pm
what nooo !!!!!! this is my fave im 14 i use it on all my fb photos:(
January 21st, 2012 at 5:47 pm
You know when I first seen that Google+ had “some” of your effects ..I thought “how cool” but now that i see you guys are shutting down the site, Im Pissed!..If your going to “sell-out” at least do it RIGHT and transfer ALL of your EFFECTS!!!!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 5:52 pm
Julie and Leah, my comments were directed towards photography professionals that use this instead of photoshop. Not small businesses looking to use this for a program or two. And certainly not to personal users that use it for fun.
People like this: “I am incredibly upset that you have forced me to source and learn an entirely new editing program.”
They really need to get over this. If they have had a professional photo business for 3 years, they should be able to afford something better than picnik…
January 21st, 2012 at 6:11 pm
I am so disappointed hearing this news! My blog, my etsy, my flickr were all in sync and unified thru the use of Picnik. I find Picasa extremely lacking in everything.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:11 pm
this is really upsetting. I love picnik and google plus can never be better than what we had here at picnik
January 21st, 2012 at 6:12 pm
This may backfire on Google. Personally I will NOT now use google+ on principle. So I won’t support THEIR advertisers. I have PS but sometimes I want something that I can upload via Picasa. Will Picasa be next, Google?
January 21st, 2012 at 6:14 pm
I read some of these comments on here, and I just have to say it. You people that say you run a photography business….you should be using Photoshop, not picnik. Its seriously not a hard program once you figure it out. Would it kill you to invest a little time and money into your business? I started mine from SCRATCH. No loans/grants and I was able to save up and purchase Adobe Creative Suite. Hell, if you buy an old version, its even less than a brand new one. In long run, considering how much I use it (everyday) its worth the money. I just can’t take you and your business seriously at all.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:18 pm
COMPLETELY BUMMED.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:19 pm
Stevie…wow…lol
People, seriously, if you are serious about photography. Know that it is hard work, and expensive. If you want to pursue this, get used to that. Also get used to a lot of criticism. Yes, we may be harsh, but that is what happens when you enter the art world. It’s not just professional photographers….its illustrators, graphic designers, painters, sculptors, etc.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:26 pm
I am really pissed off by this news. Please do not do this to your loyal customers. Go ahead and raise your prices, but please do not close. PLEASE.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:30 pm
I bet Adobe is very happy right now. :)
January 21st, 2012 at 6:34 pm
This feels like a funeral. RIP PICNIK it was fun while it lasted. So sorry for our loss, you will be missed :o(
January 21st, 2012 at 6:34 pm
I just went over to Google+ and found that it DID indeed have many of the Picnik features – I gave a sigh of relief UNTIL, I realized that you cannot, I repeat, you CANNOT download/save your pictures. You can only share them with other google+ members (similar to FB). PROBLEM – most of us who use Picnik want to KEEP/OWN our creativity NOT store it on GOOGLE….This is OUTRAGEOUS! I ALWAYS save my pics on my computer and often make PRINTED COPIES for family members.
I didn’t panick – I figured well at least I can TAKE A COPY of my “newly” created picture from the google site but was SHOCKED when it prevented this. (Even FB allows you to steal copies of pics). Yes, I realize that in “stealing” from the computer the picture was useless to print, nonetheless at LEAST I’d have a copy while looking for a picnik alternative.
I’m truly heartbroken!
January 21st, 2012 at 6:45 pm
OMG!! Please don’t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 6:48 pm
If I learned photoshop when I was 14, surely some of these fauxtogs can learn it too.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:48 pm
Ok, I admit it.. I use picnik for my photos but it dont make them look bad. Everyone who sees my photos compliment them. I have taken photos for doctors and even schools. I understand its not the professional way but hey you work with what you have. So if someone is reading this and does know a good program to start with can you post it? I have looked into Elements and Lightroom. I want something not so difficult and not so pricey. Any advice of what to get? Is there any other editing programs besides Adobe? Thanks!
January 21st, 2012 at 6:51 pm
“Nancy Drew” just to help you out a little, you can download your pictures from Google Plus. Click on your photo until it appears by itself with a black background. Go to the word “options” at the bottom left of your screen. When you click on it it will give you the option of downloading your photo in full size. I’ve already done it several times and it works like a charm. Hopefully this will help you a little, if you see this.
Heather
January 21st, 2012 at 6:53 pm
Forget your medication this morning Stevie?
January 21st, 2012 at 6:53 pm
Amy, Lightroom is rather affordable. And its easy to use! IF you need help with it, you can always search for video tutorials online to help you with learning it. I’ve never used Elements. Lightroom has some editing tools, but I’m not sure what your looking for, if it has everything you want.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:53 pm
PLLLLLLLLLEASE DON”T DO THIS!!!! I use this for all my photography editing….I cannot find another site similar and easy to use with all the photo effects!! I have been distraught since I checked my e-mail and got the news!! I don’t know what to do now…. Photoshop is great, but it is just not as easy with some of the editing as Picnik, and I don’t know what to do??????? I use the effects for photos all the time, and I don’t know how to re-create some of them in photoshop!!!! again…PLLLLLLEEEEAASSE don’t do this!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 6:54 pm
Say it aint sooooowooo!! I recommend PICNIK to many. I love its ease of use. This royally sucks.
C’mon GOOGLE reverse your decision! Hear the people we want you to KEEP PICNIK!!
January 21st, 2012 at 6:55 pm
What harsh critism from some people. I have CS5 and Nikon.. and even though they are harder to use.. I started out in Picnik. Its not what you use.. its how you perfect it. And if people cant tell the difference in your pics.. then why all the harshness? People do things different. Doesnt make them less of an artist or less of a photographer for using Picnik. The people that are lashing out and judging should maybe step back and take a look at themselves. Leave the newbies alone and let them figure it out. You were once there.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:08 pm
I will tell you why there is harshness. I started commenting when I read a comment that said they were a professional that has owned a business for 3 years….they also said they didn’t want to learn any new programs because they are too hard. So…basically people that should have moved beyond the beginners stage haven’t yet. Because its “too hard.” The truth is that people are lazy, and they don’t want to improve….and that is why I started with the harshness.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:10 pm
And by the way, when I was a newbie, I started with photoshop. Because I knew it was what the professionals use, and that I needed to learn it. Some not all, of these people are just using picnik because its the easy way out.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:12 pm
I’m so sad, I use picnik a lot….I feel like someone I know died, seriously…Why are you doing this? It really sucks!
January 21st, 2012 at 7:19 pm
I am wondering how this will affect Picasa users. It has “Edit in Picnik” as an option. Will that simply go away?
January 21st, 2012 at 7:20 pm
To start, I have not read any other comments, I am just speaking from the heatr-whcih I think everyone should do….Picnik is my favorite photo editing site for both personal and professional editing, I am a freelance writer and often have to enhance and quickly fix photos and the one site I know I can trust is yours. And when I spare time on my hands, personal time as I did just a week ago, my son and I spent two hours on Picnik playing with old photos from when he was an infant and when my husband and I were children and had approximately 50 photos printed to put in one of two very large photo collage frames I ahve been meaning to fill to hang in my dining room. I can’t imagine life without Picnik, my brother is a freelance phptograher for Disney World, has thousands of dollars of photography eqiiptment, and though I adore the photos he takes of my family-I cherish the time I spend editing photos on Picnik. The site miught be slow, but clearly many of us will stick with you. Please think this over-I was just looking to see if you had an IPhone app. As a fan of Instagram, I would use a Picnik iPhone app more if it was avaialble.
Hope you will continue.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:24 pm
I read somewhere else that this above statement from Picnik was like a bad break up lette… ain’t that the truth. Totally want to throw my poor camera out the window.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:26 pm
http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik?source=s.em.cp&r_by=2007723 please take a moment an sign here hopfuly our voice is heard…Everyone is different an like differnet things…For the grown adults on here putting others down…Because they like picnik….You look like a bunch of highschoolers…If you dont like picnik…Get out of here…This is for the loyal picnik users to voice their thoughts…Thank you…An im proud to say my wife an daughter love picnik an made me serveral amazing pics while over in afghsnatain….I wouldnt of had them made them any other place they are amazing…Please Picnik do some good for your loyal users give us something back for making you so popular :) dont take picnik away thank you
January 21st, 2012 at 7:29 pm
Horrible, horrible, horrible news!!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Now that I think about it and read a few comments, it is really about the bigger corporations. Google doesn’t care about Picnik and the people who use the site just has AOL doesn’t give a HOOT about Patch, their supposed “Local media” sites, “tapping into the little “Patches” of towns”-they are pulling back from towns, leaving residents and local writers who invested their time and energy promoting this “local” site to feel slighted and alone….I’m getting the sense google is doing the same thing. My thought-find a way to keep sites such as Picnik and Patch (well, not Patch as a certain greedy new yorker is now running the show-and may be the case with Picnik), but keep the local people who began the ideas and sites involved and spin off into something else, something that clearly has a following beyond the corporate hype of google +, facebook and the huffington post.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:30 pm
http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik?source=s.em.cp&r_by=2007723 please sign thank you :)
January 21st, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Kevin….we aren’t putting people down because they like picnik…are even reading our comments?? We are talking about pro photographers only. If your going to snap back at us, at least read what we are talking about first.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:33 pm
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Saving-Picnik/281715701881836
January 21st, 2012 at 7:33 pm
Get the word out! SAVE PICNIK!
January 21st, 2012 at 7:37 pm
http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik?source=s.em.cp&r_by=2007723
I agree with the previous post that Picnik’s silence is deafening!
January 21st, 2012 at 7:39 pm
DEPRESSED! :(
My beautiful world of photography is crumbing
January 21st, 2012 at 7:39 pm
So what if a professional uses Picnik… get over it. I know I pro photographer who uses both photoshop and picnik and she is an award winning photographer in my area. Her photos are beautiful. WTF is wrong with you all? So what grab a tissue and get over it. Btw she charges a buttload for her photographs and yes I have bought them before. Anyway, why fuss Picnik will be no more… tear, tear.. I hate it but hey at least y’all can quit bitchin’ now!
January 21st, 2012 at 7:41 pm
LOVE THAT SOMEONE CREATED A SAVE PICNIK FACEBOOK PAGE! LIKE IT TO SAVE THIS!
January 21st, 2012 at 7:41 pm
Picnik does not equal “world of photography” even if its your own personal world. Geez…
January 21st, 2012 at 7:44 pm
Jessica, so…you know a good photographer who uses picnik? So that proves….what exactly? My comments have been towards those idiots who thinks their whole business will fall through because its the only software they can use. If my 12 year old can learn photoshop, then anyone can.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:44 pm
UMMM. says…. for someone who doesn’t like picnik, you sure do spend a lot of time on here!
January 21st, 2012 at 7:46 pm
Well, I know there isn’t much I can do about this but I am a bit disappointed. As a photographer I have LOVED using this website! I just hope the transfer will keep all the tools that I have used a thousand times!
January 21st, 2012 at 7:47 pm
Didn’t think company think that there was going to be such an outcry from its passionate users? what gives?
January 21st, 2012 at 7:49 pm
I’m in the middle of editing a photo album in photoshop (as a matter of fact) and I come back and refresh the page ever so often for laughs. And I’m spending time here tonight because I’m glad its shutting down. I really do feel bad for the majority of people here though. All the personal users, and people who use it for their businesses (non-photography). I do hope those people, and only those people are able to find a backup editing program. But there will be, its not the end of the world. But your right, I have no life and nothing better to do. And I’ve exhausted this losing battle.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:51 pm
SAVE PICNIK! GOOGLE WHAT WILL IT TAKE?
January 21st, 2012 at 7:56 pm
give up the fight. there’s no hope for you if you think using crap like this can allow you to serve the public professionally.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:57 pm
Yeah that’s it. All you wanna be’s can “like” a save the whales facebook page and off you go. Saving the world one crappy image at a time.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:58 pm
JEALOUSLY will get you know where all you anti-picnik fans.
January 21st, 2012 at 7:59 pm
STEVIE AND UMMMM , why dont you post your websites so we can check out your uber-professional work? Put your $ where your mouths are! Then we can be the judge about how special you think you are!
January 21st, 2012 at 8:00 pm
I double dog dare you!
January 21st, 2012 at 8:02 pm
Do not do this to us. I pray from the bottom of my heart to rethink this attitude, let us not at hand. We use Picnik with your heart, it helps us whenever we need. I never signed any site, Picnik was the first. Do not let it die.
Be happy with your business you do, but do not leave us without our Picnik. We love him.
January 21st, 2012 at 8:04 pm
If you use picnik it doesnt mean that you are any less of a photographer. And if picnik is all you are used to using and you have no idea where else to go and not enough money to buy an expensive program then that dont make you an idot for worrying about your business… Do u all have to been so damn rude. I have read a few comments and I can see that a few seem to be monitoring this site to put down those who call themselves pros. Who made you all the boss? Dont you have a life? You’re sitting on your ass on a saturday night barking at people who is just sad that picnik is closing. If you dont give crap why are you on here? Do you like drama that much?
January 21st, 2012 at 8:05 pm
Unbelievable! Just when I find a great site, perfect for editing pictures, it’s taken away. Obviously from all the comments, I’m not alone in feeling VERY disappointed.
January 21st, 2012 at 8:05 pm
you go MAYA! You know THEY use it too. Why else would they BE HERE?
January 21st, 2012 at 8:10 pm
this may get lost in the shuffle and you may not get to read it, but to Amy, who was wondering what other programs there were out there:
for edits, such as sharpening, dodge and burn, skin smoothing, etc, I use a program called Aperture. It’s $199 I believe. You can also make albums with it and it also links directly to your Flickr and Facebook accounts for easy uploading. You can color correct and there are some filters on there that you can play with, as well as make your own. It’s a fantastic program. Or like someone else mentioned, Lightroom is also a really great program. There are other options other than Photoshop to get the job done and still get great results. Just take some time, go through some tutorials on youtube and read the manual.
January 21st, 2012 at 8:11 pm
This is HORRIBLE news! WOW! I love Picnik!!! I use it every day! :-( Google+ is just not a good program. I have tried SO many photo editing programs and BY FAR Picnik is the easiest and most fun program! I do use Photoshop as well but there are still options that I always go to Picnik to use. I am really heart broken by this news. How and why would such a great program with so manny supporters shut down? It is truly one of a kind. There s no other program remotely as good! Here is one very, sad customer! :-(
January 21st, 2012 at 8:11 pm
This is HORRIBLE news! WOW! I love Picnik!!! I use it every day! :-( Google+ is just not a good program. I have tried SO many photo editing programs and BY FAR Picnik is the easiest and most fun program! I do use Photoshop as well but there are still options that I always go to Picnik to use. I am really heart broken by this news. How and why would such a great program with so manny supporters shut down? It is truly one of a kind. There s no other program remotely as good! Here is one very, sad customer! :-(. GOOGLE….what’s up?
January 21st, 2012 at 8:14 pm
I seriously cried when I saw this announcement. What good news? This is terrible news! I’ve had Picnik Premium for 2 years and use it every single day for my work! I’m a professional photographer, who has NEVER been ashamed to admit I use Picnik! I went to Google+, and honestly, I can’t even find how to use “Creative Kit”. If I can figure it out and it has EVERYTHING Picnik had (teeth whitening, mascara, lipcolor, airbrush, cross-process, etc etc…), your closing won’t ruin my business. Otherwise…this sucks bad.
January 21st, 2012 at 8:18 pm
No!!! This is the only photo editing software that I use and I find everything you have so helpful and easy to use. I’m actually very sad that you are going to be shutting down. I’ve been a very loyal customer and giving me my full yearly refund is insulting. I didn’t pay my yearly fee to get it back…I paid it so that I can continue to keep editing my photos. I am an amateur photographer who counts on your site to create my images to give to people who I take portraits of and for prints that I sell. You’re leaving a lot of us without any software to use and for some of us that is a big deal!
I’m really upset and sad that you’re going to be just closing up shop when clearly you have so many users. Such a shame.
January 21st, 2012 at 8:24 pm
this is very sad news. I LOVE LOVE your site. never went anywhere else.
Your site was easy to use. And wonderful.
What a huge bummer.
I enjoyed it while I could. But now what?
Too bad you have to close.
January 21st, 2012 at 8:24 pm
I am crushed that Picnik is closing! Do you know how annoying it is to whiten teeth on photoshop??? What can we do and who can we complain to in order to save picnik??? I use this site every single day and don’t post a single picture without editing it in picnik. Google + does not have all the options picnik has, why???
January 21st, 2012 at 8:31 pm
http://www.digitaltrends.com/web/google-closing-picnik-along-with-a-number-of-other-services/
OKAY EVERYONE……..GOOGLE is responsible for this shut down! WE MUST ALL GO TO GOOGLE AND PROTEST!!!! Posting here will probably do no good.we must make our voices heard to GOOGLE!!!!
SAVE PICNIK! SAVE PICNIK! SAVE PICNIK!
January 21st, 2012 at 8:35 pm
way too sad & upset… please tell me that this is a REALLY early april fools joke- which is NOT FUNNY AT ALL. so sad…. :’(
http://keepingupwiththesonneks.blogspot.com/2012/01/say-whaaa.html
January 21st, 2012 at 8:37 pm
there is a petition on change.org to try to stop this.. it’s worth a shot… http://www.change.org/petitions/google-dont-close-down-picnik
January 21st, 2012 at 8:41 pm
Really?!?!?! Just have to ruin a good thing now. NOT HAPPY! I’ve been using picnik since i found it 4 years ago. It has always been my go to photo editing site. I won’t have a site to use anymore :( and way to be and close on my Sweet sixteen. Won’t be so sweet anymore. Thanks for making me angry. Keep picnik OPEN, sell it to someone else or something.
January 21st, 2012 at 8:43 pm
Hey Boo Boo, how about a pick ‘anick ‘a basket???
January 21st, 2012 at 8:46 pm
I am very disappointed about this. I too literally feel my heart is broken!! I have used Picnik for all of my online photo editing and Picnik has made it SO easy for us!! There is no other program out there as user friendly as Picknik and I seriously don’t know what I will do in the future for the professional photos I take for my shop (of which I edit here!). PLEASEEEE come back, please!!
January 21st, 2012 at 8:51 pm
PLEASE DONT DELETE PICNIK!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 8:53 pm
i wanna be sick when i got this e mail today.I was and still are in disbelief.How can you just snatch away the program just like that without replacing it with something equal to or as fantastic as that program is..I am sick about it,shame on you google :(Did you even stop to think for one minute how you are leaving people out in the cold,for most people it was the easiest editing site out there and so many photographers use it too.Yes of course we know that there is photoshop too and for all those smart asses out there that think we are not professional if we use photoshop,’ its all about the end result and picnik did a wonderful job for my final touches of editing and i cannot tell you how much i will miss picnik and how dissapointed i am ,makes me sick, i donot know what i will do now,we dont even have much time to learn a new program for us that use it everyday as photographers. soooooooooooooo mad right now!!!!!!!!! i would be willing to buy picnik on a disc thats how much i love it,its the best editing program out there and of course the easiest to use too.
January 21st, 2012 at 8:59 pm
http://www.change.org/petitions/google-dont-close-down-picnik
A petition has been started on change.org to try to get Google to stop the shutdown. Everybody o sign up!
January 21st, 2012 at 9:10 pm
I am truly heartbroken… This is why I started using Picnik…
ENough said:
Picnik is photo editing online, in your browser. It gives real people photo editing superpowers. It’s fast, easy, and offers tons of powerful tools, artistic effects, stickers, frames, touch-ups, scrapbooking tools and more. And that’s all for free. There’s even more available for Picnik Premium members: More tools, advanced effects, seasonal content all year long and more! Picnik launched in September 2007 and in the past few years has amassed millions of happy fans on the site, through Facebook, embedded in Flickr, Picasa, Yahoo! Mail, and dozens of our other API partners.
Picnik was founded and run as a small Seattle startup in the Fall of 2005 by Mike, Darrin and Jonathan, and grew into a team of about 20 people working in downtown Seattle, near Pike Place Market. In March of 2010, Picnik was thrilled to announce they’d joined the Google family of consumer apps and moved to the Google offices in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle where we’re eating Google’s famous lunches and still working hard at building the easiest, most fun and awesome online photo editor out there.
January 21st, 2012 at 9:18 pm
Im sad and in disbelief that this is happening. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE dont go away, your one of the best editing programs out there I NEED YOU!!! I wil pay extra!! Will there be a Picnik2 I use this program for my business! and I am totally freaking out! I hope by recieving all these comments, PICNIK reconsiders!
Broken Hearted
January 21st, 2012 at 9:18 pm
I was a happy premium member with Picnik. A great site that is 100 times better than any other photo editing site out there.
But I certaintly won’t be giving google any money or support with this decision.
Google, you’ve lost me. And by the looks of things…I’m not the only one youve lost.
RIP Picnik. You will be sadly missed =(
January 21st, 2012 at 9:19 pm
Guys, i’m heartbroken, a piece of my heart goes away as you close in april.
Thank you for letting me discover new ways of being creative i’ll never forget this wonderful site.
Wish you the best always.
Greetings from Mexico.
January 21st, 2012 at 9:19 pm
Google, you suck. Most other app that you stop developing, you at least leave around for those you had already signed up (notebook, sites). Why kill picnik? Why did you even buy it? Was it because of it’s affiliation with Flickr?
January 21st, 2012 at 9:27 pm
Please, Please, LEAVE PICNIK ALONE!!!!
I use it all the time to edit with, photo editing with picnik is so good, its the best thing that was ever created.
January 21st, 2012 at 9:28 pm
I can’t believe that you are shutting down. I will not be forced to use Google+. I am really sad. I loved coming here and tweaking pics and making them fun. Sad sad sad day. I hope you pay attention to how many people are disappointed. One more step to forget that there are actual people out there. Not just numbers in your board meeting.
January 21st, 2012 at 9:29 pm
I seriously can’t believe this. Bad move on yalls part, we are all going to go find another online editing tool now, you just lost all your customers, no one is going to go to google+!!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 9:31 pm
There is this petition as well…
http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik?source=c.fwd&r_by=2002165
January 21st, 2012 at 9:33 pm
Who cares who was useing it and what for!! Picnik is awesome!!!!!!! It will be dearly missed! Guess I will have to buy Photoshop now :o(
January 21st, 2012 at 9:34 pm
SIGN THIS PETITION TO STOP PICNIK FROM SHUTTING DOWN!!! http://www.change.org/petitions/google-dont-close-down-picnik
January 21st, 2012 at 9:43 pm
I signed the petition. I hope EVERYONE does!!!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 9:51 pm
This is sad very sad – I had a premium membership and lost it. When I finally had the chance I rejoined because of it is awesome photography editing tools and now this is a blow to heart that they are shutting down, this is the last thing I expected to read on my email!
I am very sad and disappointed GOOD websites are vanishing I wish this didn’t half to happen.
Picnik team and members this is sad and not fair it sucks this has to happen to a website that has wonderful tools for everyone out there who enjoys photography either has a hobby or personal career I will miss you Picnik.
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January 21st, 2012 at 9:52 pm
I am so mad!!!! I don’t use Google+, I don’t use facebook and for google to SHOVE people into using google+ is STUPID. No one uses that! As of right now more people are on Twitter than anything! THIS IS SO STUPID i’ve been using it for two years and paid for it because i love it so much! Google…. I don’t like you anymore. I edit all my pictures on here!!! What else am I supposted to use? I don’t wanna pay an arm and a leg for photoshop. If Picnik really closes, I’ll be pissed, make a google+ account and just use the program. Hahahahaahah social networking is stupid. It better have EVERYTHING Picnik has. This is so stupid. Just stupid.
January 21st, 2012 at 9:56 pm
this is terrible. Why can’t we keep using the software? PLEASE please please don’t shut it down, there is no reason!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE!!!!
http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik.fb1?source=s.fb&r_by=2004658
January 21st, 2012 at 10:13 pm
I believe a dark cloud just came over my house the moment I read this! Picnik is the main site my bakery uses to edit and enhance my dessert and personal photos. User friendly is an understatement. I truly feel like the rug has been pulled from under me. Such a sad announcement indeed. I briefly peeked into Google+ and it definitely doesn’t offer everything that the Premium package offers. I keep wishing to wake up from this nightmare. :-(
January 21st, 2012 at 10:19 pm
Oh good grief. First, if you are using Picnik for serious picture editing, you aren’t a “photographer” Purchase Photoshop and edit your pictures like real photographers do K?
Second, I’d love to see the statistics on how much time/effort any of you Google+ haters even gave it.
Everyone needs to put their big girl pants on and quit whining.
January 21st, 2012 at 10:29 pm
This is very upsetting to me. I use this site to edit my photography, and this is my favorite and most used site. I JUST got a premium subscription for Christmas, after years of using the site. I am very upset that I’m not going to be able to use it anymore. Google + is a joke, in all honesty, and I will not use it for my photo editing.
January 21st, 2012 at 10:32 pm
So sad to see you guys go. Wish you could really stay.
January 21st, 2012 at 10:37 pm
I’m still at a loss as to WHY you anti-Picnik commenters are even ON this page. If it’s so awful, why did it even enter your head to go to the Picnik Blog? (Closet Picnikers?) Everyone’s different, so quit pontificating and pull your collective heads in. And Stevie – you still haven’t taken your pills
January 21st, 2012 at 10:37 pm
Guys this is really an excellent time to learn how to do real photo editing! I stopped using picnik awhile ago and moved to GIMP a free program it can do everything in picnik and much much more. From there I moved to photoshop and have never looked back. I’m sorry to say but picnik isn’t any good for serious photographers needs, if youre just starting out or it’s just a small snapshot than its fine, but I would never use it for anything artistic or professional. It’s a shame to see it go though. I was saddend to see the email, but that was right afte I had finished using photoshop to process raw files for a shoot that I’m getting paid to do. The world will keep turning, and I’ll see less horribly edited photos on Facebook.
January 21st, 2012 at 10:41 pm
This is the worst news that i am getting from this side …
I have worked a lot with Picnik, it was my favorite time pass.
I have spread so much love through Picnik, i ve been editing many pics of friend and relatives from picnik… Just go to my site. Dextrix.in , here i have drawn Brouchure through Picnik.. now it is STOPPING….. Please Please Please Bring this Back…
LIFE SUCKS without PICNIK… :(
I Beg you Bring Back Picnik… Stopping this a Crime of Stopping Love…
January 21st, 2012 at 10:42 pm
Is there anything we can do to get this decision reversed? I have a small blog and I have used picnik from blog headers to birthday party invitations. The text adding was the best. I just went to google’s creative kit and it is just not inviting nor does it look user friendly. Please…..what can we do to bring you back?????
January 21st, 2012 at 10:44 pm
I seriously can not believe this! I’m upset about picnik ‘closing’… for those that do not have the time to educate themselves on photoshop Picnik has ROCKED!!! Love it!! I just went out to google + to see what the heck its all about and it stinks!! The options that you had in picnik are not out there. Is there any way to upload your pictures to your albums any faster? Save them in high resolution? Sooooo not cool!!! any other suggestions on a great photo editing site??? HELP!?!?!?!
January 21st, 2012 at 10:45 pm
Ok “Umm”, sorry to get your panties in a wad. I dont care what you think, your opinion doesnt matter to me. I dont need your approval. Do u use picnik, if not why are you on here? You are one of those people who like to stir the pot just to get a little attention. I actually agree that people on here should suck it up and realize you have to upgrade to photoshop if u want to improve your photos, but I was taking up for those who have just started. I started with picnik and if they had closed when i was just starting i would have freaked to. But because of picnik i was able to take my time and learn photoshop of which i am pretty good at now. Most people on here are not wanting to go on and photograph famous people, my goodness you all act like they are photographing movie stars for the front of a freaking magazine. I appreciate beautiful photos but come on, if you are any good your photos wont need that much editing. Just my opinion! And u might should lthink about getting a real name since this seems to be your home!
January 21st, 2012 at 10:45 pm
To all you saying you can’t buy photoshop I will once again point you to GIMP its free and will do everything you need if picnik was enough. And photoshop essentials is only the same as a few years of premium on here!
January 21st, 2012 at 10:45 pm
NOOOOO por favor nooooo!!! ¡por favor no se vayan! amo picnik, desde su estética inspiradora, las frases dulces que aparecen mientras se carga, hasta las herramientas mismas que permite usar para hacer cosas maravillosamente geniales.
En verdad no entiendo la decisión de cerrarlo, es un excelente sitio.
Pelase don’t go (8)
January 21st, 2012 at 10:45 pm
Although I like and thank you guys for giving us premium members full refunds, I am very upset and sad that you guys are closing! I loved picnic and all of the effects it had because although I use Photoshop, Lightroom and Corel Paintshop for my editing, I liked the fun effects Picnic had that I could use just to mess around with. It was even worth the $24.95 for a full years worth of service. I signed up in October of 2011 and I was very excited, and now I’m saddened that such a wonderful program is being shut down. At the very least, I hope Google will put ALL of Picnics photo effects on Google+ otherwise there doesn’t seem to be much of a point for it to even be on Google+ to begin with as it wouldn’t be the same.
January 21st, 2012 at 10:51 pm
Please don’t close. You are the best photo editing website ever. I grew up with you and you inspired me to persue photography. I love you guys and I almost cried when I found out you are shutting down. I feel like a part of me has just died. Please please stay. I need you, and as you can tell from comments above, everyone else needs you too<3
January 21st, 2012 at 10:53 pm
Bad move Google. Please don’t close Picnik.
January 21st, 2012 at 10:54 pm
Big kudos to all the folks at Picnic for a really (I MEAN REALLY) user friendly experience with tools of awesome speed, power, and convenience. As a daily photoblogger I’ve had occasion to use Picnic nearly everyday since Feb 208. I’ve become facile with my own routines and workflow. Sure I own Photoshop CS2 and CS4, and Elements and Lightroom and a few other pro tools. What do I end up using? Picnic. Why? Because for web purposes it is fast, interfaces with Blogger and Flickr seamlessly,, is intuitive, and fast. Plus, there are a lot of fun features.
So, THANK YOU for the most wonderful product out there. I wish you weren’t being absorbed into a Google-only world. I’ll probably figure out a way to iuse whatever features you morph elsewhere. But, sure wish you could keep the great easy iinterface with Blogger and Flickr. Didn’t realize until I got the closing notice that you all live/work right here in Seattle. I was just doing a shoot in Fremont this week and took photos of the Google lunch room :-). Small universe. Thanks guys!
-Kim
Seattle Daily Photo
January 21st, 2012 at 11:04 pm
PS there is a pettition at change.org to keep picnik :)
January 21st, 2012 at 11:04 pm
I renewed my account only a few months ago for 12 months subscription. How are you going to refund my money to me if I no longer have the credit card I used to pay my subscription with?
January 21st, 2012 at 11:18 pm
Picnic has been a fabulous tool for everyone. My favorite! When my Photoshop went down, because the version I had was no longer supported, Picnic made me decide I could live without that expensive tool. Now, Google has done this to you and none of us are at all happy about it! Their obsession with taking Facebook customers is disturbing.
I will not be moving anything to Google+ because it’s not a good program. I fear they will also do the same thing to Picasa and Blogger so I’m preparing to get rid of those before they do that to us too. Google is strong-arming everyone to use only their products. I’m not biting.
So, thank you, Picnic and Get Lost Google!
January 21st, 2012 at 11:18 pm
Well, this sucks major. I use picnik like for everything.. I hate photoshop, like with picnik does for me know I dont wanna have to switch to another website that I know nothing about. This is gayy.
January 21st, 2012 at 11:31 pm
hey guy, congratulations.
As much as I loved using picnik for past few years, I’m just as happy to see you move on to bigger and better things.
You’ve provided a great service and have a brilliant team, wish you the best in your future endevours.
ps. also, glad you’re going to Google instead of like AOL or something…that’s like disappearing into obscurity :P
January 21st, 2012 at 11:31 pm
Here we go, another company , might I add a great company, giving up on loyal customers to be part of GOOGLE and make a huge deal out of it, while the rest of us (customers) are being screwed.
Everyone is mad at Google, I am pissed at PICNIK. They are obviously getting a huge deal out of this for them to make the decision to close their business. They are getting a lot of money out of this and it’s sad that they chose money over loyal customers. Google + sucks big time and it’s not user friendly. Hopefully, PICNIK will be able to add to that and make the editing features in Google + more friendly user & Picnik look alike.
Sad, sad, sad, I loved Picnik and there is nothing out there that equals it. Picnik must be getting a huge settlement for them to go as far as closing the whole website. They should have sold it instead, but wait?!? They can’t sell, Google owns them now………………….
January 21st, 2012 at 11:32 pm
One last thing to say to you Maya,
Haven’t you ever been to a message board? A facebook page? A youtube video? There are always people there who like it or dislike, and will post about it. No, I have never even used picnik…even when I was a newbie, I learned photoshop because I knew I should. I doubt picnik was around then anyway. And I don’t care if you believe that or not. And as always, people like you read one comment and get YOUR panties in a wad about it, when the fact is, you don’t know who I’m actually speaking to. This guy I originally was talking to…had 3 years of “professional photo experience” and was complaining that we should have to shut his biz down or something because he couldn’t learn anything new. That is not a new photographer. And so, I responded to him. Of course its not a big deal if a newer photographer is using picnik. I’m not going to pick on them. I came here to confront that one person with lots of years of editing work. And there’s no need to stick up for everyone else here who has legitimate reasons to be upset, I’m not laughing at them anyway. I’m not THAT cruel.
Also, when it comes to your business, just because they aren’t movie stars it doesn’t mean you aren’t supposed to touch them up and make them look awesome. When you are photographing people, you need to edit their skin, their eyes, their teeth, their blemishes, and so on. Especially when you are doing weddings, portraits, and headshots. Otherwise, they will NOT be happy with you.
This was fun for a while, but now I’m bored with this place.
January 21st, 2012 at 11:32 pm
I am totally gutted and saddened by this. I love Picnik for its great features, but most especially for its ease of use. Also I can’t afford Photoshop.
Google + totally sucks, and I definitely won’t be using it.
January 21st, 2012 at 11:36 pm
You people are really ridiculous…google + is not that big of a deal. Why are you so upset about joining it?? Lots of people use it, and its really good for SEO optimization if used correctly. Everyone needs to be on it, it would improve the flow of information on business across the internet and possibly even improve the economy. And Photoshop is a better tool anyway. Hell, Lightroom is better than this shit.
January 21st, 2012 at 11:41 pm
Fine, Photoshop can be expensive, but I look at it this way. You can pay pros and get much better results.
January 21st, 2012 at 11:45 pm
Even more good news. Maybe the amount of bad editing and crappy photos will go away for a while.!!!! everyone is now an “artist” in the digital age.
January 21st, 2012 at 11:53 pm
THIS IS NOT OK!
January 21st, 2012 at 11:55 pm
Don’t worry people, there will be another site opening soon for this kind of stuff. It’s only a matter of time.
January 21st, 2012 at 11:55 pm
I mean, there’s already plenty of them out there anyway.
January 21st, 2012 at 11:56 pm
So the people who created and wrote the Picnik program…it was all for NOTHING? No one’s going to use that program any more? WHY ?????? I’ll pay MORE to use that program. Don’t take it away
January 21st, 2012 at 11:57 pm
To bring the pros vs. fauxtoghers subject back up again, you people should go here:
youarenotaphotographer.com
January 21st, 2012 at 11:59 pm
Joel, (nice name by the way)
If your wiling to pay more, you could buy Photoshop Elements, its affordable :)
January 22nd, 2012 at 12:02 am
Well, this is very upsetting indeed. You have sold us out, no editing effect could make this picture look any brighter.
The only good that I might get out of it, is that I’ll have to practice my Photoshop skills more often.
January 22nd, 2012 at 12:05 am
Giora….THANK YOU!!! I love what you said about practicing your photoshop skills. That is the kind of positive reaction people should have.
I also appreciate what You’re part of daily life. . .SIGH. . . said. You guys have great heads on your shoulders.
January 22nd, 2012 at 12:06 am
:( Have been using picnik all this time.. really sad that it will be no more… Is there a way for us to download it for windows pc so that we can continue to use it offline. Pls keep this open.. Not sure if Google+ will have all of these features. :’(
January 22nd, 2012 at 12:21 am
Y’all! What in the world would make anyone – even Google – give up on a site as awesome as Picnik?! As a professional photographer and graphic designer who uses Picnik for literally EVERY SINGLE project and order, I am completely devastated about this news!
GOOGLE, if this is solely your doing, you should be ashamed of yourselves. Is it truly not enough for you to own one of the best supplements to photography and design? Do you have to close it, too, just because your big, giant “GOOGLE” isn’t painted across the top? Is this just some ultimately unsuccessful trick to try to route this site’s faithful users to Google+ because you’re not getting the traffic you want? This is a huge mistake, Google. Trust me, people are actually ANGRY over this, and will, for that reason alone, refuse to follow the editing content over to Google+.
Picnik, I very much appreciate the efforts you’re making to go out cleanly with your loyal customers (refund, take-out feature, etc.). Thank you for that. I’m sorry Google took over your wonderful site and ruined it. Blessings for the future to the hardworking people who made Picnik what it was before the suits took it down.
January 22nd, 2012 at 12:34 am
Oh NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so sad to hear this, i love Picnik and all its great features. I have created many great images, banners and headers over the years.
Please reconsider
I wish you all the best for future endeavours
January 22nd, 2012 at 12:39 am
I used this site to make lost pictures for several animals and all were found because of the tools on this site. Ive used this site to edit pictures that i post to sell the items i make. Ive made scrapbooks online to send to my family overseas. Ive edited out bumps and scratches that made my pics not look too great. I cant believe its going to be gone…can we petition for it to stay? im a teen mommy and have like no friends and when my babys asleep i spend my free time on fb, cleaning, or editing pictures on this site. im genuinely upset about this. picnik is so amazing….please dont shut down :(
January 22nd, 2012 at 12:50 am
Without picnik how would i publish my cam taken pictures on FB. This is not done why you are closing it? Please inform us whether we will use picnik features on Google+ or you guys will get vanish from web?
January 22nd, 2012 at 12:56 am
What’s going to happen to your API’s? What are our options?!
January 22nd, 2012 at 1:05 am
I’m a picnik member and was upset when I heard picnik is closing . Why? This doesn’t make sence . Picnik is one of the most used editing websit . Google+ is nothing like picnik doesn’t have everything picnik offers ! Pleaseeeeee think about it . Making a lot of picnik members upset really worth it ?
Is there gonna be a new websit that can come close to picknik and what it offered ? Please let us know what and where we can go after picnik is no long here . Thank you
January 22nd, 2012 at 1:06 am
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Keep-Picnik-Online/167786269991327?skip_nax_wizard=true
like this page to support wanting to keep picnik alive. Or have it made into a downloadable program at least.
January 22nd, 2012 at 1:10 am
Don’t close it ! People are signing to keep picnik noone cares about all the other stuff just don’t close picnik down
Don’t close picnik down don’t close picnik down don’t close picnik down :(
January 22nd, 2012 at 1:12 am
Don’t close picnik dammit !
January 22nd, 2012 at 1:12 am
Soooooo sad to hear this. what am i gonna do without picnik? It was the best photo editor ever. I refuse to use google+ and would rather purchase a photo editing software. Google, you suck balls.
January 22nd, 2012 at 1:16 am
If they close picnik boycott google and DON’T USE google+ :)
January 22nd, 2012 at 1:20 am
GOOGLE+ SUCKS BALLS TELLL ALL YOUR FRIENDS :)
GOOGLE+ SUCKS BALLS TELLL ALL YOUR FRIENDS :)
GOOGLE+ SUCKS BALLS TELLL ALL YOUR FRIENDS :)
GOOGLE+ SUCKS BALLS TELLL ALL YOUR FRIENDS :)
GOOGLE+ SUCKS BALLS TELLL ALL YOUR FRIENDS :)
January 22nd, 2012 at 1:21 am
why is it that everything google touches gets completely destroyed. i am getting tired of them. once picnik is gone i don’t know where else to get features for my pictures..what in the hell am i supposed to use now :( this is beyond disappointing. shame on you google and shame on you picnik for letting them ruin you.
January 22nd, 2012 at 1:27 am
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Keep-Picnik-Online/167786269991327
page for keepin picnik alive, lets make it viral.
January 22nd, 2012 at 1:29 am
I just read the email I got from you about your closure. What I have to say as thousands of other lovers of Picnik… PLEASE don’t close this awesome service.
January 22nd, 2012 at 1:33 am
I love Picnik and I use it all the time. Why are you guys closing down????? Am so disappointed!
I dont want any other editing tool and dont tell us to use Google+ coz it sucks.
Bring Picnik back! We don’t want free Premium. This is like the worst news ever
January 22nd, 2012 at 1:34 am
Is it just me, or does this feel like SOPA is responsible for this?
January 22nd, 2012 at 1:36 am
LIKE PAGE. If enough people like it, it could maybe be saved.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Keep-Picnik-Online/167786269991327?sk=info
January 22nd, 2012 at 1:41 am
Nooooo! Please tell me that’s a really bad early April Fools joke!! I rely on picnic for so much.:( don’t sell out to Google, they’re evil
January 22nd, 2012 at 1:50 am
How the hell we use social network to edit photos ??. Google you morons, can’t you really identify the difference between a social network and photo editing tool ?. We just need Picnik the standalone photo editing tool. GOOGLE YOU ARE A DAMN EVIL NOW !!!
January 22nd, 2012 at 1:51 am
Looks like ya’ll will be losing alot of customers. especially the paying ones. Good job! Sure hope its worth it :) i’ll just go back to photoshop
January 22nd, 2012 at 1:52 am
Picnik, you can keep your measly 24$ i dont want it. I dont want to be part of the sell out by taking dirty corrupted money. My username is dixychick, DONT give me the refund. Its not worth my soul.
January 22nd, 2012 at 1:58 am
LOL @ protogs vs fauxtogs.
Pros, isn’t this kind of bickering… beneath you? Methinks you protest too much.
January 22nd, 2012 at 1:59 am
Facebook page against closing picnik
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Keep-Picnik-Online/167786269991327
Petition To save Picnik (for the users obviously since Picnik doesnt give a FF)
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/save-picnik/
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:27 am
hi
how will i used the new picnik account coz i love using this site..hope you can give more information..thanks
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:31 am
This is some of the worse news I have ever had ~ I don’t want my money back I want my Picnik ….. WORSE DECISION I HAVE EVER HEARD
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:38 am
This news is absolute bull crap!!!! As a photographer Picnik has been SOOOO GREAT for me! Photoshop and Aperture are just so complicated and time consuming to learn and apply! I honestly don’t know what I’ll do with my work when Picnik is gone…HORRIBLE DECISION!!! All your cool and easy-to-use tools for photo editing were amazing! Don’t leave all your loyal fans and customers hanging like this! Google+ editing tools doesn’t even have HALF of the editing tools Picnik has, give me a freaking braaaakeee! Google+ is and will continue to be a major disappointment and a huge FLOP! Make Picnik a software that you can buy and install onto your computer with all its current featured or DO SOMETHING BUT DON’T SELL OUT LIKE THIS FFS!!!!!
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:47 am
Is anyone out there in Picnik land reading this ? Google+ ?
Come on – we need a proper explanation We need to be able to continue to use Picnik as a stand-alone. Would you at least do that for us?
We are not children – treat us like adults and reply to these comments.. Please.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:57 am
- “If I read ‘we will be merging with Facebook’ then I would have been a happy chappy but who even uses that stupid Google+ anyway??? The only good news is that I’ll get my membership refund. I prefer to go searching elsewhere for an online editing site than bother having Google+.”
Haha, really? Who the hell takes Facebook seriously anymore?
FYI: There are 90 million people using Google+.
- “What does Google even have to do with this???”
And Google now owns Picnik. That’s what it has to do with it.
Please fuck off. . I don’t care if google is successful I care that it has removed picnik from my life. so get out and take your unnesecarily patronising comments with you. Thankyou. X
January 22nd, 2012 at 3:04 am
Please sign the petition against this decision http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik?source=s.fwd&r_by=2004649
There are currently 1,627 signatures.
January 22nd, 2012 at 3:08 am
Ca pour une nouvelle, c’est une très mauvaise nouvelle… J’adore Picnik, je n’utilise que cela pour modifier, corriger mes photos, y ajouter un effet, un cadre ou du texte..; c’est très facile d’utilisation pour un super résultat
Comment je vais faire maintenant!!
Peut-être que vous pourriez faire un autre picnik … pour moi il n’y aurait aucun problème au contraire
en tous les cas un grand BRAVO à vous et un énorme MERCI
Laurence from France
January 22nd, 2012 at 3:12 am
I signed the petition and shared
January 22nd, 2012 at 3:30 am
I have been paying for premium for two years because the features were much easier to use than using Photoshop. Now that you have effectively sold out and moved to google plus which I may add very few people use, aren’t you going to make a loss if loyal customers who treasured your service? If you aren’t a stupid company then you would read each and every comment here and realise the decision you have made was very foolish and that you should reverse your decision.
Picnik, it was us, the users who made you who you are not Google. Don’t be stupid.
January 22nd, 2012 at 3:39 am
What? WHY??
DON’T DO IT TO US
DON’T DO IT TO US
DON’T DO IT TO US
DON’T DO IT TO US
DON’T DO IT TO US
DON’T DO IT TO US
DON’T DO IT TO US
DON’T DO IT TO US
DON’T DO IT TO US
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DON’T DO IT TO US
January 22nd, 2012 at 4:16 am
Oh well, google does not interest me for editing photographs, Picnik does……guess I will find another site to do final edits and pretty up my shots. Bad move. I won’t be adding google +, just not worth it. Please send my refund now.
think another search engine might be in the offing also, since we all know this is a google move.
Good bye
January 22nd, 2012 at 4:17 am
Time to get Photoshop. Google+ sucks. I’ll be checking my inbow for my refund. I want it yesterday…
January 22nd, 2012 at 4:17 am
Vraiment, je suis affreusement décue…. Picknic était pour moi une passion, un loisir, une évasion, un moment de bonheur équivalent à une journée au spa…
Il n’y a pas de bonne nouvelle dans cette nouvelle, sauf si vous changez d’idée…
January 22nd, 2012 at 4:21 am
I’m dying…please help…dont do this to us…how can i proceed with my business….
Please dont …dont…dont…
God answer my prayer…you know how PICNIK developed my talent in editing…
January 22nd, 2012 at 4:32 am
By this action Google is disappointing picnik costumers from all over the World..
I just hope “All” the picnik features will be transferred to G+
:(
January 22nd, 2012 at 4:32 am
have a feeling that most of the refunds will come back to picnik, I dont have the card they used any longer, so I guess my refund will be ‘refunded’ to google……………..who took over this site and screwed it up now.
Funny when stuffed shirts who have no idea about something come in and force something like this on those that do………….you might want to try paper checks or a gift card to say yahoo……..stupid move, I will never see my money back
January 22nd, 2012 at 4:36 am
So so sorry your closing, i’ve used picnik for some time and i’ve always prefered it to any other……………..your great! Please dont’ go!!!!!
January 22nd, 2012 at 4:39 am
OK so you are sad too. But you still have a job. What about all the Picnikers who rely on Picnik for their work. What do they do now? what about us ornary folk who love the product just for our own use? The collection of pictures I have produced of and for my family are awesome – yes I can boast because Picnik has made my snaps into beautiful portraits.
Surely you designers can come up with a stand-alone product. So many of us will buy it. We could make you a fortune. There is nothing comparable out there – honest. The Google+ is a joke – it’s no better than any free app that you get when you buy a camera.
Please heed the pleas from the users – your customers- and make us a stand alone programme rather than just taking it away.
You could make us a programme in your spare time and flog it independently of Google.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE. DON’T ABANDON US.
And please reply because your silence is deafening to your users.
Sue
January 22nd, 2012 at 4:39 am
If you have to close why not market Picnik and sell it on shelves. It would blow PS Elements out of the water. I want to buy it TODAY!!
January 22nd, 2012 at 4:44 am
Picnik is the best photo-editing website there is… I find it heartbreaking that it’s closing down. Isn’t there anything we could do convince Google to keep Picnik? Anything at all?
January 22nd, 2012 at 4:51 am
Eyes bright, teeth white
Focal Soften too
Picnik made my pics look fab
Now what am I to do?
I’m sad, things look bad.
I don’t know what to do
Google plus? thats just a joke
Everyone thinks so too.
Come on designers – make us a stand alone that we will gladly pay for.
January 22nd, 2012 at 4:51 am
This is so depressing :( I’ve been a member since 2008 and I use Picnik like every week! PLLLLLLEEEEEAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE don’t close :(
January 22nd, 2012 at 4:57 am
I am still so angry I can’t see straight. Quite sometime ago I removed Picassa from my computer. Simply put – it is a heavy handed and pretty near useless editing tool. I am not joining Google+ . I have no interest in a broader range of services – especially when the editing tools don’t measure up. The folks in my “network” who use Picnik don’t use social networking sites or any of that other junk. Just the editing tools. Here is my take on this. There is no rationale basis for a decision like this. Fabulous, creative product. Used and loved across the globe. Right. Ditch it? Sorry – this is not working for me. But I am angry at Google not Picnik. I do appreciate that Google will go ahead and do whatever it wants to do. I can’t stop that. It is interesting however to consider that I do not think I am alone in seeing this as a turning point for a large number of people with respect to google’s reputation. I know my concerns about privacy issues have been growing for some time. Now I must add to these concerns the knowledge that this company is no longer a centre for innovation and excellence. (it probably hasn’t been a while but I was chosing not to look too closely) Once upon a time google was driven by innovation, energy and creativity. It was a good thing. Now – not so much. Angry I am and not much I can do about it. But I can do everything in my power to remove google and google products from my life and encourage others to do the same. Oh – I almost forgot. I will not be capitalizing google anymore. It is so not a noun.
January 22nd, 2012 at 5:08 am
Calm down, people.
Google just wants to force the lot of you into using Google+.
And they have the might. And you will obey.
January 22nd, 2012 at 5:21 am
OMG.
my life is over. PLEASE DON’T SHUT DOWN PICNIK :’(
January 22nd, 2012 at 5:32 am
If this doesnt sound like some of that recent Netflix crap, I’ll pay you! I am so lucky I use Photoshop! Picnik was a good software though for my quick lazy editing moments. By the way, WTF! Who uses Google+…? None of my friend are on it, seems like all of this is a waist of time! What’s next? GMAIL?!?!?!?
January 22nd, 2012 at 5:37 am
I don’t like this announcement (which seems to be the overwhelming consensus). As a Chromebook user, I’m surprised Google would take away one of its best web apps (and the best online photo editor I’ve found) to integrate into Google+. Makes me wonder how much commitment they really have to Chrome OS…
January 22nd, 2012 at 5:41 am
I am absolutely APPALLED by this news. Picnic is fun and VERY easy to use — which is a huge bonus for people like me who are not computer-saavy. I went to Google + and couldn’t figure it out at all. Please, is there ANY way this decision can be overturned? Has someone started a website or Facebook page to keep Picnik?
January 22nd, 2012 at 5:48 am
I am so disappointed! I use Picnik quite a bit and it’s a great tool. There are things I do in Picnik that I couldn’t do in Photoshop Elements and the results were so great!
I agree with the other user who is also a teacher who commented on Google+ being unsuitable for students. What are those of us with students under 18 supposed to do? This is really a sad announcement.
January 22nd, 2012 at 5:49 am
DONT DO THIS!!!! THIS IS THE MOST POWERFUL TOOL IN ITS CLASS ON THE WEB! YOU CAN’T BE THE COST!! RE-MARKET IT! YOU TREATED IT LIKE A TOOL VS A PRO TOOL! THATS THE MISTAKE!! REBRAND REBRAND REBRAND!!!!
January 22nd, 2012 at 5:49 am
Wow, it’s like Occupy Picnik over here. No response still from the Picnik team, who are obviously our doing ‘awesomer things’ right now. Like counting their money. What a bunch of crappy sell outs.
At this point I don’t even want Picnik back. Either here or at G+. You guys and gals lost ALL credibility!
January 22nd, 2012 at 5:51 am
@Karl Schlonz Its not becoming “part” of Google+. Its closing all together.
January 22nd, 2012 at 5:52 am
I am bitterly disappointed about your decision to sell out to google.
Like all other paying users of Picnik I have been thrilled with what you have been able to offer.
I have been writing a book for nearly 2 years. As the book will be image heavy I have been using the Collage effects tool amongst others, which has made my work look stunning. There is no other product that can replace it for ease of use and magnificent results. Including Photoshop
I would gladly pay for a stand alone product if you could please make it available before you disappear entirely.
PLEASE reconsider – surely nearly a thousand comments in 48hours is indicative that you should take the time to think again. Although if you have promised big brother google then I am guessing it’s a done thing.
GOLLY I can still hardly believe it!!!! Such a beautiful program
I guess a fat pile of filthy lucre was just too tempting.
A sad day.
January 22nd, 2012 at 5:54 am
I’LL PAY YOU DOUBLE WHAT YOU’VE BEEN CHARGING FOR PREMIUM IF YOU’LL TO STAY!!!
ANYONE ELSE?
January 22nd, 2012 at 5:55 am
guys, Google already owns Picnik.
January 22nd, 2012 at 5:55 am
i’ll pay too Tracy!!!!!!
January 22nd, 2012 at 5:57 am
I’m very sad!
January 22nd, 2012 at 6:03 am
I am really,really NOT happy with this. Can we have a real explanation to why this is happening? I have been using Picnik for almost 4 years to do all of my editing. Now I am not only going to have to purchase something else and LEARN it before the spring bookings hit,but also my editing style will never be the same!
Isn’t there any way that we can save this?
January 22nd, 2012 at 6:08 am
This is upsetting. u just killed my interest in photography. thank you
January 22nd, 2012 at 6:10 am
I agree with everyone…this sucks. Google+ sucks. PLEASE DON’T GO!!!
January 22nd, 2012 at 6:15 am
I am soooooo disappointed! I use Picnik all the time and I love it. So sad that you guys have to go. Picnik has a great service, is a great software….what is going on people? you are making a lot of us unhappy…..PLEASE tell us what we have to do to keep you and us alive? Hope a miracle happens from now to April and receive a new announcement thAT you will stay, that will be AWESOME :))). Please making happen. SO SAD RIGHT NOW :(((((
January 22nd, 2012 at 6:29 am
Picnik, we made you. We the consumers made you.
January 22nd, 2012 at 6:35 am
I AM SO UNHAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHYYYYYYY ARE YOU CLOSING?????????? i am going to have to go out and buy stupid photoshop now. seriously, i am in a panic right now. what the heck?????!!!!!!! why would ya’ll close???? this SUCKS.
if google bought you out, then google should give us everything you did.
January 22nd, 2012 at 6:36 am
can’t we buy a stand alone picnik software or something?
i would pay double what you’ve been charging to keep this alive….
January 22nd, 2012 at 6:49 am
What? I love Picnik, it like saved my life when I took my photography class and I still use it all the time! How could you close down? :(
January 22nd, 2012 at 6:54 am
It’s like someone just stole my dog from me. I went from angry, to shock, and now I’m just flat out disappointed. What a horrible business decision. There’s a reason I’m never on Google+, and that’s not going to change. Where else are we photographers supposed to go? What a slap in the face to your loyal fans. Bigger things? Yeah, I guess we weren’t big enough for you. You’ve just made thousands unhappy, and for what? Thanks for killing my interests.
I would, along with many other users, gladly pay for a stand alone product. Maybe something you could sell in the stores. I’m so bitterly upset with you guys. You had so much to offer.
January 22nd, 2012 at 6:56 am
No one join Google+. Maybe that crappy picnik team over there, ignoring us and counting their money, will realize what a horrible mistake this is.
January 22nd, 2012 at 6:57 am
Oh NO…..are you still going to be involved with Picasa? You’re my two ‘go to’ editing places for all of my photos. Hate that silly Google +…….it’s a flop already and that won’t change.
Very sad here…….. I might have to go back to using PhotoShop and I really don’t like that.