Picasa app for Windows / Mac: What to replace it with

[Alabalcho]

You've probably heard that Google will no longer maintain Picasa service. I have been using Picasa app (and its integration with picasaweb.google.com) for as long as it has been available, and Google' decision to stop supporting it asks the question: What to replace it with.
So, I am looking for photo organizer with following functions:
- basic editing like cropping / rotating are welcome;
- geo-tagging (ability to drop a bunch of pictures over a map, and see them afterwards);
- "integration" with well-supported online photo service (for now, I can only see Google Photos, and Yahoo Flickr in that group);
- Face recognition, while good to have, is an extra I can live without;
- "Self-contained" database would be big plus (like the way Picasa keeps meta-data in .INI file within a folder)

I have been using Adobe Photoshop Elements in the past for both organizing and editing, but it fails miserably on "Self-contained" requirement - metadata is kept in Access Database, and is prone to breaking up when renaming / moving a file / folder.

I don't mind paid apps with reasonable license terms / price.

 

[Ralston18]

Per your posting, I also have the same question.

No answer to offer at the moment but my focus/priority is to get my photographs someplace that I know I have them safe and viewable sans Picasa.

Recommend the same even though we apparently have some time available......

 

[Alabalcho]

As per announcement, photos on Picasaweb will be accessible from Google Photos (in fact, that is how it is even now), so I don't think any photos are going to be lost.

I have my photos replicated around several computers and locations, so online storage is just one more backup (and sharing) option.