Adobe Launches Free Mac & iOS Apps For Carousel Photo Service

Adobe has released new Mac app and iOS apps for its Carousel photo service, which serves as a more advanced alternative to the Photostream service included with Apple’s iCloud.

Adobe description of the service:

Adobe® Carousel is the only photography solution that gives you access to your entire photo library from all your iPads, iPhones, and Macs — no storage issues, no manual syncing hassles. Enjoy all your photos anywhere you are, and make them look terrific using the same powerful photo-processing technology as Adobe Photoshop® Lightroom® software.

The new apps feature the ability to add and remove photos from your Adobe Carousel library, and also include photo editing features for altering and optimizing your photos.

The service was first announced back in September and supports Mac, Windows, iOS and Android platforms. Carousel is a paid subscription service starting at the introductory price of $59.99 per year or $5.99 a month, although normal pricing is $99 per year and $9.99 per month.  

Adobe offers a free 30-day trial for anyone who would like to try the service, and both the Mac and iOS apps are free downloads from the Mac App Store and iOS App Store, respectively. For more information, visit Adobe’s official Carousel site.

Features

• Simply add photos to your Adobe Carousel photo library on your iPad, iPhone, or Mac, and you’ll instantly have access to them in Adobe Carousel on your other iPad, iPhone, and Mac devices.
• Easily crop, rotate, adjust exposure, and make other corrections, or lend your photos serious style with unique looks.
• Create a family photo library without the hassle of sending emails, handing off drives, and trying to figure out which photos to touch up or use in special projects. Simply invite family members to add photos to your library via their own Adobe Carousel apps, and let them flag their favorites so everyone can quickly find the best-loved shots.
• Share those moments that matter by sending your photos straight from Adobe Carousel to Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr.
• Snap new photos right from Adobe Carousel on your iPhone or iPad, and they’ll instantly appear in your photo library on all your devices.

Adobe has produced an interesting promo video for the service, embedded below: