Last week, Apple released anupdate to Yosemite that includes a new Photos app.

Heres how to use it.

However, they do work pretty differently.

Thats good, because the 5GB of free space offered by Apple probably isnt enough for most people.

you might also separate by collections, much like on iOS.

Shared albums now appear in the main source list as well.

The star rating system in iPhoto has been replaced with a heart to favorite specific photos.

you’re able to zoom in on any of those by clicking the clicking anywhere on the timeline.

Finally, you also have a Projects tab where you’re free to create and print photo books.

Of course, there are a few other minor differences as well.

Really, what matters most is the fact Photos is much faster and more responsive than iPhoto was.

For the most part, if youre already an iPhoto user, youll understand Photos.

If not, its still easy to pick up.

How to Set Up Syncing in Photos

The initial set up process for Photos is simple.

If youre using iPhoto or Aperture, Photos will automatically import your photo library into Photos.

If you have multiple libraries, hold down the Option key and open Photos.

Youll be asked which library you want to use.

From there, youll need to decide if you want to use iCloud Photo Library or My Photo Stream.

you’re able to also opt out of either and upload your pictures into Photos manually.

Just plug in your camera and Photos will ask if you want to import them.

If youre using Photo Stream or iCloud, youll need to do a little set up.

Once it does, thats pretty much it for the photo management part.

Most of these are slightly beefed up versions of what was already in iPhoto.

To edit a picture in Photos, just highlight it and nudge the Edit button.

Here, youll get a very basic set of editing six editing options.

smack the down arrow to reveal a set of more adjustments for each of those.

These use sliders to control everything.

Retouch: Retouch allows you to cover up blemishes or spots.

It doesnt work that well, but its fine if you gotta cover up something small.