Great news: we have officially launched the desktop app iLovePhotos, and you can download it for free right here (Mac only). We still have a long development process of fixing up bugs and adding a bunch of features we still have on our minds, but we want to get the app out in your hands, so give it a spin and let us know what you think.

iLovePhotos is an incredibly easy way to take your thousands of photos and tag those photo with the people are in them. It then makes it fun and quick to share those photos with all your friends. The app also creates awesome slideshows using our intelligent slideshow algorithms. My favorite part is that by simply dragging your contacts to the filter bar, you can easily find photos that have certain people in them. This is great when you want to show your friends a picture from a year ago that had you, your best friend, and Steve Jobs in it. Simply drag those 3 faces to the filter bar and there is that photo from a year ago proving that you have met Steve. Super cool.

Have you tried iLovePhotos? What do you think? Is tagging your photos something you’re willing to do in order to be able to search them in the future?