

The U Point technique revolutionized the way photos can be altered in specific areas. Nik’s U Point technology was the first photo-editing tool that enabled image editors to use multiple Control Points that can apply local adjustments to an image without the need for complicated masks. The U Point technology enables the effects to be applied selectively. Great collection of photo editing tools, I used to use it long before Google bought them out.The latest version of Nik Silver Efex Pro enables iconic film simulations to be added to a photo. Learn more"īelow that, there is a blue "Download Now" button

Īt the top of the page there is an orange bar that says "The Nik Collection is now free. We’re excited to bring the powerful photo editing tools once only used by professionals to even more people now. If you purchased the Nik Collection in 2016, you will receive a full refund, which we’ll automatically issue back to you in the coming days. Starting March 24, 2016, the latest Nik Collection will be freely available to download: Analog Efex Pro, Color Efex Pro, Silver Efex Pro, Viveza, HDR Efex Pro, Sharpener Pro and Dfine.

The Nik Collection is comprised of seven desktop plug-ins that provide a powerful range of photo editing capabilities - from filter applications that improve color correction, to retouching and creative effects, to image sharpening that brings out all the hidden details, to the ability to make adjustments to the color and tonality of images. As we continue to focus our long-term investments in building incredible photo editing tools for mobile, including Google Photos and Snapseed, we’ve decided to make the Nik Collection desktop suite available for free, so that now anyone can use it. Photo enthusiasts all over the world use the Nik Collection to get the best out of their images every day.

Today we’re making the Nik Collection available to everyone, for free.
