In late 2018, DXO decided to put out an update to the NIK Collection. But hey, it will probably work better with the new OS and I don’t have to spend time learning the software.Įverything worked well with the NEW, yet NOT new version NIK just like it did before. I went so far as to pull up the free version on my laptop and compare it to the NEW DXO version on my desktop. That excitement was quickly replaced with “Huh? It’s exactly the same as the old version of NIK ” It was the same, no real change. I wondered what new wonderful things DXO did with my favorite plugin. So I paid DXO and excitedly downloaded my NEW version of NIK. I was lucky enough to get in on an introductory offer. In 2018 I purchased the NEW NIK Collection. This was great news as DXO is a serious software brand in the world of digital imaging. Then on October 25, 2017, DXO announced the acquisition of the Nik Collection from Google. Everyone worried that over time The NIK Collection would stop working with newer operating systems. Google announced in May of 2017 that they had no plans to update the Nik Collection. I wrote a special Blog that day about the announcement.

On March 24, 2016, Google shocked people by announcing that The NIK Collection would now be free. I suggested it all day long to my students. At the $149 price point, a large number of people jumped in and got the software. In 2012 the software was purchased by Google, who dropped the price to $149. At that time the complete collection was available for $500 and because of what it did it was well worth it. I began using the NIK Collection in 2010. On average, I would say that 75% or more of the images I create are touched by a NIK Collection plugin. For those of you uninitiated with The NIK Collection, it is a set of plugin filters for Photoshop that does so much. If you were to ask me what plugins I suggest for Photoshop, the first thing I always say is The NIK Collection.

Google nik collection with gimp