

Photo enthusiasts all over the world use the Nik Collection to get the best out of their images every day. Remember to save the file before closing it.Today we’re making the Nik Collection available to everyone, for free.

Along with Sublime Text ( Sublime text is cross-platform), Note++ significantly improves on the default text editor in OS X and Windows. ,Īny text editor can modify these files, but I recommend using Note++ ( it's easy to use). You will need to edit the ShellOut.py file to include the following lines of code, just after the entry for "programlist = [": Download them both and unzip them ( how to unzip an archive). Users need to install two other plugins to get them functioning: ShellOut and Photoshop Plug-in (PSPI). Only three of the 32-bit (the difference between 32-bit and 64-bit) plugins work.

GIMP doesn’t fully work with the Nik plugins.

After clicking through a few menus, the installer prompts users to select their photo editor. In Lightroom and Photoshop the process is dead simple: First, Just download the plugin (available for Mac and Windows) and run the installer. Unfortunately, the configuration for GIMP 2 requires more effort. The plug-ins are located wherever your software stores filters and other effects. Like all plugins, users can then access the filters through their photo editing program. The installer automatically detects most commercial photo-editors, so installation requires clicking through a few menus. Pluginsįor most photo-editing software, installing the Nik plugins requires little effort. When used as a plugin, the plugins require an external image editor, like Photoshop, Lightroom or GIMP. The standalone executables do not require an external image editor, although they do require installation on the host system. There are two ways to use the Nik plugins: as standalone executables, or as plugins.
