DxO Nik Collection 8 Released, New Powerful Features And Better Integration

A new version of Nik Collection has been released. A 30‑day trial is available.

Nik Collection 8 expands Photoshop’s photo‑editing potential across all seven plugins thanks to new integration and powerful features

Version 8 unlocks the full power of Photoshop masks, and upgrades make Nik Color Efex better than ever. Plus, Nik Silver Efex has been rethought to ensure effortless black‑and‑white images.

Paris (France): DxO today unveils Nik Collection 8, the latest version of its celebrated creative plugin suite for photographers. This new release brings a completely redesigned Photoshop panel, powerful new masking functionality, and significant improvements to Silver Efex and Color Efex, delivering a more dynamic editing experience.

“With Nik Collection 8, we wanted to enhance both creativity and efficiency,” said Boris Oliviero, Product Director. “We’ve re‑imagined the Photoshop workflow, making it easier than ever to apply powerful effects, refine local adjustments, and move seamlessly between plugins.”

POWERFUL NEW MASK OPTIONS

Photographers can now import masks directly from Photoshop into any Nik Collection plugin, making full use of Photoshop’s powerful selection tools. A new feature in the Local Adjustments panel also lets users transfer masks effortlessly between plugins. And when ready, photographers can send masks created in Nik Collection straight back to Photoshop for further refinement.
With Nik Collection 8, your masks remain accessible at every step of the workflow, whether they originate from Photoshop or a Nik Collection plugin.

A SMARTER, MORE FLEXIBLE RETURN TO PHOTOSHOP

Bringing edits back into Photoshop is now more intuitive. Users can choose to:

• convert edits into a Smart Object for non‑destructive editing;
• apply changes to the current layer or create a new one;
• generate a new layer with a mask, providing additional flexibility.

SEND EDITS AS LAYERS TO PHOTOSHOP

Photographers can now send their Nik Collection edits directly to Photoshop as a new Photoshop layer while continuing to work inside Nik Collection. This allows users to test multiple ideas for an image without breaking their creative flow, and have all of their edits immediately at hand once back inside Photoshop.

BRAND‑NEW PHOTOSHOP PANEL FOR MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY

Nik Collection 8 introduces a fully customizable and dockable Photoshop panel, replacing the traditional Nik Palette. This new design allows photographers to save screen space by choosing which plugins to display, and launch any plugin with a single click for a more fluid workflow. Plus, all of the essential controls for managing layers and masks are immediately accessible.

MAJOR UPGRADES TO NIK SILVER EFEX

Nik Silver Efex, the industry’s leading black‑and‑white editing tool, gets significant usability and feature boosts:

• Color Reference Image: view the original color image while working in black and white.
• Streamlined interface: matches Nik Color Efex and Nik Analog Efex, keeping filters on the left until used.
• Better logic when applying presets: only relevant filters appear on the right when a preset is selected.
• New Local Adjustments: ClearView and Selective Tones can now be applied locally.
• New Filter Looks: every filter now includes pre‑defined options for quick application.

NEW COLOR MASKS BRING PRECISION EDITS TO NIK COLOR EFEX

Targeting local adjustments just became more powerful as the suite now lets photographers select a range of colors for changes. Click on the desired color, tweak the handles as required, and start making adjustments.

QUICK EXPORT UPGRADED FOR A FASTER WORKFLOW

It’s now quicker to switch to TIFF format when using the Quick Export button, and export options are instantly accessible so users can tweak the configuration directly without navigating a menu.

PRICE AND AVAILABILITY

Nik Collection 8 is available today from the DxO website (shop.dxo.com) for macOS and Windows:

• New license: 159,99 $/€ – 145,99 £
• Upgrade from Nik Collection 6 or 7: 89,99 $/€ – 79,99 £