Nik Collection FOR FREE!

gabro822 · 03-24-2016, 11:39 AM - **1 Like**

Hey guys!

I've just read this news and want to share with you!
Apparently the company is giving his product for free today.

Here what they wrote on their Facebook profile:
"Today we’re making the Nik Collection available to everyone, for free. Photo enthusiasts all over the world use the Nik Collection to get the best out of their images every day. 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.
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.
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. 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.
We’re excited to bring the powerful photo editing tools once only used by professionals to even more people now.".

Here you can find the link to the FB post (It's the text above): https://www.facebook.com/niksoftwareinc/posts/10154098212694301?fref=nf

And here the link to download the Software!: https://www.google.com/nikcollection

Hope this can help!
GG

**jpzk** · 03-24-2016, 11:41 AM

Really ? Free ???

When was the last time a company would offer their whole line of products for free?
There has to be a catch!
It says "Starting March 24, 2016 ... ", so I guess this could be for more than one day only ?
I am too "chicken" to test the link(s) ...

gabro822 · 03-24-2016, 11:45 AM

Yes, of course.
I've just downloaded.
Let me install and I'll reply here

Pioneer · 03-24-2016, 11:54 AM

Thanks. Download is running now.

bigted · 03-24-2016, 11:56 AM

Thanks for the heads up. I've downloaded it too.

Mareket · 03-24-2016, 11:56 AM

If you google separately for nik (don't us that link just in case, no offence) then yeah I can confirm that Google has now made Nik free apparently. They're refunding anyone who has bought it.

Nass · 03-24-2016, 11:58 AM

Looks to me like this might be authentic, great news. Usually if it looks too good to be true it is, but in this case...

I bought this a couple of years ago for Silver Efex, very nice piece of software.

**Rondec** · 03-24-2016, 12:03 PM

It is a great suite of software. Does 95 percent of what Topaz does. It was well worth the cost before and now that its free, highly recommended.

gabro822 · 03-24-2016, 12:03 PM

Downloaded and installed.
Everything works perfectly!
It will install inside your Adobe programs, like Photoshop, Lightroom, Bridge, etc.

VoiceOfReason · 03-24-2016, 12:12 PM

Commenting so I can be reminded when I get home.

vonBaloney · 03-24-2016, 12:15 PM

Originally posted by jpzk

Really ? Free ???

When was the last time a company would offer their whole line of products for free?
There has to be a catch!
It says "Starting March 24, 2016 ... ", so I guess this could be for more than one day only ?
I am too "chicken" to test the link(s) ...

The company in this case is Google, since they've owned Nik for quite a while now. So it is legit -- they never bought it to make money with anyway. Unfortunately, they didn't buy it to keep developing it either as there haven't been any real updates in forever and this is basically a signal that it has been abandoned.

**boriscleto** · 03-24-2016, 12:36 PM - **1 Like**

In other words, Google is pulling the plug on Nik. I'll download it anyway...

**savoche** · 03-24-2016, 01:29 PM

Will be interesting to see if Google will continue developing the collection or if they got hold of the company only to get the tech - to add it to their Auto Awesome in Google+ or somesuch.

FantasticMrFox · 03-24-2016, 01:35 PM

The question is why they'd do it. Will we see advertising? Or have they decided to cease development and there won't be any updates?

It just seems rather weird. It's a professional suite of software, why give it away for free?

**boriscleto** · 03-24-2016, 01:42 PM

They already abandoned the desktop version of Snapseed. This is just more of the same. Google is a company with no direction. Just buy buy buy then abandon. They bought Picnik then left most of its features out of Google+ Photo etc.

03-24-2016, 11:39 AM - 1 Like	#1
gabro822 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Milan Photos: Gallery Posts: 339	Nik Collection FOR FREE! Hey guys! I've just read this news and want to share with you! Apparently the company is giving his product for free today. Here what they wrote on their Facebook profile: "Today we’re making the Nik Collection available to everyone, for free. Photo enthusiasts all over the world use the Nik Collection to get the best out of their images every day. 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. 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. 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. 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. We’re excited to bring the powerful photo editing tools once only used by professionals to even more people now.". Here you can find the link to the FB post (It's the text above): https://www.facebook.com/niksoftwareinc/posts/10154098212694301?fref=nf And here the link to download the Software!: https://www.google.com/nikcollection Hope this can help! GG

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03-24-2016, 11:41 AM	#2
jpzk Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Québec Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,251	Really ? Free ??? When was the last time a company would offer their whole line of products for free? There has to be a catch! It says "Starting March 24, 2016 ... ", so I guess this could be for more than one day only ? I am too "chicken" to test the link(s) ...

03-24-2016, 11:45 AM	#3
gabro822 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Milan Photos: Gallery Posts: 339 Original Poster	Yes, of course. I've just downloaded. Let me install and I'll reply here

03-24-2016, 11:54 AM	#4
Pioneer Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wandering the Streets Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,411	Thanks. Download is running now.

03-24-2016, 11:56 AM	#5
bigted Moderator Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Jessica Lake, Whiteshell Provincial Park, or Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,593	Thanks for the heads up. I've downloaded it too.

03-24-2016, 11:56 AM	#6
Mareket Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Chester Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 719	If you google separately for nik (don't us that link just in case, no offence) then yeah I can confirm that Google has now made Nik free apparently. They're refunding anyone who has bought it.

03-24-2016, 11:58 AM	#7
Nass Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The British Isles Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,402	Looks to me like this might be authentic, great news. Usually if it looks too good to be true it is, but in this case... I bought this a couple of years ago for Silver Efex, very nice piece of software.

03-24-2016, 12:03 PM	#8
Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gladys, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 27,652	It is a great suite of software. Does 95 percent of what Topaz does. It was well worth the cost before and now that its free, highly recommended.

03-24-2016, 12:12 PM	#10
VoiceOfReason Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Mishawaka IN area Photos: Albums Posts: 6,124	Commenting so I can be reminded when I get home.

03-24-2016, 12:15 PM	#11
vonBaloney Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 6,029	Originally posted by jpzk Really ? Free ??? When was the last time a company would offer their whole line of products for free? There has to be a catch! It says "Starting March 24, 2016 ... ", so I guess this could be for more than one day only ? I am too "chicken" to test the link(s) ... The company in this case is Google, since they've owned Nik for quite a while now. So it is legit -- they never bought it to make money with anyway. Unfortunately, they didn't buy it to keep developing it either as there haven't been any real updates in forever and this is basically a signal that it has been abandoned.

03-24-2016, 12:36 PM - 1 Like	#12
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	In other words, Google is pulling the plug on Nik. I'll download it anyway...

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03-24-2016, 01:29 PM	#13
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Will be interesting to see if Google will continue developing the collection or if they got hold of the company only to get the tech - to add it to their Auto Awesome in Google+ or somesuch.

03-24-2016, 01:35 PM	#14
FantasticMrFox Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Munich Posts: 2,339	The question is why they'd do it. Will we see advertising? Or have they decided to cease development and there won't be any updates? It just seems rather weird. It's a professional suite of software, why give it away for free?

03-24-2016, 01:42 PM	#15
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	They already abandoned the desktop version of Snapseed. This is just more of the same. Google is a company with no direction. Just buy buy buy then abandon. They bought Picnik then left most of its features out of Google+ Photo etc.