
The final window indicates that installation is complete. The installation process will continue, displaying a progress bar. Click on Install to confirm (your system will display a security dialog box asking you to authorize installation). Use the “+” button to add a program that is not automatically detected or that requires a special installation of plugins (see the paragraph on installing in Affinity Photo below). You can use the “-” button to remove a program from the list. The next window will show a list of compatible host programs detected on your computer. If you wish to install the Nik Collection in another location, click on Browse a system dialog box will prompt you to create and/or select another volume. The installer will suggest a default location (Program Files folder on PC, Applications folder on Mac) and indicate the space required and the space available. Check the box and click on Accept (if you do not accept, the installation process will be cancelled). A new dialog box asks you to accept the license agreement. A dialog box informs you that any version installed on your computer, including the original Nik Software Collection, the Google Nik Collection and any previous DxO version of the Nik Collection, will be replaced. Select the installation language (the system language is selected by default). In the installation window, click on Nik Collection. Locate the downloaded installation file and double-click on it to begin.
Make sure to quit out of any host image editing application such as Photoshop or Lightroom.
Installation Left: Mac, right: PC Default installation location (Mac). You can activate Nik Collection on three computers (Mac and/or PC).Nik Perspective only: English, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese.All plug-ins except Nik Perspective: English, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Dutch, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Thai, and Turkish.Serif Affinity 1.8 or later, Serif Affinity 2.0 (NB: Nik Perspective is non compatible with Affinity).Adobe®️ Photoshop®️ Lightroom®️ Classic 2022, or 2023.Adobe®️ Photoshop®️ Elements®️ 2021, 2022, or 2023 (NB: Nik HDR Efex is not compatible with Photoshop Elements).AMD Radeon™ Pro 580X graphics card or higher for Mac with Intel® processor.macOS 12.0 (Monterey), macOS 13.0 (Ventura).Intel® Core™ processor with 6 cores or above, or Apple Silicon.NVIDIA RTX™ 2060, AMD Radeon™ RX 6600 or better with latest drivers.Intel® Core™ processor with 6 cores or higher, or AMD Ryzen™.Microsoft® Windows® 10 version 20H2 (64-bit, and still supported by Microsoft®).Light | Dark System Requirements and Setup Microsoft Windows Minimum system requirements