The plugins and the application executables. When you install the Nik Collection you are really installing two different sets of files. Some of these applications require only the Nik Collection plugin files whilst others like Lightroom require the application files. This screen lists compatible applications that the Nik Collection has detected on your computer and to which it will be installed. The order of the screens is slightly different on a Windows PC, but the principles are the same. On a Mac, you will reach the Compatible Host Applications screen after accepting the License terms. When you install the Nik Collection, the installer guides you through the process. It’s important in helping you understand how to find the executable files to launch Nik standalone. Most importantly we look at how to open an image for editing because the Nik Collection doesn’t have an obvious way to do this.īut before we can do that, we need to look at what happens when you install the Nik Collection to your computer. I’ll be explaining how to find and launch the Nik Collection executables on both a Mac and Windows Computer. In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to use the Nik Collection as a standalone photo editor. The simple answer to this question is yes. But what about trying to use the Nik Collection standalone? Is it possible?

You probably already know that the Nik Collection is a great Photoshop plugin and that you can use it in other tools like Affinity Photo.

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