To keep using Nik Collection in Photoshop CC 2018, start by deleting the Plug-ins/Google folder in your old “Adobe Photoshop CC 2017” directory, and delete the “Nik Collection” folder you’ll find in the Applications folder as well. The plugins, however, are still working fine – and with a little trick you’ll be able to make them work for you in Photoshop CC 2018 as well, provided that you still have an installer for them. Your Nik plugins, however, will be left in the old “Adobe Photoshop CC 2017” folder, in a subfolder called “Plug-ins/Google” and they will not be automatically ported to the folder of your new version of Photoshop CC 2018.Īfter updating Photoshop CC to the last 2018 version and launching the program, therefore, you are very likely to notice the disappearance of your Nik plugins from your newly updated software. So, what does this mean, in practice, for us Nik Collection’s users? Basically, it means that when you update to the next version of Photoshop CC, Photoshop will create a new folder, in this case called “Adobe Photoshop CC 2018”.

The fact that Google stopped developing the Collection, though, just means that Google is not updating it anymore, not that the previous versions suddenly stopped working. Too bad, since Nik Collection was a great plugin suite, offering powerful tools such as SilverEfex Pro and ColorEfex Pro, and featuring the unique control point technology.

Since they have no competing product offer in their portfolio, there is nothing that seems to justify such a move: whatever the reason, they did it anyway. UPDATE: DxO just released their Nik Collection 2018 by DxO, which solved all problems: read my post THE “NEW” DXO NIK COLLECTION FOR PHOTOSHOP CC 2018 for further details!Īs a user of Nik Collection, you are likely well aware that Google, after buying the Nik suite, first made it available for free and then basically killed it by stopping further developments, with no apparent reasons. While they aren’t officially supported by the latest Photoshop release, not all hopes are lost yet: we still can use the Nik Collection with Adobe Photoshop CC 2018! If, like me, you love what the plugins of the Nik Collection and Photoshop CC 2018 can do to improve your photographs, rejoice.

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