updated in v7

Nik Color Efex
Edit, enhance, excite

Discover a huge range of filters and presets, and create your own unique style.

Unlimited creativity.

PHOTO FOCUS

6 reasons to lose yourself in
Nik Color Efex

1

Creativity starts here

Discover the full potential of a photo by exploring a huge range of filters.

2

Cut through haze

Eliminate haze and fog with the intelligent ClearView tool.

3

Loads of presets to get you started

Choose a preset to get an instant look and then adjust it to perfection.

4

Target adjustments with complete precision

Use U Point™ technology to apply changes exactly where you need them.

5

Find the perfect contrast, tonality, and color

Filters for every occasion, simple to refine with sliders and tone curves.

6

Save your presets and share them with friends

Create your perfect recipe and save it for quick access or to share with others.

NEW IN NIK 7

Nik Color Efex
Upgrades in v7

Every plugin gets big upgrades:

  • Files open faster
  • Jump between plugins
  • 3 new features in U Point local adjustments
  • Quick Export and Quick Search

Discover all of the new features

Your launchpad for creativity

With more than 50 creative filters and 20 original image recipes, Nik Color Efex injects a vibrant splash of color and atmosphere into your photos.

Each filter has up to six unique modes for applying visual effects, making them as individual as you. Nik Color Efex will take you on a journey, transform your photos and unleashing your creative potential.

This plugin's creative potential is mammoth!

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER

Local adjustments with precision

Control the effect of filters through Nik Collection’s ingenious U Point technology, local adjustment tools that target specific areas of your image.


All local adjustments work together intelligently and can be refined to affect regions according to their luminance and color.

Individually, these filters are useful;
collectively, their scope and potential
for creative image effects is huge.

LIFE AFTER PHOTOSHOP

NEW IN NIK 7

Extended HSL: Achieve more

Push color to the limits thanks to the updated HSL filter. You can now correct images based on a range of colors, making more accurate selections and giving you a new level of control.

There’s also a new Vibrancy slider, letting you dial in color to perfection.

NEW IN NIK 7

Nik Viveza inside!

The popular Nik Viveza plugin is now available as a filter from within Nik Color Efex, maximizing the efficiency of your workflow.

Save time and harness the power of everything that Nik Viveza has to offer without ever leaving Nik Color Efex!

NEW IN NIK 7

Dynamic filters for maximum control

Enjoy greater flexibility in your editing as DxO filters (ClearView, Grain, and HSL) just became way more versatile.


Add any filter at any stage of your workflow, and stack them in the order that works for you.