Create a new folder and call it something like “Affinity Photoshop Plugins.” In this folder, you can install all your Photoshop plugins. Now, open up a finder window and go to the Applications folder. To get Affinity Photo to work with Nik Collection, you need to install it a second time, but in another folder. It is free for 30 days, and works more flawless with Affinity Photo, and includes the new Perspective Efex Plugin as well.ĭownload our Free ebook: Quick Start Guide to Affinity Photo Reinstalling Nik Collection, So It Works With Affinity Photo We strongly recommend that you try Nik Collection from DXO in the newest version.

If you want to keep the old version and cannot get it to work, by following the below guide, or you still have the old free version from Google, try to re-install that once you have cleaned your Mac from the DxO version.Ĭheck this article on plugins for Affinity Photo for a more updated description of available plugins. However, after version DXO Nik Collection v2.5 they do. Note that the earlier DxO version and old Google version of Nik Collection didn’t officially support integrating with Affinity Photo. However, this doesn’t mean that you cannot get Nik Collections to work with Affinity Photo with a little workaround. But Affinity Photo wasn’t around when Nik Collections was actively developed and updated, so it doesn’t recognize Affinity straight away in the installation process.

The Nik Collection plugins were mainly developed to use with applications like Photoshop and Lightroom, and other photo editing software. If you are using Nik Collection Plugins, you might wonder whether you can get them to work in Affinity Photo, or you also need to find alternatives to them too. However, the transition is easier than you think and well worth it. Switching from Photoshop to Affinity Photo can be a little daunting experience when you first think of it. Download a FREE e-book: 25 Techniques All Photographers Should Master

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