<s>
Nik	B-Application
Software	I-Application
was	O
a	O
software	O
development	O
company	O
established	O
in	O
1995	O
as	O
Nik	O
Multimedia	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
based	O
in	O
San	O
Diego	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
developed	O
multiple	O
image	O
editing	O
plug-ins	O
and	O
tools	O
for	O
digital	B-Algorithm
image	I-Algorithm
processing	I-Algorithm
software	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nik	B-Application
Software	I-Application
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
firm	O
focused	O
on	O
digital	B-Application
photography	I-Application
and	O
graphic	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
which	O
were	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
extensions	O
and	O
textures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
Michael	O
J	O
Slater	O
joined	O
as	O
CEO	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
which	O
subsequently	O
grew	O
into	O
a	O
respected	O
software	B-Application
research	I-Application
and	O
development	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2006	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
renamed	O
Nik	B-Application
Software	I-Application
and	O
announced	O
an	O
investment	O
and	O
cooperation	O
Agreement	O
with	O
Nikon	O
Corporation	O
,	O
who	O
in	O
2010	O
held	O
a	O
35%	O
stake	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
Nik	B-Application
Software	I-Application
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
for	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
amount	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neal	O
's	O
Efex	O
and	O
Type	O
Efex	O
were	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
products	O
to	O
be	O
marketed	O
by	O
Nik	O
Multimedia	O
inc	O
.	O
they	O
offered	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
extensions	O
for	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
4	O
to	O
alter	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
typefaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Nik	O
packaged	O
its	O
range	O
of	O
award-winning	O
photo	B-Application
editing	I-Application
plugin	O
applications	O
Dfine	O
2.0	O
,	O
Viveza	O
,	O
Color	O
Efex	O
Pro	O
3.0	O
,	O
Silver	O
Efex	O
Pro	O
and	O
Sharpener	O
Pro	O
3.0	O
together	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
acquisition	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
relaunched	O
the	O
collection	O
of	O
six	O
applications	O
as	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Nik	O
Collection	O
and	O
reduced	O
its	O
price	O
to	O
$150	O
and	O
then	O
,	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
made	O
it	O
completely	O
free	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
Google	B-Application
sold	O
the	O
,	O
now	O
seven-application	O
,	O
collection	O
to	O
DxO	B-Algorithm
Labs	I-Algorithm
for	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
amount	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DxO	B-Algorithm
Labs	I-Algorithm
have	O
since	O
added	O
an	O
eighth	O
application	O
:	O
Perspective	O
Efex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snapseed	B-Application
is	O
an	O
image	O
editing	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
versions	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
MacOS	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
take-over	O
,	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
released	O
Snapseed	B-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
the	O
desktop	O
versions	O
were	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capture	B-Application
NX	I-Application
is	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
photo	B-Application
editing	I-Application
program	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Nik	B-Application
Software	I-Application
and	O
Nikon	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
program	O
,	O
Capture	B-Application
NX	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
