It's a double celebration for DxO as it releases updated versions of the Nik Sharpener and HDR Efex plug-ins, the last two to be modernised from the days when the Nik Collection was owned by Google.

DxO, now one of the biggest name in photo-editing software, has launched version 8 of the Nik Collection, a long-established suite of creative plug-ins for Lightroom, Photoshop and other programs.

The Nik Collection plug-ins are sold as a single unit. You can’t buy them separately, but you do use them separately. And although they are typically used as plug-ins for programs like Lightroom ...