Your free gift:
DxO PhotoLab 5 ESSENTIAL
Nik Collection 5 comes with an extra piece of software, absolutely free:
DxO PhotoLab 5 ESSENTIAL, the powerful RAW editing software from DxO, is the perfect companion to the Nik Collection suite.
This one-time purchase delivers a phenomenal, comprehensive photo-editing package.
- Camera: SONY ILCE-7RM3
- Lens: 55mm f/1.8
- Parameters: ISO 100 - 1/160s - f/8 - 55mm
- Adobe Photoshop
- Nik Viveza
DxO PhotoLab industry acclaim
The best image workflow software on the market. Highly recommended.
Forbes
DxO’s superb image-editing tech hits the mainstream. Should Adobe be worried?
DIGITAL CAMERA WORLD
A revolution in image processing
FOTOWISSEN
Highly recommended
FSTOPPERS
RAW power, effortless results
Supercharge your RAW photo editing and produce captivating images using software packed with powerful, easy-to-use technology — and all without a subscription.
The best lens corrections you can get. Period


- Camera: Nikon D4S
- Lens: Sigma 150-600mm f/5.0-6.3
- Parameters: ISO 280 - 1/800s - f/6.3 - 600mm
- DxO Optical Correction
You already get some of the benefits of DxO’s market-leading scientific research in Nik Collection. DxO’s renowned Optics Modules are the foundation of Nik Perspective Efex, and they deliver the finest lens corrections available.
With DxO PhotoLab 5 ESSENTIAL, the Optics Modules ensure that you
Effortless and intuitive local adjustments with U Point™ technology
Nik Collection’s U Point™ technology is powerful and unique which is why it was implemented in DxO PhotoLab.
You’ll be used to the precision and ease with which you can make local adjustments, and with DxO PhotoLab 5 ESSENTIAL you get to use Control Points and Control Lines on RAW files for
- Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
- Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
- Parameters: ISO 400 - 1/250s - f/3.2 - 80mm
- DxO PhotoLab 5
Organize your photos with ease using PhotoLibrary
The PhotoLibrary in DxO PhotoLab 5 ESSENTIAL is the perfect way to manage both your RAW files and your high-resolution JPEGs as your collection of digital photographs continues to grow.
With PhotoLibrary, there are no complicated import processes. Just browse your files exactly as they are on your hard drive. Rate and label images, add keywords, search for photos, organize by metadata, and more.
Nik Collection, at your fingertips
DxO PhotoLab 5 gives you immediate access to Nik Collection via the Plugin Selector palette.
Fire up your favorite software without disrupting your workflow.
- Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
- Lens: Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM
- Parameters: ISO 800 - 1/10s - f/13 - 16mm
- DxO PhotoLab 5
Balance tones to perfection with DxO SmartLighting
Create harmony across the dynamic range of your images in just a few clicks.
Even out bright highlights and deep shadows using DxO SmartLighting’s intelligent technology.
Complete control over colors with DxO ColorWheel
Shooting in RAW opens up new possibilities when it comes to color, and DxO ColorWheel takes full advantage.
Fine-tune your colors with this creative Hue/Saturation/Luminance tool that’s more sophisticated — not to mention more fun — than anything else out there.
- Camera: Canon EOS 6D
- Parameters: ISO 800 - f/5.6 - 130mm
- DxO PhotoLab 5
All of your edits, step by step
Use the Advanced History panel to keep tabs on every last edit, grouping your changes so that you can visualize each stage of your process.
- Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
- Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM
- Parameters: ISO 3200 - 25s - f/2.8 - 16mm
- DxO PhotoLab 5
Repair your images with ease
Repair and Clone unwanted elements at a RAW level, ready for editing in Nik Collection.
The automatic repair tool allows you to reposition and overlap your changes to give you precise control over your editing.
- Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
- Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
- Parameters: ISO 1000 - 1/50s - f/5.0 - 75mm
- DxO PhotoLab 5
And more
A perfect complement to Nik Collection 5, DxO PhotoLab 5 ESSENTIAL comes supercharged with tools and technology.