Nik Sharpener
Perfect sharpness, exactly where you need it
Enhance details by creating the ideal amount of sharpness with Nik Sharpener. Whether it’s for printing or for a high resolution display, make your photos crisp and captivating.
One of eight powerful plugins for Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom Classic offering endless creative possibilities.
- Camera: Nikon D800
- Lens: 60mm f/2.8
- Parameters: ISO 125 - 1/250s - f/25 - 60mm
- DxO PureRAW
- Nik Viveza - Nik Sharpener
A great alternative to the sharpening tools available in Photoshop, and many users will find it more intuitive
Shotkit


- Camera: Phase One IQ160
- Lens: 80mm f/2.8
- Parameters: ISO 100 - 1/200s - f/8 - 80mm
- Capture One - Adobe Photoshop
- Nik Color Efex – Nik Sharpener
Attention to detail
Any image, no matter how good it looks, can be improved by applying just the right level of sharpening.
Nik Sharpener is innovative software that offers
The second stage — Output Sharpening — applies a precise amount of sharpening to suit the image’s intended purpose, whether that’s a home printer, a professional lab, or a high-definition display.
Selective Sharpening
Sometimes, you might only need to sharpen a small area of an image.
As seen across Nik Collection, Nik Sharpener uses U Point™ technology,
- Camera: Canon EOS 6D Mark II
- Lens: EF 35mm f/2
- Parameters: ISO 100 - 1/125s - f/2,0 - 35mm
- Adobe Lightroom - Adobe Photoshop
- Nik Color Efex – Nik Sharpener
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- Camera: Nikon D850
- Lens: 400mm f/2.8
- Parameters: ISO 1600 - 1/320s - f/5.6 - 400mm
- Adobe Lightroom - Adobe Photoshop
- Nik Silver Efex - Nik Sharpener
Sharpening that’s tailored to your photo’s destination
The Output Sharpening stage applies the
Create crisp images rich in detail that grab your viewer’s attention.
NEW IN VERSION 6
Coming very soon: A brand new interface
As part of DxO’s massive project to rebuild all of Nik Collection, Nik Sharpener is being overhauled.