In 2009, Nik packaged its range of award-winning photo editing plugin applications Dfine 2.0, Viveza, Color Efex Pro 3.0, Silver Efex Pro and Sharpener Pro 3.0 together in a single Collection. they offered a collection of extensions for Photoshop 4 to alter the look of typefaces. Neal's Efex and Type Efex were the first two products to be marketed by Nik Multimedia inc. In September 2012, Nik Software was acquired by Google for an undisclosed amount. In 2010, the company had 120 employees - around 40 of whom were located in San Diego where the company was headquartered while the remaining staff (primarily engineering) were based in Hamburg, Germany.

In February 2006 the company was renamed Nik Software and announced an investment and cooperation Agreement with Nikon Corporation, who in 2010 held a 35% stake in the company. In 1999 Michael J Slater joined as CEO of the company which subsequently grew into a respected software research and development company. The firm was then acquired in 1998 by the TECHnik Group and re-launched to focus on the expansion of the digital imaging and photographic markets. They initially developed Nils Efex! and Nils Type Efex! which were a combination of Photoshop extensions and textures. The firm focused on digital photography and graphic design. Nik Multimedia was founded in 1995 by Nils Kokemohr in Hamburg. Nik Software was acquired by Google in 2012. The company developed multiple image editing plug-ins and tools for digital image processing software applications. Nik Software was a software development company established in 1995 as Nik Multimedia Inc.

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