[4] 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.

In September 2012, Nik Software was acquired by Google for an undisclosed amount.

[14][15] In 2017 Google sold[16] the, now seven-application, collection to DxO Labs for an undisclosed amount.

Following the take-over, in December 2012, Google released Snapseed[20] for Android[21] and the desktop versions were discontinued.

[22] Capture NX is a stand-alone photo editing program co-developed by Nik Software and Nikon, released in 2006.