Nik Collection 9 Review: Is it Any Good in 2026?

It's been some years since I used any of the software from the Nik Collection suite. Nearly a decade I'd say. Their U-point technology was one of the most precise editing systems I'd seen back then, and I was often in awe of their color replacement tech. But my editing style changed and Nik and I parted ways about a decade ago. During this time, the company owning them changed at least once. When the most recent upgrade, the Nik Collection 9 was announced, my interest piqued and I reached out to the new owners DxO Labs to try the suite out.