Capture NX

Capture NX
Developer(s)Nik Software
Initial releaseFebruary 21, 2006
Websiteimaging.nikon.com/lineup/software/capturenx/index.htm
Capture NX 2
Developer(s)Nik Software
Initial releaseJune 3, 2008
Final release
NX2 : 2.4.7 / April 15, 2014
Websiteimaging.nikon.com/lineup/software/capturenx2/
Capture NX-D
Developer(s)Ichikawa Soft Laboratory Co. Ltd
Initial releaseJuly 15, 2014
Stable release
NX-D : 1.6.5 / January 29, 2022
Operating systemWindows 8 or later; OS X Yosemite or later
Websitenikonimglib.com/ncnxd/

Capture NX is a photo editing computer program developed by Nik Software in partnership with Nikon[1] for macOS and Microsoft Windows.

In September 2012, Google acquired Nik Software,[2] but Capture NX has remained a Nikon software and is advertised as a Nikon product.[3]

In July 2014, Nikon released a new software Capture NX-D to replace Capture NX 2. As such, Nikon D810 is the first camera[4] to support only Capture NX-D. Capture NX-D was developed based on SILKYPIX Developer Studio[5] and does not contain the U-Point technology from Nik Software. Since February 2020, the current release of the software does not install on Windows 7 anymore.[citation needed]

On June 6, 2022, Nikon announced that Capture NX 2 and Capture NX-D will be discontinued and replaced by NX Studio.[6][7] Download links for both programs were removed on June 30, 2022.

  1. ^ "Interview with Keita Kimura". imaging.nikon.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  2. ^ Lardinois, Frederic (September 17, 2012). "Google Acquires Nik Software, The Company Behind The Popular Snapseed Photo Editing App For iOS". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Capture NX 2 Photo Editing Software". nikonusa.com. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  4. ^ "No NX2 support for the D810". Flickr Groups. 2014-07-06.
  5. ^ "Capture NX-Downgrade? Nikon improves multiple monitor support, but loses U-Point control". www.imaging-resource.com. 2014-02-25. Archived from the original on 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  6. ^ "Nikon Japan says it's discontinuing its ViewNX-2, ViewNX-i, Capture NX2 and Capture NX-D software". DPReview. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  7. ^ Schneider, Jaron (2022-06-07). "Nikon is Dropping Support for ViewNX and Capture NX Programs". PetaPixel. Retrieved 2022-12-31.