Nik Software

Nik Software
FormerlyNik Multimedia
IndustryDigital image processing, software development
Founded1995
FounderNils Kokemohr
Defunct2012
Headquarters,
Key people
  • Michael J Slater (CEO)
  • Nils Kokemohr (CTO)
  • Adam Christianson (Chief Web Developer)
Products
  • Efex
  • penPalette
  • TypeEfex
OwnerThe TECHNik Group (Germany)
Number of employees
120 (2010)

Nik Software was a software development company established in 1995 as Nik Multimedia Inc.[1] and based in San Diego, California.[2] The company developed multiple image editing plug-ins and tools for digital image processing software applications. Nik Software was acquired by Google in 2012.[3]

  1. ^ Ashbrook, Stan (June 2004). "Product--Color Efex Pro![TM] from nik multimedia, Inc". PSA Journal. 70 (6): 6.
  2. ^ Lardinois, Frederic (September 17, 2012). "Google Acquires Nik Software, The Company Behind The Popular Snapseed Photo Editing App For iOS". techcrunch.com. TechCrunch.
  3. ^ "Nik Software gobbled up by Google". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 21 May 2015.