Only the latest installments of photoshop need the upgraded version. If you still use Photoshop cs6, there is no need to upgrade. (I used Silver Efex Pro and the sharpener often on Windows boots but have gone over to LUTs and Darktable since moving mainly to Mint Linux.) But it was software developed for PCs fifteen years ago, and Snapseed doesn't even need much in smartphone resources - you'd think current processing power and algorithmic progress could add something but I haven't read DxO's done anything compelling. It was pricey and quite highly regarded by professionals before Google bought it. I haven't gotten rid of my Google version. DxO purchased from Google, put on sale for a price and took its sweet time upgrading the original, but it has done so.īut not by much, and I think more modern plugin suites are easier to use, and in some cases offer better results in certain areas. Modules can be run as standalone as well as editor plug-ins.

It's the free NIK that Google bought to develop Android Snapseed and offered free for several years without changing it.

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