Google's $149 Nik Collection photography plug-ins are now free

Google has good news for skilled photographers. The cost of its Nik Collection--a set of seven desktop plug-ins--will now be free, reports The Verge.

Prior to the news, the plug-ins retailed for $149. However, before Google bought German company Nik for its mobile editing app Snapseed, the plug-ins previously cost $499.95.

Included in the pack are Analog Efex Pro, Color Efex Pro, Silver Efex Pro, Viveza, HDR Efex Pro, Sharpener Pro, and Dfine, which can be used with Photoshop, Aperture and Lightroom.

For customers who purchased the plug-ins in 2016 for $149, Google will automatically refund the price.