Silver Efex Pro 2
Silver Efex Pro 2 is a black and white photo editor and processing utility for macOS, developed by Nik Software (now owned by Google). It provides a comprehensive set of controls for converting colour images to monochrome, adjusting tones, contrast, grain and texture, and applying artistic black-and-white filters. The app was popular with photographers, journalists and designers who needed professional-grade grayscale editing without switching to full general-purpose image software like Photoshop.
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1 suggestionSilver Efex Pro 2 appears to be no longer actively maintained or distributed by its developer, Nik Software. The search results show only obsolete download aggregator pages, broken links, and no evidence of recent updates or native Apple Silicon support. The last confirmed version is 2.2.24, and there is no clear information about whether a native build was ever released. Since Apple is removing Rosetta 2 in macOS 28 (September 2028), the Intel-only build will stop launching on that release, and you should begin researching alternatives now. If you rely on black-and-white photo editing, consider Photoshop (which has native Apple Silicon support and includes powerful grayscale tools), Capture One (native, excellent colour-to-mono conversion), DxO FilmPack (native, specialises in film-emulation and black-and-white), or the free open-source GIMP (native, less polished but capable). Contact Nik Software or Google directly if you need clarification on support status, but do not delay migration — you have roughly two years before Rosetta 2 becomes unavailable.
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