Do I need Nik Collection?

[platypus (Canon & Mac (Intel and M1))]

@626ds

check out videos on YouTube to see what the different tools do and whether they’re what you’re looking for. They’re not really tools that can be mastered just by trial and error,

Indeed. Moreover, the Nik Collection tends to be difficult to remove, unless one uses DxO’s cleanup tool available here:

Instructions Nik CleanupTool (Windows only)

Instructions Nik CleanupTool (macOS only)