DxO offers AI Masks and Depth Masks in Nik Collection 9, released in April 2026, which use on-device AI to help photographers make precise local adjustments to specific subjects or depth zones within a photo. The tools run locally on the user's machine without sending image data to external servers.

Nik Collection 9 introduces two distinct AI-powered masking tools. The first, AI Masks, lets users isolate specific subjects by clicking on them or drawing a bounding box; the AI then generates a pixel-precise selection. The second, Depth Masks (available in Color Efex and Silver Efex), analyzes a 2D photo to estimate depth and create a map of foreground-to-background distance, allowing photographers to apply adjustments selectively by distance from the camera — even when the image file contains no embedded depth data. Both tools complement the existing U Point manual selection technology in the Nik Collection suite.