Nikon Capture IPTC data
File type: Various data file
A nid file extension identifies a Nikon Capture IPTC data file.
The nid file stores IPTC metadata associated with a digital photograph, rather than the photograph itself.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: October 28, 2026
The nid file extension is associated with Nikon Capture, Nikon software used to edit and manage digital photographs captured by Nikon digital cameras. It is also handled as part of the Nikon Capture NX-D workflow.
A nid file can contain IPTC Information Interchange Model metadata, including the photographer's name, copyright information, and a caption or other description. The data is kept separately from the image so that the photograph and its descriptive information can be managed together.
Nikon Capture NX-D is available for Windows and Mac computers. The NID format is a software-specific metadata format rather than a general-purpose image format.
Open a nid file with Nikon Capture NX-D on Windows or Mac. It is normally used together with the photograph whose IPTC metadata it contains.
A nid file is not an image and cannot be meaningfully converted to another image format. Conversion to other formats is not possible.
Software applications that can open nid files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create nid files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving nid files:
Microsoft Windows
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