About DaVinci Resolve 21

Welcome to DaVinci Resolve 21.2

This installer will add DaVinci Resolve software to your system as well as additional utilities for setting up hardware control panels. It also installs Blackmagic RAW Player and Blackmagic Proxy Generator into the applications folder.

The free version of DaVinci Resolve 21.2 includes all of the same high quality processing as DaVinci Resolve 21.2 Studio and can handle unlimited resolution media files. However it does limit project mastering and output to Ultra HD resolutions or lower and only supports a single processing GPU on Windows and Linux.

If you need features such as support for multiple GPUs, 4K output, motion blur effects, temporal and spatial noise reduction, multiple AI-based tools, HDR tools, camera tracker, voice isolation, surround sound and immersive audio, multiple Resolve FX, 3D stereoscopic tools and remote rendering, please upgrade to DaVinci Resolve 21.2 Studio.

We hope you do decide to upgrade as your facility grows and you do more advanced work!

Installing DaVinci Resolve Software on MacOS

Double-click the DaVinci Resolve Installer icon and follow the onscreen instructions. To remove DaVinci Resolve from your system, double-click the Uninstall Resolve icon.

Installing DaVinci Resolve Software on Windows

Double-click the DaVinci Resolve Installer icon and follow the onscreen instructions. To remove DaVinci Resolve from your system, go to the Programs and Features control panel, select DaVinci Resolve, click on Uninstall and follow the onscreen prompts.

Installing DaVinci Resolve Software on Linux

Double-click the DaVinci Resolve installer and follow the onscreen instructions. To remove DaVinci Resolve from your system, select the uninstall option after running the installer.

For DaVinci Resolve 21.2, we have taken efforts to keep the project libraries compatible with DaVinci Resolve 20.3.2. While this allows you to access the project library with 20.3.2, individual projects created or opened in 21.2 will no longer be accessible in 20.3.2. We recommend a full project library backup as well as individual project backups before opening projects in 21.2.

What's new in DaVinci Resolve 21.2

The following features have been added or updated.

• Support for Apple MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR touch screens.
• Support for Blackmagic Design Gen 6 LUTs.
• Extracted audio files now retain source timecode.
• Multicam clips now open as source clips in source timelines.
• Open in Timeline with Source Viewer supports clips and multicams.
• Menu action and shortcut to restore last active edit points.
• Command or Ctrl marquee selection now uses last edit point type.
• Conform lock multiple timeline clips to one media pool clip.
• Convert in out to compound clip replaces clips in situ.
• Separate context action to create compound clip from in out range.
• Stop playback option applies to playhead nudges and mouse clicks.
• Edit menu options now persist after UI layout reset.
• Support for EXIF metadata in PNG files.
• Addressed network drive audio issues for some MXF clips.
• Addressed slow MP3 audio only renders.
• Addressed missing clips in some AAF imports.
• Addressed incorrect audio timecode for AAF with interlaced media.
• Addressed OGraf template loading from network and zipped paths.
• Addressed OGraf render timeouts and memory usage issues.
• Addressed slow loading of media from XDCAM drives.
• Addressed flashing media offline frames with some H.265 clips.
• Addressed source track changes in collaboration source timelines.
• Addressed hang editing MultiText keyframes during render cache.
• Addressed issues with italics in imported TTML subtitles.
• Addressed data burn scaling issues for render resolutions.
• Addressed HE-AAC decode issues for some clips on Windows.
• Addressed incorrect channel order for WAV files with iXML tracks.
• Addressed crash decoding some multi-channel DNG files.
• Addressed render in place handles for frame based formats.
• Addressed audio input device preference reset after restart.
• Addressed GPU memory error for some OpenFX on Windows.
• Addressed artifacts in Sony XAVC Long GOP MXF renders.
• Addressed missing Text+ inspector controls in older projects.
• Addressed anchoring issue with Text+ CLS box extend controls.
• Addressed issues with CustomTool LUT name controls.
• Addressed issue with clip EQ pasted Q and frequency attributes.
• Addressed ACES 2.0 artifacts on Windows and Linux.
• Addressed network paths with accented characters on macOS 27.
• Addressed file size estimates for spanned RED clips.
• Updated Fusion tool and scripting reference developer documents.
• General performance and stability improvements.

Minimum system requirements for Mac OS

• macOS 15 Sequoia or later.
• 8 GB of system memory or 16 GB when using Fusion.
• For monitoring, Blackmagic Design Desktop Video 12.9 or later.
• Apple Silicon based computer.

Minimum system requirements for Windows

• Windows 10 Creators Update.
• 16 GB of system memory or 32 GB when using Fusion.
• For monitoring, Blackmagic Design Desktop Video 12.9 or later.
• Integrated GPU or discrete GPU with at least 4 GB of VRAM.
• GPU which supports OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 12.8.
• AMD/Intel official drivers from your GPU manufacturer.
• NVIDIA Studio driver 581.57 or newer.

Minimum system requirements for Windows for Arm

• Windows 11 for ARM.
• Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite or NVIDIA RTX Spark processors.
• NVIDIA Studio Driver 616.0 or newer for NVIDIA RTX Spark processors.
• 16 GB of system memory or 32 GB for 4K or when using Fusion.

Minimum system requirements for Linux

• Rocky Linux 8.6.
• 32 GB of system memory.
• For monitoring, Blackmagic Design Desktop Video 12.9 or later.
• Discrete GPU with at least 4 GB of VRAM.
• GPU which supports OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 12.8.
• AMD official drivers from your GPU manufacturer.
• NVIDIA Studio driver 580.119.02 or newer.

Additional Information

You will also need to download and install the latest Blackmagic Design Desktop Video software for monitoring with your Blackmagic Design video hardware. Desktop Video is available from www.blackmagicdesign.com/support.

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Updated November 04, 2026.