Is it safe to update to Resolve 12.0?

We can't promise any update is safe for your system. This page shows what Blackmagic Design's release feed says about 12.0, word for word, so you can decide.

Summary

• Blackmagic Design's downloads feed lists Resolve 12.0 (Free and Studio), dated 11 Sep 2015, build 0.
• Platforms listed: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux.

Free vs Studio: wording that differs

Sentences that appear in only one edition's official description:

Only in the Free description

This software installs the free DaVinci Resolve 12 software, a full professional editing and color grading system that is suitable for independent users working on SD, HD and Ultra HD projects.

This software replaces DaVinci Resolve Lite.

Technical support available via the Blackmagic Design community forums.

Only in the Studio description

This software installs the full version of DaVinci Resolve 12 Studio and adds support for multiple GPUs, 4K mastering, motion blur effects, temporal and spatial noise reduction, 3D tools, remote and multi user collaboration tools.

Requires a DaVinci Resolve dongle.

What Blackmagic Design says

DaVinci Resolve 12.0

Edition: Free · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows · released 11 Sep 2015

This software installs the free DaVinci Resolve 12 software, a full professional editing and color grading system that is suitable for independent users working on SD, HD and Ultra HD projects. This software replaces DaVinci Resolve Lite. Technical support available via the Blackmagic Design community forums.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 5e3b5057ee464cfdaf2f50011245aa3a, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

DaVinci Resolve 12.0 Studio

Edition: Studio · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 11 Sep 2015

This software installs the full version of DaVinci Resolve 12 Studio and adds support for multiple GPUs, 4K mastering, motion blur effects, temporal and spatial noise reduction, 3D tools, remote and multi user collaboration tools. Requires a DaVinci Resolve dongle.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 5bf558d630c8434fa9217359b1a982c4, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

Plugin compatibility

Plugin compatibility is tracked from Resolve 18 onward.

Before you update

• Open each plugin vendor’s page from the table above; the vendor is the authority.
• Keep a backup of your projects and your current installer.

Other releases

Older: Resolve 11.3.1 · Newer: Resolve 12.0.1

• Resolve 12.5.6
• Resolve 12.5.5
• Resolve 12.5.4
• Resolve 12.5.3
• Resolve 12.5.2
• Resolve 12.5.1
• Resolve 12.5
• Resolve 12.3.2
• Resolve 12.3.1
• Resolve 12.2
• Resolve 12.1
• Resolve 12.0.1

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