Is it safe to update to Resolve 12.3.1?

We can't promise any update is safe for your system. This page shows what Blackmagic Design's release feed says about 12.3.1, word for word, so you can decide.

Summary

Blackmagic Design's downloads feed lists Resolve 12.3.1 (Free and Studio), dated 10 Feb 2016, 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 update improves the performance of H.264, OpenEXR, Varicam, MPEG4 and AVC on both Mac and Windows.

Only in the Studio description

This software update improves the performance of H.264, H.265, OpenEXR, Varicam, MPEG4 and AVC on both Mac and Windows.

What Blackmagic Design says

DaVinci Resolve 12.3.1 Update

Edition: Free · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows · released 10 Feb 2016

This software update improves the performance of H.264, OpenEXR, Varicam, MPEG4 and AVC on both Mac and Windows. It also adds new options for smaller font sizes on burn-ins, ARRI RAW sharpness, RED SDK v6.1 and more.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 7be39a1e1bff4e2ab04e7e33c3c40e0d, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

DaVinci Resolve 12.3.1 Studio Update

Edition: Studio · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 10 Feb 2016

This software update improves the performance of H.264, H.265, OpenEXR, Varicam, MPEG4 and AVC on both Mac and Windows. It also adds new options for smaller font sizes on burn-ins, ARRI RAW sharpness, RED SDK v6.1 and more.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record feb111766047497f8c32cbc54ad0f562, 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 12.2 · Newer: Resolve 12.3.2

Machine-readable: index.json