Is it safe to update to Resolve 12.5.1?

We can't promise any update is safe for your system. This page shows what Blackmagic Design's release feed says about 12.5.1, word for word, so you can decide.

Summary

Blackmagic Design's downloads feed lists Resolve 12.5.1 (Free and Studio), dated 11 Aug 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

Technical support is available via the Blackmagic Design community forums.

Only in the Studio description

DaVinci Resolve Studio customers also get improved 3D tools, support for copying Dolby Vision grades and more.

This version requires a DaVinci Resolve dongle.

What Blackmagic Design says

DaVinci Resolve 12.5.1

Edition: Free · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows · released 11 Aug 2016

This software update adds ProRes decoding on Windows and no longer requires QuickTime 7 for Windows. Trimming and multicam performance is also improved as DaVinci Resolve 12.5.1 now uses its own native 64-bit code to read and write .mov files. In addition, new ResolveFX have been added and GPU acceleration has been improved for existing plug-ins. This update also adds support for Sony X-OCN, DNxHR 444 alpha channels, AVCHD .mts clips and more. Technical support is available via the Blackmagic Design community forums.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 951f064fdf2544f686f82d4fab96c86d, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

DaVinci Resolve 12.5.1 Studio

Edition: Studio · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 11 Aug 2016

This software update adds ProRes decoding on Windows and no longer requires QuickTime 7 for Windows. Trimming and multicam performance is also improved as DaVinci Resolve 12.5.1 now uses its own native 64-bit code to read and write .mov files. DaVinci Resolve Studio customers also get improved 3D tools, support for copying Dolby Vision grades and more. In addition, new ResolveFX have been added and GPU acceleration has been improved for existing plug-ins. This update also adds support for Sony X-OCN, DNxHR 444 alpha channels, AVCHD .mts clips and more. This version requires a DaVinci Resolve dongle.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 759e9ed64beb4766aace5dcfb36f5a91, 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 12.5 · Newer: Resolve 12.5.2

Machine-readable: index.json