Is it safe to update to Resolve 15.1.1?

We can't promise any update is safe for your system. This page shows what Blackmagic Design's release feed says about 15.1.1, word for word, so you can decide.

Summary

Blackmagic Design's downloads feed lists Resolve 15.1.1 (Free and Studio), dated 27 Sep 2018, 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

DaVinci Resolve 15.1.1 update also addresses user reported issues for group grades, output sizing, stereoscopic 3D, Blackmagic RAW white balancing, ResolveFX keyframes and dozens of additional general performance and stability improvements.

Technical support for the free version is available via the Blackmagic Design web forums only.

Only in the Studio description

DaVinci Resolve 15.1.1 Studio update also addresses user reported issues for group grades, output sizing, stereoscopic 3D, Blackmagic RAW white balancing, ResolveFX keyframes and dozens of additional general performance and stability improvements.

This version requires either a DaVinci Resolve dongle or a software activation key.

What Blackmagic Design says

DaVinci Resolve 15.1.1

Edition: Free · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 27 Sep 2018

This software update adds support for joining through edits from the contextual menu, adds scripting APIs for setting output file names when rendering, improves playback performance and more. DaVinci Resolve 15.1.1 update also addresses user reported issues for group grades, output sizing, stereoscopic 3D, Blackmagic RAW white balancing, ResolveFX keyframes and dozens of additional general performance and stability improvements. Technical support for the free version is available via the Blackmagic Design web forums only.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record ae1a13678d4443a8b4c72b56e787afe8, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

DaVinci Resolve 15.1.1 Studio

Edition: Studio · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 27 Sep 2018

This software update adds support for joining through edits from the contextual menu, adds scripting APIs for setting output file names when rendering, improves playback performance and more. DaVinci Resolve 15.1.1 Studio update also addresses user reported issues for group grades, output sizing, stereoscopic 3D, Blackmagic RAW white balancing, ResolveFX keyframes and dozens of additional general performance and stability improvements. This version requires either a DaVinci Resolve dongle or a software activation key.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 40bdb1d131ac4da3a63c4abc438eca52, 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 15.1 · Newer: Resolve 15.1.2

Machine-readable: index.json