Is it safe to update to Resolve 15.1.2?

We can't promise any update is safe for your system. This page shows what Blackmagic Design's release feed says about 15.1.2, word for word, so you can decide.

Summary

Blackmagic Design's downloads feed lists Resolve 15.1.2 (Free and Studio), dated 16 Oct 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

Technical support for the free version of DaVinci Resolve is available via the Blackmagic Design community forums.

Only in the Studio description

This version requires a DaVinci Resolve dongle or software activation code.

What Blackmagic Design says

DaVinci Resolve 15.1.2

Edition: Free · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 16 Oct 2018

This software update addresses issues with running DaVinci Resolve on case sensitive drive volumes, improves stability on systems running CUDA, makes live save during remote grading sessions more reliable, properly premultiplies RGBA images when using OpenFX plugins. This update also improves Blackmagic RAW setting functionality, makes ResolveFX more reliable on the color page, addresses issues with Fusion paint, Fairlight audio, and dozens of other general performance and stability issues. Technical support for the free version of DaVinci Resolve is available via the Blackmagic Design community forums.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record cc533de875ed48219f3095a72a0b75b6, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

DaVinci Resolve 15.1.2 Studio

Edition: Studio · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 16 Oct 2018

This software update addresses issues with running DaVinci Resolve on case sensitive drive volumes, improves stability on systems running CUDA, makes live save during remote grading sessions more reliable, properly premultiplies RGBA images when using OpenFX plugins. This update also improves Blackmagic RAW setting functionality, makes ResolveFX more reliable on the color page, addresses issues with Fusion paint, Fairlight audio, and dozens of other general performance and stability issues. This version requires a DaVinci Resolve dongle or software activation code.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record f314dd46a1514a73baca2d3d6550bd90, 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 15.1.1 · Newer: Resolve 15.2

Machine-readable: index.json