Is it safe to update to Resolve 15.1?

We can't promise any update is safe for your system. This page shows what Blackmagic Design's release feed says about 15.1, word for word, so you can decide.

Summary

Blackmagic Design's downloads feed lists Resolve 15.1 (Free and Studio), dated 18 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

You can now round trip audio clips to third party audio processing applications from the Fairlight timeline, cache audio clips, deliver supplemental IMF packages, and work with stereoscopic 3D EXR files.

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

Only in the Studio description

You can now round trip audio clips to third party audio processing applications from the Fairlight timeline, cache audio clips, deliver supplemental IMF packages, Netflix certified IMF packages, work with stereoscopic 3D EXR files, access frame based metadata and much more.

DaVinci Resolve 15.1 Studio adds new collaboration indicators on the edit timeline for clips with color grade changes and Fusion composition updates in collaborative projects.

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

What Blackmagic Design says

DaVinci Resolve 15.1

Edition: Free · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 18 Sep 2018

This software update adds support for the new Blackmagic RAW format to DaVinci Resolve. In addition, DaVinci Resolve 15.1 update also adds new audio ducking features using sidechain compression, support for Fusion compositions outside of the edit timeline, Fusion loader nodes, audio bouncing with effects, source timecode overlays, keywords for markers and more. You can now round trip audio clips to third party audio processing applications from the Fairlight timeline, cache audio clips, deliver supplemental IMF packages, and work with stereoscopic 3D EXR files. This update also includes 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 3fdf6df340d4452888328ae46ad17e3e, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

DaVinci Resolve 15.1 Studio

Edition: Studio · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 18 Sep 2018

This software update adds support for the new Blackmagic RAW format to DaVinci Resolve. In addition, DaVinci Resolve 15.1 update also adds new audio ducking features using sidechain compression, support for Fusion compositions outside of the edit timeline, Fusion loader nodes, audio bouncing with effects, source timecode overlays, keywords for markers and more. You can now round trip audio clips to third party audio processing applications from the Fairlight timeline, cache audio clips, deliver supplemental IMF packages, Netflix certified IMF packages, work with stereoscopic 3D EXR files, access frame based metadata and much more. DaVinci Resolve 15.1 Studio adds new collaboration indicators on the edit timeline for clips with color grade changes and Fusion composition updates in collaborative projects. This update also includes general performance and stability improvements. This version requires either a DaVinci Resolve dongle or a software activation key.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 67b89e74b39b4d5c895fe5d8206c2112, 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 15.0.1 · Newer: Resolve 15.1.1

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