Is it safe to update to Resolve 15.2.1?

We can't promise any update is safe for your system. This page shows what Blackmagic Design's release feed says about 15.2.1, word for word, so you can decide.

Summary

Blackmagic Design's downloads feed lists Resolve 15.2.1 (Free and Studio), dated 29 Nov 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

This update also includes stability improvements and is recommended for all DaVInci Resolve 15 users.

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

Only in the Studio description

This update also includes general stability improvements and is recommended for all DaVInci Resolve 15 Studio users.

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

What Blackmagic Design says

DaVinci Resolve 15.2.1

Edition: Free · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 29 Nov 2018

This software update provides performance improvements for MXF OP1A rendering, keyboard shortcuts, match frame focus, 10-bit DPX playback, optical flow image processing, audio routing, Fusion transform tool offsets and much more. This update also includes stability improvements and is recommended for all DaVInci Resolve 15 users. Technical support for the free version of DaVinci Resolve is available via the Blackmagic Design community forums.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record ce1aad63c1d54244b81dd2c892f6b18c, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

DaVinci Resolve 15.2.1 Studio

Edition: Studio · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 29 Nov 2018

This software update provides performance improvements for MXF OP1A rendering, keyboard shortcuts, match frame focus, 10-bit DPX playback, optical flow image processing, audio routing, Fusion transform tool offsets and much more. This update also includes general stability improvements and is recommended for all DaVInci Resolve 15 Studio users. This version requires a DaVinci Resolve Studio dongle or software activation code.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 24bcf32639c548339c2a05673c977b7f, 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 15.2 · Newer: Resolve 15.2.2

Machine-readable: index.json