Is it safe to update to Resolve 15.2.2?

We can't promise any update is safe for your system. This page shows what Blackmagic Design's release feed says about 15.2.2, word for word, so you can decide.

Summary

Blackmagic Design's downloads feed lists Resolve 15.2.2 (Free and Studio), dated 13 Dec 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 Studio dongle or software activation code.

What Blackmagic Design says

DaVinci Resolve 15.2.2

Edition: Free · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 13 Dec 2018

DaVinci Resolve 15.2.2 update addresses viewer performance on Windows systems with Intel GPUs, provides better multicam performance when using time of day timecode, fixes an occasional issue where clip thumbnails would sometimes show an offline frame, features more accurate position controls, properly renders clips with alpha and cropping, improves Fairlight automation and track naming, provides greater stability for Fusion, and addresses issues importing some FLAC, PNG and Panasonic VariCam clips. This update also includes general performance and stability improvements. Technical support for the free version of DaVinci Resolve is available via the Blackmagic Design community forums.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 09b6a86402cd4892b29b33da6eb8075e, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

DaVinci Resolve 15.2.2 Studio

Edition: Studio · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 13 Dec 2018

DaVinci Resolve 15.2.2 update addresses viewer performance on Windows systems with Intel GPUs, provides better multicam performance when using time of day timecode, fixes an occasional issue where clip thumbnails would sometimes show an offline frame, features more accurate position controls, properly renders clips with alpha and cropping, improves Fairlight automation and track naming, provides greater stability for Fusion, and addresses issues importing some FLAC, PNG and Panasonic VariCam clips. This update also includes general performance and stability improvements. This version requires a DaVinci Resolve Studio dongle or software activation code.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 669f19fdc8414f9da95af527b698b767, 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 15.2.1 · Newer: Resolve 15.2.3

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