Is it safe to update to Resolve 15.2.3?

We can't promise any update is safe for your system. This page shows what Blackmagic Design's release feed says about 15.2.3, word for word, so you can decide.

Summary

Blackmagic Design's downloads feed lists Resolve 15.2.3 (Free and Studio), dated 24 Jan 2019, 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 15.2.3

Edition: Free · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 24 Jan 2019

This software update improves user interface responsiveness and playback performance for editing and Fairlight audio. DaVinci Resolve 15.2.3 also features better multicam and ganged clip playback, faster saving of projects with live save enabled, more reliable importing of projects from previous versions, improved keyboard shortcuts, more accurate stabilization for videos with horizontal or vertical flips and more. Technical support for the free version of DaVinci Resolve is available via the Blackmagic Design community forums.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record b9f352753ebe4cc5a74005e2d053263c, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

DaVinci Resolve 15.2.3 Studio

Edition: Studio · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 24 Jan 2019

This software update improves user interface responsiveness and playback performance for editing and Fairlight audio. DaVinci Resolve 15.2.3 also features better multicam and ganged clip playback, faster saving of projects with live save enabled, more reliable importing of projects from previous versions, improved keyboard shortcuts, more accurate stabilization for videos with horizontal or vertical flips and more. This version requires a DaVinci Resolve Studio dongle or software activation code.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 5d7e07196e9b47d7b59444685c86a88a, 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 15.2.2 · Newer: Resolve 15.2.4

Machine-readable: index.json