Is it safe to update to Resolve 15.2.4?

We can't promise any update is safe for your system. This page shows what Blackmagic Design's release feed says about 15.2.4, word for word, so you can decide.

Summary

Blackmagic Design's downloads feed lists Resolve 15.2.4 (Free and Studio), dated 12 Feb 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

H.265 and H.265 encoding has also been improved on the Mac, the latest version of Intel OpenCL drivers is now supported on Windows, project load and save performance is faster, and 5.1 and 7.1 IMF clip handling is improved and font detection on Windows is improved.

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

Only in the Studio description

H.265 and H.265 encoding has also been improved on the Mac, the latest version of Intel OpenCL drivers is now supported on Windows, project load and save performance is faster, and 5.1 and 7.1 IMF clip handling is improved.

In addition, decode support for different Canon XF-AVC clip formats has been added to DaVinci Resolve Studio, font detection on Windows is improved, and support for Sony Venice 3.0 firmware has been added.

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

What Blackmagic Design says

DaVinci Resolve 15.2.4

Edition: Free · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 12 Feb 2019

This software update improves performance of video playback on the edit page, including multicam playback. H.265 and H.265 encoding has also been improved on the Mac, the latest version of Intel OpenCL drivers is now supported on Windows, project load and save performance is faster, and 5.1 and 7.1 IMF clip handling is improved and font detection on Windows is improved. Technical support for the free version of DaVinci Resolve is available via the Blackmagic Design community forums.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 360e097c9f9346f2a632825811653354, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

DaVinci Resolve 15.2.4 Studio

Edition: Studio · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 12 Feb 2019

This software update improves performance of video playback on the edit page, including multicam playback. H.265 and H.265 encoding has also been improved on the Mac, the latest version of Intel OpenCL drivers is now supported on Windows, project load and save performance is faster, and 5.1 and 7.1 IMF clip handling is improved. In addition, decode support for different Canon XF-AVC clip formats has been added to DaVinci Resolve Studio, font detection on Windows is improved, and support for Sony Venice 3.0 firmware has been added. This version requires a DaVinci Resolve Studio dongle or software activation code.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 00cdd1d2c523460c90aee6072e075d45, 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 15.2.3 · Newer: Resolve 15.3

Machine-readable: index.json