Is it safe to update to Resolve 15.2?

We can't promise any update is safe for your system. This page shows what Blackmagic Design's release feed says about 15.2, word for word, so you can decide.

Summary

Blackmagic Design's downloads feed lists Resolve 15.2 (Free and Studio), dated 14 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

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

Only in the Studio description

In addition, DaVinci Resolve 15.2 Studio also includes new ACES transform, gamut limiter, beauty and blanking fill ResolveFX plug-ins, along with new support for collaboration setups across subnets.

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

What Blackmagic Design says

DaVinci Resolve 15.2

Edition: Free · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 14 Nov 2018

This software update features a higher frame rate timeline with edit animations, completely redesigned keyboard customization interface, new active window highlights, a keyword dictionary tool, dup detection, easy timecode entry, simplified compound timeline editing, subframe audio transition editing, Fairlight fader grouping, new FairlightFX multi band compressor and stereo fixer plug-ins, and more. 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 cbb06ad3149f470ca07b943485c7ccc4, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

DaVinci Resolve 15.2 Studio

Edition: Studio · build 0 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 14 Nov 2018

This software update features a higher frame rate timeline with edit animations, completely redesigned keyboard customization interface, new active window highlights, a keyword dictionary tool, dup detection, easy timecode entry, simplified compound timeline editing, subframe audio transition editing, Fairlight fader grouping, new FairlightFX multi band compressor and stereo fixer plug-ins, and more. In addition, DaVinci Resolve 15.2 Studio also includes new ACES transform, gamut limiter, beauty and blanking fill ResolveFX plug-ins, along with new support for collaboration setups across subnets. This update also includes general performance and stability improvements. This version requires a DaVinci Resolve dongle or software activation code.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record c37a361052724eb8a331971f3f41291a, 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 15.1.2 · Newer: Resolve 15.2.1

Machine-readable: index.json