Is it safe to update to Resolve 16.0?

We can't promise any update is safe for your system. This page shows what Blackmagic Design's release feed says about 16.0, word for word, so you can decide.

Summary

Blackmagic Design's downloads feed lists Resolve 16.0 (Free and Studio), dated 09 Aug 2019, build 60.
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 software installs the full shipping version of DaVinci Resolve 16 which features the new cut page along with over a hundred new tools, features and improvements such as adjustment clips, GPU accelerated scopes, faster Fusion performance, elastic wave audio alignment and more.

Technical support for the free version of DaVinci Resolve 16 is only available via the Blackmagic Design community forums.

Only in the Studio description

This software installs the full shipping version of DaVinci Resolve 16 Studio which features the new Cut page along with over a hundred new tools, features and improvements such as the DaVinci Neural Engine, facial recognition, speed warp retiming, adjustment clips, GPU accelerated scopes, new Resolve FX, faster Fusion performance, elastic wave audio alignment, new Fairlight FX, immersive 3D audio support and more.

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

What Blackmagic Design says

DaVinci Resolve 16

Edition: Free · build 60 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 09 Aug 2019

This software installs the full shipping version of DaVinci Resolve 16 which features the new cut page along with over a hundred new tools, features and improvements such as adjustment clips, GPU accelerated scopes, faster Fusion performance, elastic wave audio alignment and more. Technical support for the free version of DaVinci Resolve 16 is only available via the Blackmagic Design community forums.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record e1bbdde6da4544869c27b6f43c4f189b, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

DaVinci Resolve Studio 16

Edition: Studio · build 60 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 09 Aug 2019

This software installs the full shipping version of DaVinci Resolve 16 Studio which features the new Cut page along with over a hundred new tools, features and improvements such as the DaVinci Neural Engine, facial recognition, speed warp retiming, adjustment clips, GPU accelerated scopes, new Resolve FX, faster Fusion performance, elastic wave audio alignment, new Fairlight FX, immersive 3D audio support and more. This version requires a DaVinci Resolve license dongle or software activation code.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 33c81e3bd69a417c848f1324b7ffab32, 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 15.3.1 · Newer: Resolve 16.1

Machine-readable: index.json