Is it safe to update to Resolve 16.2.3?

We can't promise any update is safe for your system. This page shows what Blackmagic Design's release feed says about 16.2.3, word for word, so you can decide.

Summary

Blackmagic Design's downloads feed lists Resolve 16.2.3 (Free and Studio), dated 18 Jun 2020, build 15.
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 update improves performance with Canon EOS-1D X Mark III and EOS R5 clips using Apple Metal, addresses ARRIRAW playback performance and ACES IDTs with ARRI MXF clips.

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 update adds support for version 4.1 of the Dolby Vision CM algorithm and provides the ability to generate v2.9 trims from v4.

In addition, you can now export a Dolby Vision v2.9 XML from a v4 project.

DaVinci Resolve 16.2.3 also improves performance with Canon EOS-1D X Mark III and EOS R5 clips using Apple Metal, addresses ARRIRAW playback performance and ACES IDTs with ARRI MXF clips.

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

What Blackmagic Design says

DaVinci Resolve 16.2.3 Update

Edition: Free · build 15 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 18 Jun 2020

This software update improves performance with Canon EOS-1D X Mark III and EOS R5 clips using Apple Metal, addresses ARRIRAW playback performance and ACES IDTs with ARRI MXF clips. This update also improves audio trimming, fixes Fairlight index display issues, layering with cloned audio clips, and now correctly moves tracks over linked audio tracks. DaVinci Resolve 16.2.3 update also includes improvements to Fusion Text+ shading, gradients, Fusion previews 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 cc08f931caa04c1ebf015a93435b7047, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

DaVinci Resolve Studio 16.2.3 Update

Edition: Studio · build 15 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 18 Jun 2020

This software update adds support for version 4.1 of the Dolby Vision CM algorithm and provides the ability to generate v2.9 trims from v4. In addition, you can now export a Dolby Vision v2.9 XML from a v4 project. DaVinci Resolve 16.2.3 also improves performance with Canon EOS-1D X Mark III and EOS R5 clips using Apple Metal, addresses ARRIRAW playback performance and ACES IDTs with ARRI MXF clips. This update also improves audio trimming, fixes Fairlight index display issues, layering with cloned audio clips, and now correctly moves tracks over linked audio tracks. DaVinci Resolve 16.2.3 update also includes improvements to Fusion Text+ shading, gradients, Fusion previews and more. This version requires a DaVinci Resolve Studio license dongle or software activation code.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record ca91eb636f944eb2b7ff65ee56db41e5, 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 16.2.2 · Newer: Resolve 16.2.4

Machine-readable: index.json