Is it safe to update to Resolve 16.2.5?

We can't promise any update is safe for your system. This page shows what Blackmagic Design's release feed says about 16.2.5, word for word, so you can decide.

Summary

Blackmagic Design's downloads feed lists Resolve 16.2.5 (Free and Studio), dated 31 Jul 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 update adds support for importing projects from ATEM Mini Pro ISO into DaVinci Resolve, improves the listing of numbered still frames in the media pool, addresses offline frame issues for some H.264 clips on Windows and makes relinking AAF clips in different folders more reliable.

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 update adds support for importing projects from ATEM switchers into DaVinci Resolve, improves the listing of numbered still frames in the media pool, addresses offline frame issues for some H.264 clips on Windows and makes relinking AAF clips in different folders more reliable.

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

What Blackmagic Design says

DaVinci Resolve 16.2.5 Update

Edition: Free · build 15 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 31 Jul 2020

This update adds support for importing projects from ATEM Mini Pro ISO into DaVinci Resolve, improves the listing of numbered still frames in the media pool, addresses offline frame issues for some H.264 clips on Windows and makes relinking AAF clips in different folders more reliable. 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 8575c2788fd1418fb00a0de3a4dfae45, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

DaVinci Resolve Studio 16.2.5 Update

Edition: Studio · build 15 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 31 Jul 2020

This update adds support for importing projects from ATEM switchers into DaVinci Resolve, improves the listing of numbered still frames in the media pool, addresses offline frame issues for some H.264 clips on Windows and makes relinking AAF clips in different folders more reliable. This version requires a DaVinci Resolve license dongle or software activation code.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 39703bbbf19e45be99798a2006e1eb24, 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 16.2.4 · Newer: Resolve 16.2.6

Machine-readable: index.json