Is it safe to update to Resolve 16.2?

We can't promise any update is safe for your system. This page shows what Blackmagic Design's release feed says about 16.2, word for word, so you can decide.

Summary

Blackmagic Design's downloads feed lists Resolve 16.2 (Free and Studio), dated 06 Mar 2020, build 54.
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 16 is only available via the Blackmagic Design community forums.

Only in the Studio description

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

What Blackmagic Design says

DaVinci Resolve 16.2 Update

Edition: Free · build 54 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 06 Mar 2020

This software update adds new Fairlight editing tools including a new edit selection mode, new context sensitive editing tools and commands and much more. DaVinci Resolve 16.2 also adds scalable waveforms in the Fairlight timeline, new Fairlight FX and metering plug-ins, the Blackmagic Fairlight Sound Library, support for immersive 3D audio formats, and a new bounce to file command. 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 541dcc07043142f5a206e824793ddcfb, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

DaVinci Resolve Studio 16.2

Edition: Studio · build 54 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 06 Mar 2020

This software update adds new Fairlight editing tools including a new edit selection mode, new context sensitive editing tools and commands and much more. DaVinci Resolve 16.2 also adds scalable waveforms in the Fairlight timeline, new Fairlight FX and metering plug-ins, the Blackmagic Fairlight Sound Library, support for immersive 3D audio formats, and a new bounce to file command. This version requires a DaVinci Resolve Studio license dongle or software activation code.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 00e0eb2c5ab94938a1e7088e17b35725, 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 16.1.2 · Newer: Resolve 16.2.1

Machine-readable: index.json