Is it safe to update to Resolve 17.4.2?

We can't promise any update is safe for your system. This page shows what Blackmagic Design's release feed says about 17.4.2, word for word, so you can decide.

Summary

Blackmagic Design's downloads feed lists Resolve 17.4.2 (Free and Studio), dated 17 Nov 2021, build 9.
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 17 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 17.4.2 Update

Edition: Free · build 9 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 17 Nov 2021

This update improves playback performance for Fusion titles and effects as well as improving system stability when adjusting power windows, changing location settings or working with Windows computers running older drivers. This update also improves rendering of H.264 clips on Windows systems and provides better performance when working with VST3 plugin or exporting to ProTools. Technical support for the free version of DaVinci Resolve 17 is only available via the Blackmagic Design community forums.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 8117e283c9434517ab20fe8cb4c9e224, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

DaVinci Resolve Studio 17.4.2 Update

Edition: Studio · build 9 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 17 Nov 2021

This update improves playback performance for Fusion titles and effects as well as improving system stability when adjusting power windows, changing location settings or working with Windows computers running older drivers. This update also improves rendering of H.264 clips on Windows systems and provides better performance when working with VST3 plugin or exporting to ProTools. This version requires a DaVinci Resolve Studio license dongle or software activation code.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record 26a943b801de46b8b330d6cd939d8f1f, 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 17.4.1 · Newer: Resolve 17.4.3

Machine-readable: index.json