Is it safe to update to Resolve 17.4.3?

We can't promise any update is safe for your system. This page shows what Blackmagic Design's release feed says about 17.4.3, word for word, so you can decide.

Summary

Blackmagic Design's downloads feed lists Resolve 17.4.3 (Free and Studio), dated 21 Dec 2021, build 10.
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 17.4.3 Update

Edition: Free · build 10 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 21 Dec 2021

This software update improves system stability when working on Windows computers, as well as adding better character styling behaviour and output blanking. For Fairlight, this software update adds improvements to clip naming, crossfades, and audio monitoring. DaVinci Resolve 17.4.3 also adds further improvements to decode performance when working with ProRes files on Apple Mac models with M1 Max processors. 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 263d62f31cbb49e0868005059abcb0c9, field desc, fetched 2026-10-16 15:46 PT.

DaVinci Resolve Studio 17.4.3 Update

Edition: Studio · build 10 · platforms: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux · released 21 Dec 2021

This software update improves system stability when working on Windows computers, as well as adding better character styling behaviour and output blanking. For Fairlight, this software update adds improvements to clip naming, crossfades, and audio monitoring. DaVinci Resolve 17.4.3 also adds further improvements to decode performance when working with ProRes files on Apple Mac models with M1 Max processors. This version requires a DaVinci Resolve Studio license dongle or software activation code.

Source: Blackmagic Design downloads feed, record a29cf086ee72457e96b8c2ae586a3e00, 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 17.4.2 · Newer: Resolve 17.4.4

Machine-readable: index.json