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DaVinci Resolve — official downloads

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Official Resolve and Studio 21.1.1 downloads, released October 2, 2026. Python/advanced scripting now requires Studio. Mac requires Apple Silicon and macOS 15+. Back up projects before upgrading; 21.1.1 projects cannot reopen in 20.3.2.

At a glance

Workflow app🆓 Free edition; 💰 Studio licenseWindowsmacOSLinuxResolve FreeResolve StudioResolve 21.1.1

Documented for Resolve Free / Studio on Windows, macOS, Linux with version range 21.1.1. Unknown requirements are not treated as incompatible.

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Compatibility

Platforms
Windows · macOS · Linux
Platform caveats
🪟 Windows · 🍎 macOS · 🐧 Linux
Resolve edition
Free · Studio
Resolve version
21.1.1
Architecture
Not established

Unknown means not established, not unsupported. Edition and version limits can differ by feature; consult the linked evidence.

Evidence coverage

4 / 7 fields established

4/7
  • Platforms — Established · Source documented
  • Resolve version — Established · Source level not established
  • Resolve edition — Established · Source level not established
  • Architecture — Unknown
  • Processing — Unknown
  • Tool version — Established · Source documented
  • Installation — Unknown

Coverage describes recorded evidence, not an installation test.

Requirements

GPU
Not established
Dependencies
Not established
Installation
Not established
Account
Not established
Processing
Not established

Pricing and access

Access
🆓 Free edition; 💰 Studio license
Payment model
Not established

Check the creator site for current pricing and licence terms.

Version and activity

Tool version
21.1.1
Release or provider update
6 days back · 2026-10-02T07:00:10.000Z
Latest field review
2026-10-08

Version source

Tasks

  • Learning & references

Version history

  1. 21.1 → 21.1.1

    Improves trim editing, USAC decoding on Windows 11, Fusion effects and collaboration stability.

    Recorded 2026-10-08 · upstream date 2026-10-02T07:00:10.000Z

    • Free and Studio: Trim editor viewer actions affect all selected edit points.
    • Free and Studio: Trim editor mouse based edit actions now include audio previews.
    • Free and Studio: Trim editor viewer now supports audio only clip editing.
    • Free and Studio: Support for CR3 RAW decodes for EOS R8 Mark II.
    • Free and Studio: Support for USAC audio decode on Windows 11.
    • Free and Studio: Data burn options to show source feet and frames.
    • Free and Studio: OGraf animation improvements for duration aware sizing and outro.
    • Free and Studio: ApplyGradeFromDRX API option to apply changes to all node layers.
    • Free and Studio: Addressed inspector combining multiple Fusion effects for a clip.
    • Free and Studio: Addressed transitions on clips with foreground composite mode.
    • Free and Studio: Addressed looped play around selection issues in dynamic trim.
    • Free and Studio: Addressed original media aspect ratio not honoring orientation.
    • Free and Studio: Addressed issue adding plain Text+ or MultiText to a subtitle track.
    • Free and Studio: Addressed OGraf caching and path relinking issues.
    • Free and Studio: Sync bin multi angle view now displays record timecode and frame.
    • Free and Studio: Multicam actions are now available in single viewer mode.
    • Free and Studio: Addressed issue with Halation controls in Film Look Creator.
    • Free and Studio: Addressed multi-user collaboration connectivity issues.
    • Free and Studio: Improved NVIDIA decode memory usage for some R3D NE clips.
    • Free and Studio: General performance and stability improvements.
    • Studio: Async APIs for quick export, transcription and scene cut detection.
    • Studio: Async APIs for Smart Reframe and subtitle creation.
    • Studio: Addressed auto captions sometimes cropping in vertical timelines.
    • Studio: Addressed occasional Magic Mask slow downs in Fusion page.
    • Studio: Addressed issue when launching app from AI Assistants in Windows.
    Source changelog

  2. 21.0.4 → 21.1

    Media: editable pool fields, recursive/exact searches, geometry previews, timecode and marker batch edits, multicam dates and audio-track controls.

    Recorded 2026-09-08 · upstream date 2026-09-08

    • Media: editable pool fields, recursive/exact searches, geometry previews, timecode and marker batch edits, multicam dates and audio-track controls.
    • Photo: panel-driven RAW settings, sharpening and sidebar improvements, DNG lens corrections, sky replacement and live-view shortcuts.
    • Editing: inspector presets, expanded multicam controls, timeline comparison, richer markers, waveform display, trim and gap operations, adjustment-clip transitions, backup and playback refinements.
    • Fusion: Krokodove shapes/3D, OpenPBR materials, MultiText and OGraf controls, DRFX macro editing, tracking import, blend/alpha improvements and metadata variables.
    • Color: LUT/DCTL relinking, missing-DCTL overlays, additional camera transforms, panel controls and effect scaling.
    • General: newer hardware/media decoding, HTJ2K EXR output, caption exports, media-management reporting, archive options and PostgreSQL 18 Project Server.
    • Compatibility: Python/advanced scripting now needs Studio; projects opened in 21.1 cannot reopen in 20.3.2. Apple Silicon and macOS 15 are required on Mac.
    • Studio additionally brings native MCP/AI integration, expanded Python APIs, MultiMaster trims, deep rendering improvements, extra RAW formats and effects. Read the separate full edition notes for every change and requirement.
    Source changelog

  3. 21 (advertised product family) → 21.0.4

    Exact patch identified; proxy relinking, X-OCN formats and timeline scripting updates.

    Recorded 2026-09-07 · upstream date 2026-08-05

    • Proxy relinking now accepts mismatched formats.
    • Imported DRTs reconnect to matching nested clips already present.
    • Color-page filtering keeps the selected clip visible.
    • Older Affinity formats can be imported.
    • Sony FX-5 footage encoded as X-OCN is supported.
    • Scripts can retrieve the selected timeline clips.
    • Scripts can obtain a timeline object through its Media Pool entry.
    • Render-setting scripts gain controls for handles, extents and burn-ins.
    • Cached large timelines receive real-time playback fixes.
    • Media Pool Power Bin navigation is corrected.
    • Media management handles segment-clip suffixes correctly.
    • Edit Index sorting is corrected.
    • Pasting timecode no longer triggers the reported source-viewer audio problem.
    • Several speed-curve retiming problems are corrected.
    • Windows Fusion templates handle long paths correctly.
    • Burn-ins regain the missing marker-notes tag.
    • Decoding is corrected for affected DPX files.
    • Decoding is corrected for affected CR2 images.
    • Free-edition notes additionally report a Windows software H.264 decoding fix.
    • Additional reliability and speed improvements.
    Source changelog

Referenced in catalogue releases: v1.11

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Sources and limitations

  • platforms — Source documented
    Original source · checked 2026-10-08

    Provider-listed platforms; see limitations and exact builds.

  • version — Source documented
    Original source · checked 2026-10-08

    Recorded version evidence, not installation testing.

  • requirements — Source documented
    Original source · checked 2026-10-08

    Current host release; does not establish third-party plugin compatibility.