03/06/2026
Today we announced that the final release of DaVinci Resolve 21 is now available.
DaVinci Resolve 21 is a significant update introducing hundreds of features including new AI tools like IntelliSearch for fast content searching, CineFocus for focal point adjustment and tools for facial refinement. The Krokodove toolset adds over 70 new graphics to Fusion, Fairlight folders simplify audio track management, plus there are improvements to keyframing, MultiMaster trim passes, layer list node graphs and more.
Another major update in this release is the introduction of the new Photo page, which enables colorists and photographers to use Hollywood’s most advanced color tools for still photos. The Photo page lets you import and manage photographs, integrating with the color page for node based grading. You can use primary color correction, curves, qualifiers, power windows and node editor to adjust color in artistic ways across an entire project. Plus, you can use a DaVinci color panel to adjust multiple parameters at once.
The new features include the following.
Photo Page
• New photo image editing now fully integrated within DaVinci Resolve.
• Image library with tagging, favorites, ratings and album collections.
• Albums let you build, manage and tweak photos at source resolution.
• Native RAW support for major camera formats.
• Import media from Apple Photos on macOS.
• Import Lightroom Catalog files into the media pool.
• Use Resolve multi-user collaboration and Blackmagic Cloud syncing.
• Support for DaVinci color control toolset and grading panels.
• Looks, LUTs, ResolveFX and OpenFX for your images.
• GPU accelerated batch exports and conversions.
Cut and Edit Page
• Keyframing provides powerful retime controls with 4-point bezier.
• Keyframe and add curves for multiple selected clips.
• Keyframing ease options, loop, ping pong, reverse and stretch.
• Keyframe Fusion effects, generators and text along with edit effects.
• Subframe support for keyframing and markers.
• Native support for OGraf HTML graphics.
• Native support for Lottie animations.
• Resolve FX Picture in Picture effect.
• Font browser window for text and subtitle elements.
• Preview fonts during font selection as a preference.
• Spell checking for all text elements.
• Emoji and color fonts for Text+ and MultiText.
• Multicam angle previews in clean feed and video outputs.
• Multicams can include all audio tracks for each angle.
• Multicams can use full clip extents on creation and during sync.
• Replay control to limit view to the last 5 minutes of recorded media.
• Replay editor allows timeline selection from search dial.
• Replay now allows independent start and end stingers.
• Replay title palette allows up to 6 favorite titles.
• Mono audio now plays on left and right channels of stereo tracks.
• Improved waveforms, markers and fades for short edit tracks.
• Source timelines support auto track selectors.
• DRT timeline import supports link and conform options.
• Compare timelines with timeline backup snapshots.
• Subtitle inspector now supports search and replace.
• Edit page lets you show or hide tracks from the index.
• Support for editing EDL clip name in the edit index.
• Affinity .af file support with group and individual layer control.
• Edit page timecode options for frames, subframes or audio samples.
• Duration timecode option to show duration for clip selection.
• Improved timeline view options with presets and clip name option.
• View remote color versions in the source viewer.
• Local color grade versions use remote grades on new clip creation.
• Timeline menu action to select transitions in the cut and edit page.
• Paste and remove attributes for clip color, markers and flags.
• Paste and remove attributes to retain image position under crop.
• Switch audio channels for multi-clip selections via the context menu.
• Edit page source tape includes multicam clips.
• Match frame finds source media for nested clips and multicams.
• Resolve FX Video Collage with separate tile fill and border controls.
• Subtitle support for fade in and out.
Media Pool and Metadata
• Support for tabbed layouts.
• Thumbnail, list and metadata views can be set for each bin.
• Star rating support for clips.
• Cut page supports smart bin views.
• Export media bin thumbnails as a PDF.
• Automatic smart bin and clip filter for offline clips.
• Custom metadata for smart bins, filters, data burn and naming tags.
• Customize your project poster frames.
• Show input colorspace and gamma in metadata view.
• Transcription column support in list view.
• Custom keyboard shortcuts to set thumbnail, list or metadata views.
• Ability to reset audio clip attributes to the original configuration.
Color Page
• Clip groups now support grade versions.
• Node graphs can now be viewed as a layer list.
• Node stacks now support up to 8 layers.
• Customizable HDR and nit scopes ranges.
• ACES AMF improvements, with transform name and custom folders.
• Adobe RGB colorspace and gamma support.
• OpenFX 1.5 color management APIs for colorspace aware effects.
• Advanced panel controls for 2.39 and 2.4 safe area aspect ratios.
• Multi-user projects can bypass color management on the color page.
• Pasting tracking data between power windows retains original shape.
Fairlight Page
• Folder tracks allow a group of tracks to be folded down or expanded.
• Go to mouse pointer support using the C key.
Fusion Page
• Support for Krokodove motion graphics effects.
• Over 100 new motion graphics effects and tools.
• New Macro Editor with inspector view and publishing to edit effects.
• Fusion animation can be creatively driven by Fairlight audio.
• Native support for OGraf HTML graphics.
• Native support for Lottie animations.
• Text+ and MultiText support spell checking.
• Font improvements include emoji, color fonts and more.
• Improved MultiText for position, pivot, alignment and CSV import.
• Support for USD SDK 25.11 with Hydra 2.0 API for Storm renderer.
• USD support for 3D matte objects and textures.
• Support for USD Texture Projector and Catcher.
• Global in-out controls for USD Loader.
• Native support for creating Relief Maps.
• Change inspector properties for multi-tool selections.
• Change common inspector values in all selected multi-tool layers.
• User defined metadata variables in paths, expressions and scripts.
• Lens Distort offers checkerboard calibration and GPU acceleration.
• Guides and rulers persistence, presets and improved snapping.
• MediaIn nodes show clip name.
• Open keyframes and spline as a new window.
Codecs and I/O
• Enhanced MXF growing file support for broadcast workflows.
• MXF OP1A support for MPEG2 bitrate and other encode options.
• Canon CR3 RAW decode support.
• Panasonic Lumix RW2 RAW decode support.
• Fujifilm RAF RAW decode support.
• Apple ProRAW decode support.
• Support for compressed ARW from Sony A7V and newer cameras.
• Improved Nikon NEF RAW decode support.
• HDR decode support for HEIC, JPEG, PNG and TIFF images.
• HEIC encode support on macOS and Windows.
• HDR encode support for HEIC, JPEG, PNG and TIFF images.
• Support for Insta360 I-Log in color management.
• Improved EXIF metadata support for stills formats.
• Support for Sony Burano V3 clips.
• Intel QuickSync AV1 4:4:4 decode and encode support.
• Windows ARM H.265 10-bit 4:2:2 decode support.
• Per render job option to override RCM or ACES outputs.
General Improvements
• Powerful, expanded and flexible data burn-in window.
• Preferences and project settings can now be searched.
• Multi-user projects support dynamic project switching.
• Support for importing and exporting Final Cut Pro 12 FCPXML.
• Up to 3x faster file sync performance to Blackmagic Cloud.
• General performance and stability improvements.
We would like to thank all of the customers that participated in the beta program, tested the software in a variety of workflows, reported bugs and helped to make DaVinci Resolve 21 even more reliable.
DaVinci Resolve 21 is available now as a free download from https://bmd.link/RvcV9h
