Patch intelligence record
DaVinci Resolve 21.0
Current reports mention render/export failures, startup or application crashes, and plugin issues. Production editors with active delivery deadlines should wait or test on copied projects.
Current reports mention render/export failures, startup or application crashes in application stability, plugin issues in plugins / codecs.
- Accepted reports
- 3
- Latest evidence run
- Aug 7, 2026
- Healthy methods
- 1 fresh (success / no reports) · need 2
- known_watchlist Partial collection last checked Aug 7, 2026
- reddit_search Source request was blocked last checked Aug 7, 2026
- creative_cow_forum_search Completed last checked Aug 7, 2026
- vendor_forum_search Source request was blocked last checked Aug 7, 2026
- web_search Method disabled last checked Aug 7, 2026
Monitoring reflects community-evidence collection health for this exact release — an absence of reports is not a safety guarantee, and this is separate from the AUXSAYS verdict.
Vendor Known Issues — No vendor-known issue data captured for this patch.
AUXSAYS has not captured official issue data for this patch. This does not indicate the vendor has no issues. Not counted as community reports.
Official Patch Notes — vendor release notes captured from the official source
This software update installs the final release of DaVinci Resolve Studio 21 which adds support for new AI tools including IntelliSearch, CineFocus and tools for facial refinement. This update also adds support for the new Photo page for still images, Krokodove toolset to Fusion, new Fairlight folders, plus improvements for keyframing, MultiMaster trim passes, layer list node graphs and more. This version requires a DaVinci Resolve Studio license dongle, Blackmagic Cloud license or software activation code.
Official Blackmagic support-download entry: DaVinci Resolve Studio 21.0 Channel: Stable Release date: 2026-06-03 Platforms listed: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, Windows ARM
This software update installs the final release of DaVinci Resolve Studio 21 which adds support for new AI tools including IntelliSearch, CineFocus and tools for facial refinement. This update also adds support for the new Photo page for still images, Krokodove toolset to Fusion, new Fairlight folders, plus improvements for keyframing, MultiMaster trim passes, layer list node graphs and more. This version requires a DaVinci Resolve Studio license dongle, Blackmagic Cloud license or software activation code.
Official support page: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/family/davinci-resolve-and-fusion Official metadata endpoint: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/api/support/us/downloads.json
AUXSAYS note: this is official download-portal metadata, not broad community consensus.
Technical Details
- Released
- Jun 3, 2026
- File size
- Official source checked
- Jun 8, 2026
- Official notes checked
- Jun 8, 2026
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User Reports / Sources (3)
User report sources used for the current read.
- r/davinciresolve. (2026, June 8). Collaborative PRJCT NOT WORKING. reddit community report Issue: render/export failures Workflow: render/export
- r/davinciresolve. (2026, June 12). Using the Tracker node crashes Resolve Studio. reddit community report Issue: startup or application crashes in application stability Workflow: application stability
- r/davinciresolve. (2026, June 15). Weird bug I can't seem to find a fix for on the internet. Please help.. reddit community report Issue: plugin issues in plugins / codecs Workflow: plugins / codecs
Official sources
- Blackmagic Design. (2026, June 3). Blackmagic support downloads.download portal
- Blackmagic Design. (2026, June 3). Blackmagic support downloads JSON.vendor api
- Blackmagic Design. Download page.download