Package Details: davinci-resolve-studio 21.0.4-1

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/davinci-resolve-studio.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: davinci-resolve-studio
Description: Professional A/V post-production software suite from Blackmagic Design. Studio edition, requires license key or license dongle.
Upstream URL: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/family/davinci-resolve-and-fusion
Keywords: blackmagic davinci editor resolve studio video
Licenses: LicenseRef-scancode-commercial-license
Conflicts: davinci-resolve, davinci-resolve-beta, davinci-resolve-studio-beta
Submitter: codibit
Maintainer: Muflone
Last Packager: Muflone
Votes: 57
Popularity: 1.31
First Submitted: 2018-01-21 18:37 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2026-08-11 18:11 (UTC)

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Required by (2)

Sources (2)

Pinned Comments

Bink commented on 2026-05-31 23:45 (UTC) (edited on 2026-05-31 23:45 (UTC) by Bink)

@aoqia, the upstream URL is a signed URL, which means two things:

  • That link expires, so hard-coding it in the PKGBUILD will break after a short amount of time.
  • Upstream is intentional with its link protection and the PKGBUILD should not attempt to circumvent that.

vawaver commented on 2025-06-01 05:52 (UTC)

Since DaVinci Resolve Studio cannot be installed directly via AUR helpers like paru or yay, I suggest adding and pinning a clear step-by-step guide for beginners explaining how to build and install the package from the local installer.

The instructions should also include how to obtain the required .zip file from the official Blackmagic Design website:

  1. Go to https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support
  2. In the "Latest Downloads" section, select the latest version of "DaVinci Resolve Studio" for Linux
  3. Fill out the registration form (name, email, etc.)
  4. After submitting, a .zip file will be downloaded automatically – this file must be placed in the same directory as the PKGBUILD before building
  5. Continue ...

Such a guide would be helpful for users new to Arch-based systems who legally own a DRS license but are unfamiliar with manual package building.

Muflone commented on 2025-01-26 02:15 (UTC)

IMPORTANT!

Since version 19.1.3-2 this package will not download automatically the source file from the upstream site.

To build this package you will need to manually download the file from https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/family/davinci-resolve-and-fusion and place it in the same directory with the PKGBUILD.

This would reduce the mess in this package, making it more readable and clear. Also bypassing the required information from the upstream URL is not allowed in an automated way.

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Night commented on 2026-08-10 03:10 (UTC)

The .license directory needs the correct permissions in order for license validation to work as described here: https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=207873#p1111730

Apparently this is not an issue if studio was installed and verified before version 19 originally. Out of the box this package does not work and so I think it should just be part of the PKGBUILD.

I have installed this PKGBUILD around a month ago. Before these changes my serial activation would not work, after the permission changes it worked.

Khaztaroth315 commented on 2026-07-15 10:53 (UTC)

Admittedly I don't know much how file permissions work for these kind of packages but could there be a way for it to check the user's download folder for the DaVinci Resolve zip file so it's a little easier to update directly from paru/yay?

yueduz commented on 2026-07-05 10:03 (UTC)

There is no sound when playing FLAC files, and pipewire-alsa is installed.

Muflone commented on 2026-06-28 14:19 (UTC)

@paterkleomenis I've removed a couple of dependencies not present in the repositories:

  • gtk2
  • libpng12
  • qt5-webengine
  • qt5-websockets

this should make a lot easier to install DaVinci Resolve (+ Studio)

Thanks

paterkleomenis commented on 2026-06-26 10:11 (UTC)

Please remove GTK 2 from the dependencies, it's is completely unnecessary. I am sure the same goes for other dependencies too, but this is one that i tested without and it works perfectly

scardracs commented on 2026-06-08 12:43 (UTC) (edited on 2026-06-08 12:50 (UTC) by scardracs)

@Muflone you are welcome. I actively use the studio version so it's good to see it works OOTB.

BTW, why didn't you add the .license changes? You can't enable license without it and ask for end users to do sudo chmod 777 /opt/resolve/.license

On top of that it is missing also the changes for the RAW player and the .install file I added.

Muflone commented on 2026-06-07 18:10 (UTC)

@scardracs thanks for your contribution, I've included most of your changes, apart the icons which was adding excessive complexity to the PKGBUILD

scardracs commented on 2026-06-05 19:56 (UTC) (edited on 2026-06-06 13:41 (UTC) by scardracs)

@Muflone I wrote down a new version for the studio. Take a look and feel free to use it.

PKGBUILD https://pastebin.com/hyWPgp9Q

davinci-resolve-studio.install https://pastebin.com/7eTENP0k

The shell file remains the same. I tested it on my PC and it works nicely.

BTW, for everyone, if you have the version 20 installed you better remove it and reinstall.

EDIT: Posted a new PKGBUILD with RAW Player fixed.

EDIT 2: added more {} to reduce the lines and make it easier to read

EDIT 3: Added missing license installation

EDIT 4: Made a new .install to remove the icons correctly

Bink commented on 2026-05-31 23:45 (UTC) (edited on 2026-05-31 23:45 (UTC) by Bink)

@aoqia, the upstream URL is a signed URL, which means two things:

  • That link expires, so hard-coding it in the PKGBUILD will break after a short amount of time.
  • Upstream is intentional with its link protection and the PKGBUILD should not attempt to circumvent that.

aoqia commented on 2026-05-31 23:39 (UTC)

Hello! I am curious on why "bypassing the required information from the upstream URL is not allowed in an automated way" is the case. The direct upstream URL is easily obtainable, and there exists a "Download Only" hyperlink in the bottom left of the details popup which lets you (as a user) bypass the registration entirely. How is this any different than that but instead automated?

I also wonder why it is allowed for the free version to do such automated tasks, but not for the studio version.

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