DaVinci Resolve
A full video editor with colour grading and audio; Studio adds AI tools, paid once. AI-powered tool, with a free plan; runs on Windows, macOS, Linux. The stack builder picks it for video.
What it is known for
- Strengths: editing, colour, Fusion effects and Fairlight audio in one program; the DaVinci Neural Engine in Studio: Magic Mask, Voice Isolation, Super Scale, IntelliSearch.
- For: editors and colourists; the free version covers most projects, Studio is paid once.
- Runs on: Windows, macOS and Linux.
- Learning curve: steeper: a professional editor with separate pages for each craft.
- Works with: nothing named on its page.
Read on October 10, 2026 from blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve.
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Editing, colour, Fusion and Fairlight |
| Studio | $295 once | Paid once; adds the Neural Engine AI tools |
Checked by hand against blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve on October 9, 2026; confidence high. Prices are monthly in US dollars unless the row says otherwise; the builder counts the plan it starts on, Free.
When the stack builder picks it
The builder reads each job's rules from the top and takes the first step whose conditions hold and whose plan fits the money left. DaVinci Resolve is named in these steps:
- Video, step 2 of 3, when less than $10 is left for it: the free plan; the step also names CapCut and Descript, and the best score takes it.
The rules are public in stack-rules.json, and how the stack builder scores explains the tie-break.
Alternatives the same rules name
Signals and what people say
- Hacker News, 30 days to October 9, 2026: 2 stories
Change log
- October 10, 2026: counted as an AI-powered tool from here on (before: a standard tool without AI), as its own page blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve lists AI features.
- October 9, 2026: added to the tool list; plans and prices first recorded from blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve.
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