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DaVinci Resolve for iPad and Mac App Store licensing

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Kind
License type
Term
Per App Store terms
Definition
DaVinci Resolve Studio on iPad is unlocked by in-app purchase, and Mac App Store installations follow a separate App Store purchase based licence that is not interchangeable with desktop or cloud licences.
Commercial rules
Scripting API, workflow and media asset management integration and Fusion VR and immersive tools are not available in Mac App Store installations.
Applies to
DaVinci Resolve Studio
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App Store Studio licences are not interchangeable
"Mac App Store installations also follow a separate App Store purchase based license that is not interchangeable with other desktop or cloud based licenses."

Studio and iPad Features, footnote 7DaVinci Resolve Studio and iPad Features (21.1)Effective 2026-09-28Retrieved 2026-10-08

iPad Studio is a separate in-app purchase
"Studio upgrade via in-app purchase."

Studio and iPad Features, footnote 5DaVinci Resolve Studio and iPad Features (21.1)Effective 2026-09-28Retrieved 2026-10-08

Scripting API and MAM integration need Studio and are absent from App Store builds
"Not available in Mac App Store installations."

Studio and iPad Features, footnote 7DaVinci Resolve Studio and iPad Features (21.1)Effective 2026-09-28Retrieved 2026-10-08

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