Blackmagic Design Rule

Studio 21.1.1 requires a dongle, cloud licence or activation code

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Kind: Entitlement
Statement: The update description for DaVinci Resolve Studio 21.1.1 states that the version requires a DaVinci Resolve Studio licence dongle, Blackmagic Cloud licence or software activation code. (effective 2026-10-02)
Applies when: Installing or updating to 21.1.1
Applies to: DaVinci Resolve Studio 21.1.1
Related metrics: DaVinci Resolve Studio activation key
DaVinci Resolve Studio licence dongle
DaVinci Resolve Studio Blackmagic Cloud licence

Evidence 1

"This version requires a DaVinci Resolve Studio license dongle, Blackmagic Cloud license or software activation code."

Support site, DaVinci Resolve Studio 21.1.1 UpdateBlackmagic Design support site: DaVinci Resolve and Fusion downloadsEffective 2026-10-02Retrieved 2026-10-08

Blackmagic Design support site: DaVinci Resolve and Fusion downloadsProduct documentation · effective 2026-10-02 · retrieved 2026-10-08