Check What Runway's DaVinci Resolve Plugin Does on Your Editing Screen

The installers for macOS and Windows are free, and generation uses credits from a paid plan.

Under what conditions can you install this plugin?

The date checked is 2026-10-09, based on Runway's announcement and the plugin page. Neither page mentions how it works in the free version of Resolve, specific operating system versions, or hardware specs.

Installation is simple. When you open the downloaded package, the installer finds the Blackmagic Design app and puts the plugin in place. After that, open it from a Resolve menu and sign in with your Runway account.

What can you do inside Resolve?

The announcement names three features: generating images and video, restyling the clip under the playhead, and bringing results straight into the Media Pool and timeline. The plugin page also lists the models you can use.

It only says that the options for length, aspect ratio, and resolution differ by model and does not give specific upper limits. An upscaler and subject separation are also mentioned, but their detailed conditions are not confirmed on the public pages.

How does Edit Studio, which changes existing video, work?

Edit Studio is for footage you already have. It says you can restyle a reference frame or specify up to 5 keyframes to adjust the result more finely. It also says Aleph 2.0 re-renders the clip at the same length as the original.

You can compare the original and the result side by side in the panel. If you like it, bring it onto a track above the original clip.

What is the order of work?

The order the announcement describes is as follows.

1. Sign in with your Runway account. The panel shows your workspace, credit balance, and the cost of one generation.
2. Place the playhead on a cut, or set start and end points. The panel exports that range.
3. Enter a prompt inside Resolve and watch generation progress in the feed.
4. When you click import, the result comes into the bin and the timeline.
5. Compare it with the original, and place it over the original if needed.

Note that the workspace switch in the panel header determines where generated results pile up and which credits are used.

What should you check before adopting it?

First check that your Resolve is Studio 19 or later. Next, see whether your Runway plan is a paid one and which workspace your team pools credits in. The generation cost is shown in the panel before you run it, so for the first few runs it is safer to narrow the scope while watching the cost.

If you use generated results in commercial video, model-specific terms of use and plan terms may apply separately. The announcement and plugin page do not cover this, so check Runway's terms documents.

What other Runway changes came around the same time?

According to Runway's changelog, the DaVinci Resolve plugin was posted on September 23 for paid plans. Earlier, on September 8, panels for Premiere Pro and After Effects came out, and the plugin page says one install handles both Adobe apps. Then on October 2, a feature for quickly making 480p drafts with Seedance 2.5 in Agent was recorded as added for all plans.

Where do you find the installer and pricing?

The Runway plugin page has the installers and links to usage guides for Resolve and Adobe, and pricing and credits are on a separate pricing page. The date checked is 2026-10-09. Supported models and requirements can change, so reopen the official documents right before you install.