Resolve plugins

The best DaVinci Resolve plugins, by job

Updated 2026-11-03 · by the mouzeclick team

The best DaVinci Resolve plugins depend on the job: Boris FX Sapphire or Continuum for effects and transitions, Magic Bullet Looks, Dehancer or FilmConvert Nitrate for film looks, AutoSubs for offline subtitles, AutoCut or FireCut for silence removal, and Gyroflow's OpenFX plugin if you use Gyroflow. AutoCut and FireCut state support for free Resolve and Studio; most others don't say. Checked 3 November 2026.

Checked 3 November 2026. Prices are as each maker's page showed them, or "Not published".
Blackmagic says Resolve takes third-party Open FX and audio plugins, plus third-party title and motion graphics templates.
Gyroflow's steps put OFX bundles in C:\Program Files\Common Files\OFX\Plugins (Windows) or /Library/OFX/Plugins (Mac).
AutoCut and FireCut state support for both free Resolve and Studio; most other makers don't say on the pages we checked.
We make mouzeclick. It has no Resolve panel; its mouse app works in Resolve like any app, on Windows and Mac.

How did we pick these DaVinci Resolve plugins?

We picked tools whose own pages name DaVinci Resolve as a host, then sorted them by job: effects, looks, subtitles and silence removal, plus free options. Everything was checked on each maker's site on 3 November 2026. Where a page gave no price, platform or Resolve version, we write Not published.

We make mouzeclick. It has no DaVinci Resolve panel, so it isn't ranked here. It gets its own labelled section as a speed-up that works in any app, not as a plugin.

Some well-known names are left out because their makers don't name Resolve. RE:Vision Effects lists its newest Twixtor release for After Effects and Premiere Pro. Motion Bro says its plugin only works in After Effects or Premiere Pro. Mister Horse says Animation Composer works inside After Effects and Premiere Pro. If you also cut in Adobe, see our Premiere Pro plugins sorted by job and the best After Effects plugins for 2027.

Which Resolve plugins are worth it, at a glance?

Prices and Resolve support as each maker's page showed them on 3 November 2026.

Product	Price as shown (3 Nov 2026)	Platforms	Resolve support	Best for
Boris FX Sapphire	Not published	Not published	OFX host; free vs Studio not published	Glows, flares, transitions
Boris FX Continuum	Not published	Windows 10/11, macOS 12.7+ (no Linux)	OFX host; free vs Studio not published	One broad effects library
Red Giant (Magic Bullet Looks)	Not published (part of the Red Giant subscription)	Windows, macOS	Listed host; varies by tool	Looks shared with Adobe and Final Cut
Dehancer Pro	Subscription or lifetime; amounts Not published	Not published	Resolve OFX line	Full film emulation
FilmConvert Nitrate	from $119, one-time	Windows 10/11, macOS 13+ (blocks not labelled by product)	Resolve 16 and later (block not labelled by product)	Film looks, camera matching
Gyroflow	No price listed; site testimonials call it free	Windows, macOS, Linux	OpenFX plugin v2.1.1	Gyroflow users rendering in Resolve
AutoSubs	No subscription; MIT-licensed code	Windows, macOS, Linux	Workspace → Scripts; not the Mac App Store Resolve	Offline subtitles
AutoCut	Basic $6.6/month ($79 billed yearly); AI Plan $14.9/month ($178.8 billed yearly)	Windows, macOS	18.6, 19, 20 and 21; Free and Studio	Silence, captions, podcast cuts
FireCut	Not published; 7-day free trial	Windows, macOS, Linux	20+; Free and Studio	Silence and filler words, reviewed

"Not published" means the page we checked was silent. It doesn't mean the answer is no.

What does Boris FX Sapphire add to Resolve?

Sapphire is the glow, flare and transition specialist here. Boris FX lists Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve as an OFX host. It counts more than 270 effects and transitions and more than 3,000 presets.

Glows: S_UltraGlow, added in Sapphire 2021, emulates an optical glow with a primary glow and a secondary afterglow. The redesigned S_Glare in Sapphire 2026.5, the version shown, makes light blooms, streaks and rainbow halos.
Transitions: custom dissolves and wipes, film rolls, hyper pulls, swish pans, feedback effects and trails.
Sapphire Builder: stacks effects so they apply as one, or makes new effects and transitions.
Tracking: Mocha planar tracking and masking are built in.

Price: Not published. Trial: 30 days with no payment details. Output carries a red-X watermark during the trial.

Best for: stylised glows, flares and transitions as ready presets.

Is Boris FX Continuum worth it for Resolve?

Continuum is the broad pick: 300+ effects, 40 transitions and 5,000+ presets. Boris FX lists DaVinci Resolve (OFX) among its hosts, with Premiere Pro, After Effects, Avid Media Composer, Nuke, VEGAS Pro, Final Cut Pro and Motion.

It needs Windows 10 or 11 with the most recent updates, or macOS Monterey 12.7 or above. Boris FX says Continuum is available for Windows and macOS only, so it is out for Resolve on Linux. The pages don't say which effects behave differently in Resolve and in Premiere Pro.

Price: Not published. Trial: 30 days, no card, with a red-X watermark.

Best for: one library that covers most effect jobs.

Which Red Giant tools run in DaVinci Resolve?

Magic Bullet Looks is the Red Giant tool whose own host list names Resolve. The list also includes After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Unreal Engine, Autograph and Cinema 4D.

Maxon lists Resolve as a Red Giant host in general, but says support varies by tool and host version. The details are in a per-tool compatibility matrix on another page. The subscription also includes:

Universe: transitions, effects, stylisation and finishing tools.
Real Lens Flares and keying tools.
Trapcode, which Maxon describes as working directly in After Effects.

The latest release shown is Red Giant 2027.0.

Price: Not published. The colour tools are part of the Red Giant subscription, which is also included in Maxon One. Platforms: Windows and macOS. Trial: 14 days through the Maxon App, covering the full Maxon One suite.

Best for: looks you also apply in Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro.

Is Dehancer the best film emulation plugin for Resolve?

Dehancer is the most specialised film-emulation tool here. Dehancer Pro for Resolve lists 60+ film profiles, print films, grain, halation, bloom, film damage, overscan, a LUT generator, camera profiles, and DWG, ACES and Cineon colour pipelines.

Dehancer's other pages add detail:

130+ camera log profiles, and two print films: Kodak Vision Color Print Film 2383 and Fujicolor Positive Film Eterna-CP 3513DI.
8 halation profiles, for the red-orange halo around light sources, highlights and contrasting edges.
Grain rebuilt by an algorithm rather than overlaid from scans, with profiles for 8, 16, 35 and 65 mm. Bloom has the same four formats.

Dehancer Film Grain is also a separate Resolve plugin.

Price: a subscription or a lifetime licence; amounts Not published. Platforms: Not published.

Best for: colourists who want a full film pipeline in DaVinci Wide Gamut or ACES. Dehancer says it supports both workflows.

What does FilmConvert Nitrate cost for Resolve?

Nitrate is listed from $119, as a one-time purchase with no subscription. It is the only paid look tool here with a price on its page.

FilmConvert says its plugins work with Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Lightroom and Photoshop. They combine film emulation, grain, halation, diffusion and camera matching. The page doesn't split that host list by product.

The download page lists these Resolve requirements:

Windows 10 or 11, Resolve 16 and later, with OpenCL or CUDA.
macOS 13+, Resolve 16 and later, Apple Silicon compatible.

These blocks aren't labelled by product, so confirm Nitrate with the trial. It gives full access to the controls with no time limit, and footage stays watermarked until you license it.

Best for: film looks and camera matching from a one-off purchase.

Why is Gyroflow on a Resolve plugin list?

Gyroflow ships an OpenFX plugin for DaVinci Resolve. Its site says its Resolve and Adobe plugins give maximum quality without transcoding. The app is at v1.6.3 and the OpenFX plugin at v2.1.1.

Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iOS. The download page lists Windows 10 64-bit (1809 or later) and macOS 10.14 or later, native on Intel and Apple Silicon.

Price: none listed. Testimonials on the site call it free, with donations recommended. Gyroflow doesn't say whether the OFX plugin needs Studio.

Best for: Gyroflow users who want its output in the Resolve timeline. Its manual OFX install is the example in the steps below.

Is AutoSubs a good free subtitle tool for Resolve?

AutoSubs is the pick for subtitles made on your own computer. Its README says no cloud, no subscription and no data leaving your machine. Everything runs offline, on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, Windows and Linux. You can use it as a standalone app or connect it to Resolve, Premiere Pro or After Effects.

Open DaVinci Resolve → Workspace → Scripts → AutoSubs.
Select your timeline or audio source, and your settings.
Click Transcribe, then edit speakers and subtitles as needed.
Send styled subtitles back to Resolve.

It labels speakers automatically and lists 1,000+ languages, transcribed or translated on-device. You start its bridge once per Resolve session.

There are two catches:

The Mac App Store version of Resolve isn't supported. Download Resolve from Blackmagic instead.
The code is MIT-licensed, but the optional MMS alignment weights are CC BY-NC 4.0, for noncommercial use only.

Our guide to auto captions in DaVinci Resolve, free and Studio covers the built-in route too.

Best for: offline subtitles without a subscription.

What does AutoCut do inside Resolve?

AutoCut is the talking-head kit here that publishes its prices. It runs inside Premiere Pro and inside DaVinci Resolve 18.6, 19, 20 and 21, on Windows and macOS. AutoCut says every feature works in both Resolve Free and Studio.

Basic: $6.6/month, $79 billed yearly. Silence removal only.
AI Plan: $14.9/month, $178.8 billed yearly. All 10+ features.
Enterprise: $19.9/month per licence, $238.8 billed yearly per licence, with team licensing and priority support.

The features include:

AutoCut Silences.
Word-by-word AutoCaptions. Advanced AutoCaptions has 90+ editable presets.
AutoCut Podcast, which switches camera angles by speaker.
AutoZoom.
AutoB-Rolls, with AI images and Storyblocks footage.
AutoCut Repeat, which keeps the best of repeated takes.
AutoChapters.

Projects have no time limit, and one licence works on two computers, one at a time. For the Adobe side, see our AutoCut alternative for Premiere Pro.

Best for: one subscription for silence, captions and podcast cuts in free Resolve.

How does FireCut handle silence and filler words in Resolve?

FireCut is the pick if you want to review cuts before they land. It needs DaVinci Resolve 20+ and runs in Free and Studio on Windows, Mac and Linux. The Premiere Pro version needs Premiere Pro 2022+ on Windows or macOS.

Remove silences: pick loose, default or tight and click Go!. Advanced mode adds a dB threshold, minimum duration, padding and J-cuts, and you can review and exclude single silences.
Remove filler words: click Analyze audio. Left-click jumps to a word and right-click toggles its deletion. Then cut them all or add markers.
Multi-track: tag your video and audio tracks to speakers, then click Analyze for suggested podcast cuts.

Features that call AI, transcription or other online services need an internet connection. Transcription uses your plan allowance. Past the quota, you can keep working from an existing subtitle track.

Price: Not published. Trial: 7 days on every plan.

Best for: reviewing silence and filler-word cuts one by one. Our guide to removing silence in DaVinci Resolve has the manual method. The FireCut alternative page for Premiere Pro covers the Adobe side.

Which DaVinci Resolve plugins are free in 2026?

As checked on 3 November 2026, four options cost nothing to start with:

Gyroflow: no price on its site, and an OpenFX plugin for Resolve.
AutoSubs: no subscription, MIT-licensed code and offline subtitles. Mind the noncommercial alignment weights.
Dehancer Monitor: a free tool in Dehancer's Resolve OFX line. It monitors exposure with False Colors and Clipping Indication.
AEJuice free tier: 35 products and 2,000+ assets, with a free account and no card. Its bundle page lists Resolve as compatible for standalone assets.

These are free to try but not to keep:

FilmConvert Nitrate: no time limit, but output is watermarked.
Sapphire and Continuum: 30 days, with a red-X watermark.
Red Giant: 14 days.
FireCut: 7 days.

Check what free Resolve already has before you buy:

Luma, HSL and 3D keyers, the colour warper and HDR tools.
Video collage, elastic wave audio retiming and multi-user collaboration.
Virtually all 8-bit formats, up to 60fps at Ultra HD 3840 x 2160.

Do Resolve plugins need DaVinci Resolve Studio?

Only a few makers say:

AutoCut states every feature works in Resolve Free and Studio.
FireCut lists Free and Studio for Resolve 20+.
AutoSubs' integration docs describe how it talks to the free edition of Resolve 21.1, through a file mailbox bridge.

Boris FX, Maxon, Dehancer, FilmConvert and Gyroflow don't say on the pages we checked, so test the trial in the edition you own.

Some of Resolve's own tools are Studio-only and can stand in for a plugin:

Over 45 additional GPU and CPU accelerated Resolve FX.
Neural Engine features: magic mask, speed warp retiming, Super Scale, smart reframe, object removal, facial recognition and scene cut detection.
Temporal and AI spatial noise reduction, film grain and optical blur.
10-bit video up to 120fps, resolutions up to 32K, multiple GPUs, and accelerated H.264 and H.265 decoding and encoding.

Studio 21 showed $236 on Blackmagic's US page on 3 November 2026, down from $295. The page doesn't say whether that is a one-time purchase or a subscription. Our DaVinci Resolve free vs Studio comparison covers the rest.

How do I install OFX plugins in DaVinci Resolve?

Copy the plugin bundle into the OFX Plugins folder, then enable it in Resolve if it doesn't show. Gyroflow's download page gives the clearest published steps:

Download the DaVinci Resolve/OpenFX plugin archive for your system.
On Windows, copy Gyroflow.ofx.bundle from the archive into C:\Program Files\Common Files\OFX\Plugins. On a Mac, copy it into /Library/OFX/Plugins.
If the folder doesn't exist yet, create it.
On a Mac, if the plugin doesn't show in Resolve, go to Preferences → Video plugins and enable Gyroflow.ofx.bundle.

The paid suites install differently:

Red Giant and Universe are installed and managed by the Maxon App, where the 14-day trial also starts.
Boris FX doesn't publish install steps on the pages we checked, so start from its trial download.

When a plugin is missing, check the folder first, then your copy of Resolve. AutoSubs, for one, doesn't support the Mac App Store version of Resolve.

How do I add VST audio plugins and scripts to Resolve?

Blackmagic says Resolve takes third-party audio plugins as well as Open FX. Its Fairlight Audio Core works with up to 2,000 tracks at a time, with realtime effects, EQ and dynamics.

The product page doesn't name a plugin format such as VST, and the steps for adding audio plugins weren't on the pages we checked. Use the instruction manuals in the Blackmagic support center for your version. Also check the plugin maker's own Resolve requirements before you buy.

Script tools work differently. AutoSubs, for example, sits in Resolve's Scripts folder and opens from Workspace → Scripts. Its docs give the folder for each system:

Windows: %APPDATA%\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\Fusion\Scripts\Utility\
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Blackmagic Design/DaVinci Resolve/Fusion/Scripts/Utility/
Linux: /opt/resolve/Fusion/Scripts/Utility/ or $HOME/.local/share/DaVinciResolve/Fusion/Scripts/Utility/

On a Mac you can also install AutoSubs with brew install --cask auto-subs.

Where mouzeclick fits (we make it)

mouzeclick is not a Resolve plugin, and there is no DaVinci Resolve panel. It adds no effects, OFX tools or captions inside Resolve. What works there is the mouse app, as in any app: shortcuts, macros and gestures on any mouse, set per app, plus the Options wheel and Orbit switch. Treat it as a separate speed-up, next to whichever plugins you pick.

Per-app buttons: Mouse 4 can do one thing in Resolve and another in Chrome. It changes the moment you switch windows.
Eleven slots per button: tap, hold and move in four directions, a chord with another button, or hold and scroll.
Options wheel (F8): 48 favourites per app, on three rings. Recent beta builds add ready-made wheels for Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Photoshop and CapCut. A wheel you've already set up is never changed.
Orbit switch (F9): every open app on one wheel, the last used first.
Shortcut library: 309 built-in shortcuts on Windows, 41 of them for DaVinci Resolve. On a Mac, don't count on Resolve library entries; record your own shortcut instead.

Blackmagic says the edit page's keyboard shortcuts are fully customisable. See the DaVinci Resolve keyboard shortcut list and how to change Resolve's keyboard shortcuts.

What it doesn't do in Resolve:

The Tool wheel works only in Premiere Pro and After Effects.
Studio, the 22 extensions and the workspaces are Adobe panels.
Captions, Retakes and both workspaces are Windows-only.

Platforms: the mouse app, wheels and gestures run on Windows 10 and 11, and on macOS 12 or newer, Apple Silicon and Intel. Apple hasn't notarized the Mac app yet, so you allow it once. The Mac install takes four steps.

Good to know:

It needs an internet connection while it runs. If the connection drops, the shortcuts pause and the mouse works normally.
It uses up to five standard buttons plus scroll and tilt.
There is no driver, and it doesn't change DPI or polling rate.

Price: $25 a month, $249 a year, or $499 once for one of the first 100 lifetime keys. The free trial lasts 3 days and needs no card. See mouzeclick pricing.

How do I choose the right Resolve plugin?

Start from the job and the Resolve edition you own, then check the plugin's page for both.

Talking-head and podcast cuts in free Resolve: AutoCut if you want published prices, or FireCut if you want to review cuts one by one.
Subtitles without uploading audio: AutoSubs.
Film looks: Dehancer for a full pipeline in DWG or ACES. FilmConvert Nitrate for a one-time purchase. Magic Bullet Looks if you also grade in Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro.
Effects and transitions: Sapphire for glows and stylised transitions. Continuum for one broad library.
Noise: Studio has temporal and AI spatial noise reduction built in. Neat Video describes itself as a filter plug-in for noise, grain and flicker. The page we checked didn't list its hosts, so confirm Resolve support there.
Linux: Gyroflow, AutoSubs and FireCut name Linux. Continuum says Windows and macOS only.

If speed is the problem rather than effects, start with our guide to editing faster in DaVinci Resolve. Premiere Pro vs DaVinci Resolve helps if you're still choosing an editor.

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Questions people ask

Why isn't my plugin showing up in DaVinci Resolve?

Check the folder first. Gyroflow's instructions put OFX bundles in C:\Program Files\Common Files\OFX\Plugins on Windows and /Library/OFX/Plugins on a Mac, and say to create the folder if it doesn't exist. On a Mac, Gyroflow also says to open Preferences → Video plugins and enable the bundle. For script tools like AutoSubs, note that the Mac App Store version of Resolve isn't supported.

Does Magic Bullet Looks work in DaVinci Resolve?

Yes. Maxon lists DaVinci Resolve among the hosts for Magic Bullet Looks, alongside After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Unreal Engine, Autograph and Cinema 4D. It is part of the Red Giant subscription, which is also included in Maxon One, and the page we checked shows no price. The Maxon App gives a 14-day free trial, and Maxon says its products work on macOS and Windows.

Can I use Motion Bro or Animation Composer in DaVinci Resolve?

Not according to their makers. Motion Bro's site says the plugin currently only works in After Effects or Premiere Pro. Mister Horse says Animation Composer works inside After Effects and Premiere Pro. For template packs in Resolve, AEJuice lists Resolve as compatible for standalone assets, though some plugin-bound presets only run inside After Effects and Premiere Pro.

Is there a free silence remover plugin for DaVinci Resolve?

Neither silence tool we checked lists a free plan. AutoCut's Basic tier covers silence removal only and showed $6.6 a month, billed yearly at $79, on 3 November 2026. FireCut offers a 7-day free trial on every plan but published no prices on the pages we read. Both run inside Resolve, and both say they work in the free edition as well as Studio.

How do I get auto captions in Resolve without a subscription?

AutoSubs is the option in our research with no subscription. It transcribes offline on your own computer, then sends styled subtitles back to Resolve from Workspace → Scripts → AutoSubs. Its code is MIT-licensed, but the optional MMS alignment weights are CC BY-NC 4.0, so they are for noncommercial use only. Blackmagic also lists Subtitles and Closed Captioning among the edit page's features.

Does Twixtor work in DaVinci Resolve?

The page we checked doesn't say. RE:Vision Effects' homepage lists the newest Twixtor release, 8.1.1A from 22 October 2026, for After Effects and Premiere Pro, without mentioning Resolve, so ask the maker before buying. Twixtor is also available as a stand-alone. Inside Resolve, Blackmagic lists speed warp retiming among the Neural Engine features found only in DaVinci Resolve Studio.

Does mouzeclick have a DaVinci Resolve plugin?

No. mouzeclick has no Resolve panel, and since we make it, we say so plainly. Its mouse app still works in Resolve like in any other app, with per-app buttons, gestures, macros and the Options and Orbit wheels, on Windows and Mac. The Windows shortcut library includes 41 Resolve shortcuts. The Tool wheel, Studio and the workspaces stay in Premiere Pro and After Effects.

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Checked on 2026-11-03. Prices and features change: each link goes to the maker's own page.