Blackmagic beats Adobe to the punch and launches DaVinci Resolve 19 for Windows on Arm

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Key findings

  • DaVinci Resolve 19 beats Premiere Pro on Windows on Arm.
  • A free version with full video editing features is available.
  • The software is only compatible with new Windows PCs on Arm.



DaVinci Resolve 19 is now out of beta and available to the public with native support for Windows on Arm. First announced At Snapdragon Summit 2023, the software wasn't ready for Copilot+'s launch day or even launch month, but it still won the race against its biggest competitor – Adobe. Premiere Pro has only recently become available through Microsoft's Prism emulator, and the native version has a vague launch timeline of “later this year.”

This could give DaVinci a big advantage, as it saves Adobe fans from having to emulate while they wait for an Arm-native version of Premiere Pro, and potentially wins them over. Since a free version is available, anyone can download the software and try it out, or you can get the software as a one-time purchase for $295 – almost the same price as a year's subscription to Premiere Pro.



Which PCs can run DaVinci Resolve 19?

One thing to keep in mind is Windows Centralthe Arm64 software is only compatible with new Windows on Arm PCs, while a Surface Pro X, for example, cannot run it.

DaVinci Resolve edits footage and displays audio tracks and various video clips

Source: Black Magic Design

The new version is also available on macOS, Linux and Windows x86 machines, but this is the first time that the software is available for Windows on Arm It may seem like a niche market at the moment, but as long as Microsoft master the software changeover the performance gains and longer battery life of the Arm64 chips are unlikely to be lost. This means that the number of Windows-on-Arm PCs and users will only grow in the coming years.


In the near future, the existence of a native Hollywood-quality video editor means that folks considering switching to a Snapdragon PC will have one less thing to worry about. As for Premiere Pro, we'll be sure to keep you updated when Adobe announces a more concrete date.

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