DaVinci plugins are external apps that you can install into DaVinci Resolve video editing software to enhance its native tools. There are plugins for effects and transitions, color and audio, and they range from free plugins to paid plugins from various developers, including native Resolve plugins. They're easy to install and will improve your video editing results more than if you just used DaVinci's native tools. DaVinci is a great video editor for Windows. To make your videos even better, here are the best plugins to improve your experience with DaVinci Resolve.
7 Magic Animate V3
Free and professional DaVinci plugins
Mr Alex Tech's Magic Animate V3 plugin is a free (optionally paid) plugin that allows you to create animations in DaVinci without using keyframes.
You can make elements spiral, pulse, zoom, or rotate, and scale animations for longer or shorter periods throughout the video. This also includes the ability to animate masks in your videos.
Magic Animate V3 is available starting with version 17 for both the free and studio versions of DaVinci Resolve. It is available for Windows and Mac and may work on Linux systems, although it has not yet been tested, and also has most of the features on the iPad version.
For more stability, Mr Alex Tech also offers other DaVinci plugins as well as pro versions of the free options.
6 Decent video
Noise reduction for your videos
Neat Video is a plugin that you can use on many video platforms, namely DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro, as well as many other video software programs. Neat Video removes noise from your footage, ensuring sharp, clear and clean video.
It removes flickering, grain, or other visual imperfections from your clips and is an all-time favorite of amateur video editors and professional video editors alike. It's great for all types of videos, including digital movie restoration, time-lapse photography, low-light shooting, and low pixel output.
5 ReelSmart motion blur
Add natural blur to your videos
The ReelSmart Motion Blur plugin is provided by RE:Vision Effects as both a paid standard and ultimate pro option. This plugin allows you to add different types of natural blur and motion blur to your videos via individually tracked pixels in your footage.
It has automatic tracking to ensure every aspect of the blur stays in the right place. You can apply variable amounts of blur, 360-degree motion blur, and RGB+A channel tracking to achieve precision on dark videos, and you can also use this plugin to remove blur, which is perfect for hiding unwanted blurry areas.
This plugin can be used for Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems with DaVinci Resolve 11 or later. The price of ReelSmart Motion Blur starts at $110, while the Pro version costs $170.
4 Fusion reactor
Integrate Fusion plugins into DaVinci in one step
Steakunderwater's free, open source Reactor plugin acts as a management system for Fusion Free and Studio VFX tools. Fusion offers more plugins and features, but with Reactor you can easily manage installation, API, scripting, and all related activities through the Git repository, eliminating the need to repeatedly download and install individual Fusion items into DaVinci.
Reactor as a plugin itself doesn't provide any visual features that you can apply to your DaVinci projects, but it does work with Fusion, which does. Reactor is a time-saving plugin, allowing you to focus more time and energy on applying the plugin effects instead of installing them.
3 FilmConvert
Color correction and footage
FilmConvert is a plugin that allows you to control colors, grain and footage in your footage. It's a premium plugin starting at $120, but you have access to over 19 footage types, a selection of camera profiles, a high-quality 6K grain scan for the most realistic results, and options to export 3D LUTs.
With support for over 9 camera types including Canon, Sony, Blackmagicdesign and Nikon, and platform availability for Mac and Windows, you can add lots of high-quality magic to your videos with this plugin.
FilmConvert offers a free trial, but not for use with DaVinci Resolve; However, you can still try it out before purchasing if you have Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, or After Effects.
2 Boris FX Sapphire
Plugin pack with great VFX tools
Boris FX offers a huge library of plugin types and is not limited to one tool per plugin. The Boris FX Sapphire package includes over five specific tools and effects, such as blur and distortion, highlights and flare, rendering and compositing, and more. The plugin claims that you can do practically everything else besides the listed features.
Sapphire is a premium plugin with an equivalent price of $495 for an annual subscription. It is also available as a monthly subscription starting at $62 per month. You can also purchase a perpetual license or upgrades.
Other Boris FX plugins worth considering include:
- Mocha Pro for masking and tracking
- Continuum for content creators includes AI tools alongside traditional tools
- CrumplePop, an AI audio cleanup plugin
- Boris FX Suite, which contains all plugins in one package
1 Blackmagic RAW Installer
Plugins provided by DaVinci developers
The Blackmagic RAW Installer lets you import and edit video footage in RAW format and includes SDK features and an Adobe plugin for use in Premiere Pro. This plugin is available for Windows, Mac and Linux users and is free to download for DaVinci Resolve and Studio users.
The publicly available SDK documents allow this plugin to encode color metadata, which is information about the camera's image sensor used to film the footage, allowing the plugin to truly decode image properties to work in the DaVinci Resolve video editing software.
There are a variety of DaVinci Resolve plugins
Among DaVinci's native editing tools, adding plugins to your video editing workflow can take your video output to new levels. While most DaVinci Resolve plugins cost premium prices, the results show that the investment is worth it. There are free plugins available, some of which are listed above. However, to create the best videos possible, you need access to the best tools available. These plugins are sought after and recommended by experienced DaVinci users, and some of them are even used for commercially and critically acclaimed post-production titles.
