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Free tools for
DaVinci Resolve

Python scripts, DCTL effects, and Fusion macros for colorists and post-production engineers. All free on GitHub.

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Python

Resolve Workflow Scripts

Run from Resolve's Workspace -> Scripts Menu

Install
macOS/Users/<UserName>/Library/Application Support/Blackmagic Design/DaVinci Resolve/Fusion/Scripts/Utility
Windows%APPDATA%\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\Fusion\Scripts\Utility
Linux$HOME/.local/share/DaVinciResolve/Fusion/Scripts/Utility
DUPLICATE.py ↗

Duplicates the current timeline and auto-increments the name. Faster than right-clicking.

DUPLICATE.py screenshot
DUPLICATE NUM.py ↗

Creates multiple copies of the current timeline at once, each with an incremented name.

DUPLICATE NUM.py screenshot
CREATE TIMELINES.py ↗

Generates a separate timeline for each clip in the current media pool folder.

CREATE TIMELINES.py screenshot
BATCH SET TC.py ↗

Applies timecode values to all clips in a folder in one operation.

BATCH SET TC.py screenshot
BATCH SET SEQUENCE TC.py ↗

Same as BATCH SET TC, but applies only to sequences rather than all clip types.

BATCH SET SEQUENCE TC.py screenshot
SEGTIMES.py ↗

Outputs segment duration and timecode information for the current timeline to the clipboard.

SEGTIMES.py screenshot
Python

Resolve Python CLI

Command-line tools for navigating the Resolve Project Manager

Run

Run in the terminal with python3 <script name>

Projects
open.py Open a project by name import.py Import a project file listproj.py List projects in current folder jsonlist.py Output entire database structure as JSON
Folders
mkdir.py Create a new folder cd.py Change to a named folder parent.py Navigate to parent folder root.py Jump to root folder listfolders.py List folders in current location listsubfolders.py List subfolders line by line
DCTL

DCTL Color Effects

Custom Color Page Ultilities and Effects

Install

Install in your LUT folder, and access via the DCTL ResolveFX

LETTERBOX.dctl ↗

Fills the top and bottom of frame with a solid color to achieve a target aspect ratio.

LETTERBOX.dctl screenshot
PILLARBOX.dctl ↗

Fills the left and right sides of frame with a solid color.

PILLARBOX.dctl screenshot
JOESAT V3.dctl ↗

Subtractive saturation and Color Boost with variable luma response and a soft roll-off. Supports ACEScct, ARRI LogC3, Cineon Log, and DaVinci Intermediate color spaces.

JOESAT V3.dctl screenshot
TITLESAFE.dctl ↗

Configurable safe area guides — action safe, title safe, and centre crosshair.

TITLESAFE.dctl screenshot
BLANKING.dctl ↗

Highlights border regions that fall below a brightness threshold — fast, visual QC for blanking errors and edge artifacts.

BLANKING.dctl screenshot
ReframeScout.dctl ↗

Visualize social media crop formats directly on your timeline without building a separate vertical sequence. Includes adjustable guide lines and safe zone markers.

ReframeScout.dctl screenshot
Fusion

Fusion Effects

Edit Page effects built in Fusion. Access via the Effects panel.

Install
macOS/Users/<UserName>/Library/Application Support/Blackmagic Design/DaVinci Resolve/Fusion/Templates/
WindowsC:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Roaming\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\Fusion\Templates\
Linux$HOME/.local/share/DaVinciResolve/Fusion/Templates/
UNBAKE INTERLACE ↗

Vertically resamples baked-in interlacing to clean up visible lines.

UNBAKE INTERLACE screenshot
TEST PATTERN GENERATOR ↗

Generates white, grey, RGB, and grayscale gradient test patterns for QA and display calibration. Supports Rec.709 and ST2084 HDR color spaces.

TEST PATTERN GENERATOR screenshot
RL_SLATEGEN ↗

Generates a customizable slate directly on the Edit page — fill in show, episode, and other metadata fields without leaving your timeline.

RL_SLATEGEN screenshot
from
Retrograde Labs