Installing the DaVinci Resolve plug-in on Windows

This page is for the older in-app plug-in for DaVinci Resolve. For the current setup, install the LmBox desktop app and add the plug-in from the Plug-in manager.

Note

Make sure DaVinci Resolve is closed before installing; if it is not, restart it after the install.
You can use either the One-click install or the Universal manual install method below.

Compatibility

WARNING

On some Windows computers the extension cannot open, because the system DLL components do not match what DaVinci Resolve depends on. To check, test the Workflow Integration plug-in SamplePlugin that ships with DaVinci Resolve (see here). If the official plug-in crashes, Workflow Integration plug-ins cannot be used on this machine. There are two fixes for now: upgrade DaVinci Resolve to the latest version, or reinstall the system.

One-click install

• Step 1: Download the Windows one-click installer to your computer, and make sure DaVinci Resolve is closed.
• Step 2: Unzip the archive, run the .exe installer, follow the prompts, then restart DaVinci Resolve.
• Step 3: When it says the install is done, open DaVinci Resolve, then go to the menu bar: Workspace → Workflow Integrations → LmBox, and click to open it.

TIP

This is the default install location. If you need to uninstall by hand, look for it in the folder below.
%PROGRAMDATA% is usually the ProgramData folder on drive C, which is normally hidden; type %PROGRAMDATA% in the address bar to jump to it.

This is the default install location. If you need to uninstall by hand, look for it in the folder below

Environment variable path

%PROGRAMDATA%\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\Workflow Integration Plugins\com.sockite.lmbox

Absolute path

C:/ProgramData\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\Workflow Integration Plugins\com.sockite.lmbox

Universal manual install (alternative)

• Step 1: Download the universal plug-in pack to your computer and unzip it.
• Step 2: Copy the Workflow Integration Plugins folder inside the plugin / extension install files folder to the location below, then restart DaVinci Resolve.
• Step 3: When it says the install is done, open DaVinci Resolve, then go to the menu bar: Workspace → Workflow Integrations → LmBox, and click to open it.

Environment variable path

%PROGRAMDATA%\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\

Absolute path

C:/ProgramData\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\

Full path after install

C:/ProgramData\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\Workflow Integration Plugins\com.sockite.lmbox

Uninstall the plug-in

Note

If you are upgrading, uninstall first and then install the new version!

• Step 1: With the plug-in open, click Help in the plug-in panel's menu bar, then Uninstall plug-in → OK; or delete the path above by hand. The plug-in has no registry entries, so deleting it and restarting DaVinci Resolve finishes the uninstall.
• Step 2: The plug-in closes automatically after it uninstalls; restart DaVinci Resolve to finish.

Test the official plug-in compatibility

The test plug-ins that ship with DaVinci Resolve are found by clicking Help → Documentation → Developer in the DaVinci Resolve menu, which opens a folder. Inside it, under Workflow Integrations → Examples, there are three folders (the number may vary):

.Examples
├─ SamplePlugin (crashes on error)
├─ CompatibleSamplePlugin (shows a white window on error)
└─ ScriptTestPlugin (no reference value)

Copy these three folders into the plug-in folder below to install them:

%PROGRAMDATA%\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\Workflow Integration Plugins

Then restart DaVinci Resolve and test whether it crashes.

Video tutorial

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