resolve-flatpak — Quickstart

Package DaVinci Resolve (free) as a Flatpak for immutable or standard Linux systems.

Prerequisites

• Installed: flatpak, flatpak-builder
• Flathub configured: flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

Quickstart

1. Clone the repo:

   • git clone https://github.com/synsejse/resolve-flatpak.git --recursive
   • cd resolve-flatpak

2. Build (stable):

   • flatpak-builder --install-deps-from=flathub --force-clean --repo=.repo .build-dir com.blackmagic.Resolve.yaml

   Or build (beta):

   • flatpak-builder --install-deps-from=flathub --force-clean --repo=.repo .build-dir com.blackmagic.Resolve.Beta.yaml

   Note: The Beta manifest is only useful when Blackmagic publishes a beta release. If no official beta exists, the Beta build will fall back to the latest stable release.

3. Install from the local repo:

   • flatpak --user remote-add --no-gpg-verify resolve-repo .repo
   • flatpak --user install resolve-repo com.blackmagic.Resolve (or com.blackmagic.Resolve.Beta)

4. Run:

   • flatpak run com.blackmagic.Resolve (or com.blackmagic.Resolve.Beta)

Optional: create a bundle:

• flatpak build-bundle .repo resolve.flatpak com.blackmagic.Resolve --runtime-repo=https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

Troubleshooting (common)

• AppImage Launcher conflict: stop appimagelauncherd during build (it interferes with .run repackaging).
• GPU/drivers: Resolve requires a supported GPU and proper drivers (NVIDIA users often need proprietary drivers).
• Filesystem access: grant permissions if Resolve can't see your media:
  • flatpak override --user --filesystem=/path/to/media com.blackmagic.Resolve
• If builds fail, re-run the build command with --force-clean and check flatpak-builder output for the offending module.

Project notes

• Main manifests: com.blackmagic.Resolve.yaml and com.blackmagic.Resolve.Beta.yaml (Beta falls back to stable if no official beta is available)
• Helpers and packaging code live under python/ and shared-modules/ (submodule).

License & Contribution

• This project: see LICENSE.
• DaVinci Resolve is proprietary (see Blackmagic Design license).
• Issues and PRs welcome.