Wolfgang Woehl released version 0.7.0 of Unbound on November 9, an add-on for DaVinci Resolve. Unbound turns panels and viewers into windows that you can move freely, resize, and spread across multiple screens. New in 0.7.0 are keyboard shortcuts for switching and saving layouts.
The program runs on Windows 10 and 11 as well as on macOS; a Linux version is missing. The source code is available on GitHub under the MIT license. The catch: The Windows builds are not signed, and the macOS builds are only ad hoc signed and not notarized by Apple.
What can Unbound do in DaVinci Resolve?
In the title bar of every dockable panel there is a small Unbound button that undocks the panel or docks it again. Undocked windows stick to each other. While holding the Shift key, the windows align to a grid of 24 logical pixels; Alt on Windows and Option on the Mac turn snapping off. Each window can individually be set to always stay in the foreground. Clicking Close docks the panel again.
According to Digital Production, on the Edit page the panels that can be undocked include Media Pool, Effects, Inspector and Mixer, as well as the viewers for program and source. On the Color page, Nodes, Gallery and LUTs can be undocked, along with the controls below them, from the curves and color wheels to Qualifier, Magic Mask and Scopes. On the Fairlight page, Media Pool, Effects, Index, Groups, Sound Library, ADR, Mixer, Metadata and Inspector can be undocked; only the meters remain fixed. According to the README, further pages are planned.
Unbound saves up to five layouts per page and restores the layouts in the next session, across projects for your user. You assign the keyboard shortcuts from 0.7.0 in Resolve's Keyboard Customization under the term "Unbound".
What do you need to know before installing?
The installation has three steps: close Resolve, start the installer from the GitHub Releases, and reopen Resolve. To update or remove, you run the installer again; settings and layouts are retained when removing.
Getting started with Unbound in four steps
Add-on for DaVinci Resolve on Windows and macOS, version 0.7.0
- Close ResolveResolve must not be running during installation
- Start the installerfrom the GitHub Releases, then choose "Install" or "Update"
- Open ResolveUnbound starts automatically with the program
- Click the buttonThe Unbound button in the title bar undocks or docks again
Windows builds are not signed, macOS builds are not notarized
Sources: Unbound on GitHub, Digital Production
The README explains how to bypass the warnings from Windows SmartScreen and macOS for Unbound. In addition, the author advises having the repository and program files checked yourself beforehand, for example by an AI agent. By bypassing them, you trust the author and his installers; there is no review by third parties.
The README does not describe how Unbound is technically integrated into Resolve. Digital Production writes that the program relies on internal interface structures of Resolve, so a Resolve update may require a matching Unbound update. Neither the README nor the article states which Resolve versions Unbound works with and whether Free and Studio behave the same.
The project is young: The release page shows nine versions between October 15 and November 9. Digital Production describes release 0.6.0; the article does not address the keyboard shortcuts of 0.7.0.
What this means for you
Try out Unbound first on a test computer or with a test project before installing it on the machine on which client projects run. Export the important projects beforehand.
If you have two screens, a first attempt on the Color page is worthwhile: scopes and viewer on the second monitor, color wheels and curves on the first. Save the arrangement as a layout and assign a keyboard shortcut for it.
Before every Resolve update, check whether the release page shows a new Unbound version. If Resolve no longer works as usual after an update, remove Unbound with the installer; your layouts are retained.
The author sees Blackmagic taking over the function as the best solution, because then Unbound would be unnecessary. Until then, Unbound remains a project by Wolfgang Woehl.
Digital Production published the article on November 9, 2026.
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