Free LUTs for
DaVinci Resolve.

1. Open the LUT folder
   Go to Project Settings → Color Management → Lookup Tables and click Open LUT Folder.
2. Copy the pack in
   Drop the 12 .cube files (or the whole pack folder) into that folder, then click Update Lists back in Resolve.
3. Apply on the Color page
   Open the LUTs browser on the Color page and drag any LUT onto a clip — or onto a dedicated node, which is the cleaner workflow.
4. Balance first
   Do your primary correction (exposure, white balance) on a node before the LUT node, and trim the LUT node’s output if the look is too strong.

Node discipline that pays off

Build a simple serial chain on every clip: Node 1 for balance (exposure, white balance), Node 2 for the LUT, Node 3 for trims like saturation or a vignette. Keeping the LUT on its own node means you can weaken it by lowering that node’s key output gain without disturbing your correction.

When a grade works, save it: right-click the clip thumbnail → Grab Still, then drag the still into a PowerGrade album. PowerGrades persist across projects — your LUT-plus-correction combo becomes a one-click starting point for every future edit.

Grading many similar clips? Select them in the Color page, right-click → Add Into a New Group, and apply the LUT at the Group Post-Clip level — one grade, every clip in the group.

How to color grade in DaVinci Resolve manually

Resolve’s Color page is the deepest grading environment in any editor. Start with the primary wheels: Lift for shadows, Gamma for midtones, Gain for highlights — set black and white points while watching the waveform and parade scopes, then balance color casts by nudging the wheels against the cast.

From there: the contrast/pivot controls shape the curve faster than manual points, saturation and color boost handle intensity, and Hue vs Hue / Hue vs Sat curves do surgical color moves. Done properly across a timeline — with node discipline and shot matching — it’s the most powerful workflow there is, and the slowest.

A LUT is that entire process, pre-decided, applied in one node. The free pack below gives you 12 finished grades as .cube files — and because Resolve is node-based, you can still trim, mask, or key around the LUT afterwards. Full control and the shortcut, in the same chain.

What are the best free LUTs for DaVinci Resolve?

From this free pack: VEL_Berlin_Sky and VEL_Classic_Teal_Orange are the best picks for documentary and travel work, VEL_Film_Print_01 and VEL_Film_Print_02 for film emulation, and VEL_2Strip_Process for stylized indie looks. All 12 are free .cube files that work in Resolve Free and Studio.

Do these LUTs work in the free version of DaVinci Resolve?

Yes — .cube LUT support is identical in Resolve Free and Resolve Studio. Nothing in the pack requires Studio.

Where is the LUT folder in DaVinci Resolve?

Project Settings → Color Management → Lookup Tables → Open LUT Folder. Copy .cube files there and click Update Lists; they then appear in the Color page LUT browser.

Should I apply the LUT directly to the clip or on a node?

Use a dedicated node. Keep primary correction on an earlier node and the LUT on its own node — you can then dial the look back by lowering that node’s strength without touching your correction.