Verdict: Yes
Yes. Blackmagic Design makes DaVinci Resolve for Mac, Windows and Linux, and your project files open on either system. The free version on Linux is fussier about some video formats.
Resolve is one of the few big creative programs with a proper Linux version from its own maker. Blackmagic lists Mac, Windows and Linux on the product page, and the paid Studio version is available on all three as well.
Your work moves with you. Resolve project files and project libraries are the same on Linux as on Windows, so a project made on the Windows machine opens on the Linux one. Your Studio licence key works on Linux too.
The honest catch is formats. The free version of Resolve on Linux does not handle some common camera and phone formats, particularly H.264 and H.265 recordings, as smoothly as it does on Windows. For a lot of home users that is the whole problem, because that is exactly what phones record. Buying Resolve Studio removes the limitation, and converting footage first is the alternative.
Installation is also less automatic than most Linux software. Resolve comes from Blackmagic's own download page rather than the app store, which means signing up and unpacking an installer yourself.
The same program from Blackmagic, built for Linux. Projects and Studio licences carry across.
Your files: Opens your existing Resolve projects. The free Linux version is limited with H.264 and H.265 footage.
Free, installs from the app store in one click, and handles phone footage without fuss. Much simpler than Resolve, with far less colour grading.
Your files: Cannot open Resolve projects. Imports MP4, MOV and most common video files.
A plain editor for cutting and joining. Worth it only if Resolve is more than you need.
Your files: Cannot open Resolve projects. Imports the common video formats.
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