Red Giant Service
Universal version latest seen at v2026.4.2 · Reported by 21 Macs in the community.
All sighted native versions (13):
Sighting data is community-sourced — version availability and pricing should be verified with the developer.
Red Giant Service is a launchDaemon component installed as part of Red Giant's creative software suite (which includes applications like Magic Bullet Looks, Trapcode Suite, and other video effects and plugins). It runs in the background to manage licensing, updates, and plugin discovery for Red Giant products installed on your Mac. A native Apple Silicon build has been confirmed running on Macs in the Rosetta Check community.
AI Recommendation
1 suggestionRed Giant Service is a system component that updates alongside your Red Giant host product — there is no separate installer or update path for the daemon itself. To get the native Apple Silicon version, open your main Red Giant application (such as Magic Bullet Looks, Trapcode particular, or whichever Red Giant product you use) and check its Help menu for "Check for Updates" or similar. Red Giant's application updater will refresh both the main product and all accompanying system components, including this daemon, to their native builds. If you have multiple Red Giant products installed, updating any one of them will ensure all shared system components like Red Giant Service are on the latest native version. Alternatively, visit Red Giant's website to download the latest installer for your primary Red Giant product, which will update everything at once.
Recommended reading
· 2 guides