Alternate viewers
Introduction
The Extended FAQ states that it is okay to create and distribute homebrew viewers as long they adhere to the respective licenses for code usage and server usage.
The code itself is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), which governs modification and redistribuition of the source code. Use of Linden Lab's servers will still be governed by the Second Life Terms of Service].
Homebrew viewers are obviously not associated with LindenLab, are governed by their own respective licenses. LindenLab is not responsible for any desired or undesired results in association with those viewers.
Note to authors: If you make a viewer available make sure to include platform, version numbers and dates.
Official Linden Lab Viewer
Description
This viewer is the official version from LindenLab.
Links
- Website: Second Life
- Downloads: LindenLab download page
- Source code: Get_source_and_compile
Able Edition
Description
This is a Windows viewer is an unofficial build which adds a Mute Visibility feature, which allows objects in-world to be rendered partially or entirely invisible.
Extra Features
- Mute Visibility
- Improvements to the Mute List
- Muting objects applies to entire linksets
Links
- Website: Able Whitman on Blogspot
- Direct download link: http://ablewhitman.org/viewer/
- Source code: http://ablewhitman.org/viewer/
Dale Glass Edition
Description
This is a Windows (soon Linux) viewer which adds new experimental features. The features are intended to give users more information about the world and to simplify moderation by making it easier to tell where people are and what they're doing.
Extra Features
- Avatar Scanner
- Shows nearby avatars, roughly in drawing distance range.
- Shows name, age, payment info, current activity.
- Land and estate commands for ejecting/banning multiple avatars at once
- Integration with Luskwood moderation tools
- Buttons to open profile, IM, teleport to or track selected avatars
- Event Log: Experimental feature, shows a list of active particle effects (soon sounds too), and their owners. Allows moving camera to emitter.
- Branding: Replaces LL branding with my own. Different login page, checks for updates against my server.
- Logging of the owner and location of speaking objects
Links
- Website: http://sl.daleglass.net
- Blog: http://daleglass.wordpress.com
- Direct download link: http://sl.daleglass.net/download
- Source code: http://svn.daleglass.net/sl/release/ ( subversion )
Nicholaz Edition
Description
This is a Windows viewer based on SL builds with various preliminary bug fix patches applied. Nonetheless it is of course an unofficial build. See Installation.txt, Changes.txt for more information.
Extra Features
- Particle system improved
- Different memory management for image list
- Many patches from the bug tracker which are not yet in the official viewer
- Old style GUI and GUI redesigns for the voice viewer
Links
- Website: Nicholaz Beresford on Blogspot
- Direct download link: Download versions of this viewer
- Source code: Look at the download site for the source-xxx-zip archive