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Contribution Agreement
- Contribution Agreement FAQ
LGPL 2.1 (Lesser General Public License)
Viewer Licensing Program
Policy on Third Party Viewers
- Alternate Viewers
- Third Party Viewer Policy and Directory FAQ
API Terms of Use

What is an alternate Viewer?

The primary viewer for Second Life is SL Viewer, available on the main Second Life Downloads page. That page also links to the latest Viewer 2 Beta, the version next in line to become the next released Viewer.

The viewers below provide alternate means of accessing Second Life.

Note: If you experience problems using any of the viewers below, you may be asked to try to replicate the problem using the officially supported SL Viewer release.

Second Life Project Viewers

A Second Life Project Viewer is an early release from a Viewer development team that provides a preview of one or more new features. See the linked project pages for the status of the feature and instructions on how to provide feedback based on your use of the feature.

Mesh Import

NEW August 23rd - Mesh is Released with SL Viewer v3.0.0!

Mesh is now available in the official Second Life Viewer! You can get it from the Downloads page of the Second Life website.

For more information, please see the v3.0.0 Release Notes, which includes Known Issues.

Download location: Second Life Viewer downloads page

Note: There is a fee associated with uploading Mesh models, so you may wish to avoid spending Linden dollars while experimenting with uploading models by using the preview grid, also called "Aditi". The preview grid allows you to test new features and experiment with potentially costly designs in a safe environment, using a copy of your Second Life account. Actions taken on the preview grid do not affect either your inventory or L$ balance on Second Life's main grid.

Mesh Development Latest Build

Important Reminder: Development builds are untested, and while they are up-to-the-hour builds of work in progress, they are unsupported and potentially risky to use.

Installers: <project>/latest.html All_Platforms

Second Life Development Viewer

The Second Life Development Viewer is the very latest build of features and fixes that are on the way to being in the next Beta release. Every build of the main development tree is made available for you to try as soon as it's built. The Snowstorm Project page has information on the process of creating these builds and how you can contribute to them as either a developer or a tester.

Latest Development Viewers:
Windows | Macintosh | Linux

Third-Party viewers

Many Second Life developers, outside of Linden Lab, offer customized Second Life viewers. Please note that Linden Lab does not support third-party viewers.

See Third Party Viewer Directory for a listing of third-party viewers created by developers who have certified that they comply with the Policy on Third Party Viewers.

Viewer 1.23

Viewer 1.23, last updated in 2009, is still available.

Note: Viewer 1.23 is no longer under development. Since it was last updated in 2009, there have been many features added to Second Life, some of which will not be available to you using this viewer.

Installers: Windows | Macintosh | Linux
Viewer 1.23 Quickstart Guide

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-{{ColorPanel|NEW August 12th!  -  Beta Viewer - Mesh|
+{{ColorPanel|NEW August 23rd  -  Mesh is Released with SL Viewer v3.0.0!|
-The mesh viewer is now officially in beta!  You can get it from the [http://secondlife.com/support/downloads/ Downloads page of the Second Life website].
+Mesh is now available in the official Second Life Viewer!  You can get it from the [http://secondlife.com/support/downloads/ Downloads page of the Second Life website].
-This beta viewer is the most stable viewer for interacting with mesh content, and is recommended for most Residents.
+For more information, please see the [https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Release_Notes/Second_Life_Release/3.0.0 v3.0.0 Release Notes], which includes [https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Release_Notes/Second_Life_Release/3.0.0#Known_Issues Known Issues].
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-{{KBnote|width=90%|There are some prerequisites and an upload charge that will be enforced on Agni. For more information, please refer to the Knowledge Base: [http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/Uploading-a-mesh-model/ta-p/974185 Uploading a mesh model].}}
+{{KBnote|width=90%|There is a fee associated with uploading Mesh models, so you may wish to avoid spending Linden dollars while experimenting with uploading models by using the [[Preview Grid|preview grid]], also called "Aditi".  The preview grid allows you to test new features and experiment with potentially costly designs in a safe environment, using a ''copy'' of your Second Life account.  Actions taken on the preview grid do not affect either your inventory or L$ balance on Second Life's main grid.}}
-{{KBnote|width=90%|While the Mesh beta viewer should work fine in non-mesh-enabled regions, you will be unable to either see or create meshes in those regions.  Meshes in non-mesh regions will display as prims, instead.  For more information, please refer to the [http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Mesh/Why-are-my-Meshes-Showing-up-as-Prims/m-p/985063 Mesh Forum].}}
 {{LatestBuild|Mesh Development|