Linden Lab Official:Alternate Viewers

The primary viewer for Second Life is Viewer 2, available on the main Second Life Downloads page. That page also has links to the latest Viewer 2 Beta, a pre-release of the viewer next in line to become the new default Viewer 2.

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 official Viewer 2 release, since it is the supported viewer.

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

Note: Use of the Mesh Import feature is currently restricted to the Aditi Test Grid, and is not accessible via the Main Grid. This restriction applies to both Project and Development viewers.

UPDATED Feb. 16, 2011 - Mesh Import Project Viewer

Mesh import is an upcoming feature that enables creators to model objects using external tools and then import them into Second Life. For more information, see Mesh.

Installers: Windows | Macintosh | Linux

Mesh Development Latest Build

Important: 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. For more information about this project, see Mesh.

Installers: <project>/latest.html All_Platforms

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XMPP Group Chat

Note: Use of the XMPP Group Chat feature is currently restricted to the Aditi Test Grid, and is not accessible via the Main Grid. This restriction applies to both Project and Development viewers.

COMING SOON! - XMPP Group Chat Project Viewer

XMPP is a new, industry standard protocol for chat and messaging that will allow the creation of more reliable and scalable chat services. The XMPP Group Chat project viewer implements existing group chat over XMPP.

Installers:

XMPP Group Chat Development Latest Build

Important: 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: 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.

Visit the Second Life 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