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

     

Marine Edition

Description

This viewer, codename "RestrainedLife" is an attempt at enhancing the experience of people who practice BDSM in Second Life. It is used jointly with simple scripts made to use its features in-world, such as making an attached object undetachable, preventing chat and such. An API (Application Programming Interface, a text file) is provided so that every content creator can create their own scripts so interface their own items to the viewer and use its features.

Extra Features

• Attachments can be made undetachable
• Chat and IM prevention on demand, with exceptions if needed
• Teleport and sit-tp prevention on demand, with exceptions if needed
• Manual (by IM) and automatic (by script) version checking
• API for content creators

Links

• Website: Marine Kelley's blog on Blogspot
• Direct download link to the Windows viewer: Download for Windows (Executable, source code and API in a single zip file)
• Direct download link to the MacOS X viewer: Download for MacOS X (Executable, source code and API in a single bundle)
• Direct download link to the Linux viewer: (Coming soon)
• Source code: The patch and custom package are available inside the bundle downloaded hereabove
• API to be used by scripters : The text file is available inside the bundle downloaded hereabove

Version and timestamp

• Compiled on 1.18.4.3 (won't work if installed inside a 1.18.3 folder or older)
• Version : 1.0
• Date : 11/18/2007

     

Henri Beauchamp Edition

Description

This viewer, codename "Cool SL Viewer" combines elements of several of the other viewers, as well as some extra patches very carefully tested.

Extra Features

• Reverses many of the interface changes made in the transition to voice being standard.
• MUD/MUSH/MUCK/MU* style "poses"
• Defines double-click default actions for many types of inventory
• Implements the "Restrained Life" API discussed more fully in the Marine Edition client.
• Various patches by Nickolaz Bereford, Gigs Taggart, Blakar Ogre, and others.

Links

• Website: The Cool SL Viewer homepage
• Direct download link to the Windows viewer: None available yet
• Direct download link to the MacOS X viewer: None available yet
• Direct download link to the Linux viewer: Download for Linux
• Source code: The standard Linden codebase is used, with the addition of the patches listed and linked to on the homepage.

Version and timestamp

• Version : i686 1.18.5.1.CoolRelease_1
• Date : 11/21/2007