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== What is an alternate viewer? ==
== What is an alternate viewer? ==
The primary viewer for Second Life is the official Second Life Viewer, available on the main [http://secondlife.com/support/downloads/ Second Life Downloads] page.  That page also links to the latest beta, the version next in line to become the next released Viewer.
The primary viewer for Second Life is the official Second Life Viewer, available on the main [http://secondlife.com/support/downloads/ Second Life Downloads] page.  That page also links to the latest beta, the version next in line to become the next released Viewer.


The viewers below provide alternate means of accessing Second Life.
The viewers below provide alternate means of accessing Second Life.


{{KBnote|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.}}
{{KBnote|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 Release - Amazon Channel ===
{{GenericDownloadBox||For more information, please read the [[Release_Notes/Second_Life_Release_-_Amazon/3.4.3|Release Notes]]|type=release|windows=http://automated-builds-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com/hg/repo/nat_viewer-release-amazon/rev/268290/arch/CYGWIN/installer/Second_Life_3-4-3-268290_Release-Amazon_Setup.exe|macintosh=http://automated-builds-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com/hg/repo/nat_viewer-release-amazon/rev/268290/arch/Darwin/installer/SecondLife_3_4_3_268290_RELEASE-AMAZON.dmg|linux=http://automated-builds-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com/hg/repo/nat_viewer-release-amazon/rev/268290/arch/Linux/installer/SecondLife-i686-3.4.3.268290.tar.bz2}}


== Second Life Project Viewers ==
=== Second Life Beta Maintenance Channel ===
A Second Life [[Viewer_Types|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.
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===Project Materials Viewer===
{{GenericDownloadBox||For more information, please read the [[Release_Notes/Second_Life_Beta_Maintenance/3.6.2|Release Notes]]|type=beta|windows=http://automated-builds-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com/hg/repo/simon-maint-release/rev/278190/arch/CYGWIN/installer/Second_Life_3-6-2-278190_Beta_Maintenance_Setup.exe|macintosh=http://automated-builds-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com/hg/repo/simon-maint-release/rev/278190/arch/Darwin/installer/SecondLife_3_6_2_278190_BETAMAINTENANCE.dmg|linux=http://automated-builds-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com/hg/repo/simon-maint-release/rev/278190/arch/Linux/installer/SecondLife-i686-3.6.2.278190.tar.bz2}}
{{ProjectViewer|Normal and Specular Maps|This viewer deals with bug fixes for the released Materials feature set.
|windows=http://automated-builds-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com/hg/repo/project_viewer-development-materials/rev/278282/arch/CYGWIN/installer/Second_Life_3-6-2-278282_Project_Materials_Setup.exe
|macintosh=http://automated-builds-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com/hg/repo/project_viewer-development-materials/rev/278282/arch/Darwin/installer/SecondLife_3_6_2_278282_PROJECTMATERIALS.dmg
|linux=http://automated-builds-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com/hg/repo/project_viewer-development-materials/rev/278282/arch/Linux/installer/SecondLife-i686-3.6.2.278282.tar.bz2
}}
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=== Beta Maintenance===
=== Second Life Beta Viewer Channel ===


{{GenericDownloadBox|Beta Maintenance|Released on June 14, 2013.
{{GenericDownloadBox||For more information, please read the [[Release_Notes/Second_Life_Beta_Viewer/3.6.2|Release Notes]]|type=beta|windows=http://download.cloud.secondlife.com/project-viewers/developer/Second_Life_3-6-2-278133_Beta_Viewer_Setup.exe|macintosh=http://download.cloud.secondlife.com/project-viewers/developer/SecondLife_3_6_2_278133_BETAVIEWER.dmg|linux=http://download.cloud.secondlife.com/project-viewers/developer/SecondLife-i686-3.6.2.278133.tar.bz2}}


For more information on this beta maintenance viewer, please see the [[Release_Notes/Second_Life_Beta_Maintenance/3.5.4|release notes]]
=== Second Life Project CHUI Channel ===


|type=beta|windows=http://download.cloud.secondlife.com/project-viewers/simon-maint-release/Second_Life_3-5-4-276827_Beta_Maintenance_Setup.exe|macintosh=http://download.cloud.secondlife.com/project-viewers/simon-maint-release/SecondLife_3_5_4_276827_BETAMAINTENANCE.dmg|linux=http://download.cloud.secondlife.com/project-viewers/simon-maint-release/SecondLife-i686-3.5.4.276827.tar.bz2}}
{{GenericDownloadBox||For more information, please read the [[Release_Notes/Second_Life_Project_CHUI/3.6.2|Release Notes]]|type=project|windows=http://automated-builds-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com/hg/repo/viewer-chui/rev/278372/arch/CYGWIN/installer/Second_Life_3-6-2-278372_Project_CHUI_Setup.exe|macintosh=http://automated-builds-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com/hg/repo/viewer-chui/rev/278372/arch/Darwin/installer/SecondLife_3_6_2_278372_PROJECTCHUI.dmg|linux=http://automated-builds-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com/hg/repo/viewer-chui/rev/278372/arch/Linux/installer/SecondLife-i686-3.6.2.278372.tar.bz2}}


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=== Second Life Project Experience Tools Channel ===


===Cocoa Viewer===
{{GenericDownloadBox||For more information, please read the [[Release_Notes/Second_Life_Project_Experience_Tools/3.6.2|Release Notes]]|type=project|windows=http://automated-builds-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com/hg/repo/xptools_viewer/rev/278126/arch/CYGWIN/installer/Second_Life_3-6-2-278126_Project_Experience_Tools_Setup.exe|macintosh=http://automated-builds-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com/hg/repo/xptools_viewer/rev/278126/arch/Darwin/installer/SecondLife_3_6_2_278126_PROJECTEXPERIENCETOOLS.dmg|linux=http://automated-builds-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com/hg/repo/xptools_viewer/rev/278126/arch/Linux/installer/SecondLife-i686-3.6.2.278126.tar.bz2}}
{{ProjectViewer|Updated: June 9, 2013 - Cocoa|Removing legacy Carbon code from the OS X viewer.
|windows=
|macintosh=http://download.cloud.secondlife.com/project-viewers/cocoa/SecondLife_3_6_1_278025_PROJECTCOCOA.dmg
|linux=
}}
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===Merchant Outbox===
=== Second Life Project Snowstorm Channel ===
{{ProjectViewer|New: March 8, 2013 - Merchant Outbox|This viewer resolves remaining issues with the Merchant Outbox as laid out in {{jira|WEB-4600}}.
|windows=http://download.cloud.secondlife.com/project-viewers/merov-viewer-maint-2287/Second_Life_3-4-4-271450_ProjectMerchantOutbox_Setup.exe
|macintosh=http://download.cloud.secondlife.com/project-viewers/merov-viewer-maint-2287/SecondLife_3_4_4_271450_PROJECTMERCHANTOUTBOX.dmg
|linux=http://download.cloud.secondlife.com/project-viewers/merov-viewer-maint-2287/SecondLife-i686-3.4.4.271450.tar.bz2
}}


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{{GenericDownloadBox||For more information, please read the [[Release_Notes/Second_Life_Project_Snowstorm/3.5.1|Release Notes]]|type=project|windows=http://automated-builds-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com/hg/repo/Project_Snowstorm/rev/272737/arch/CYGWIN/installer/Second_Life_3-5-1-272737_ProjectSnowstorm_Setup.exe|macintosh=http://automated-builds-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com/hg/repo/Project_Snowstorm/rev/272737/arch/Darwin/installer/SecondLife_3_5_1_272737_PROJECTSNOWSTORM.dmg|linux=http://automated-builds-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com/hg/repo/Project_Snowstorm/rev/272737/arch/Linux/installer/SecondLife-i686-3.5.1.272737.tar.bz2}}


{{BlueInfobox|title=CHUI|body=
The latest CHUI changes can be found in version 3.5.0 of the [[Release_Notes/Second_Life_Beta_Viewer/3.5.0|Second Life Beta Viewer]]
}}
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== Third-Party Viewers ==
== 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.  
 
     
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 [http://secondlife.com/corporate/tpv.php Policy on 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 [http://secondlife.com/corporate/tpv.php Policy on Third Party Viewers].


Detailed information about many viewers in the Third Party Viewer Directory may be found in the Resident-maintained [[Downloads#non-linden|Downloads]] article.
Detailed information about many viewers in the Third Party Viewer Directory may be found in the Resident-maintained [[Downloads#non-linden|Downloads]] article.
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Revision as of 13:39, 10 July 2013


What is an alternate viewer?

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

The viewers below provide alternate means of accessing Second Life.

KBnote.png 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 Release - Amazon Channel

Second Life Viewer version {{{version}}}

For more information, please read the Release Notes

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[ Windows | Macintosh | Linux]


Second Life Beta Maintenance Channel

Second Life Viewer version {{{version}}}

For more information, please read the Release Notes

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[ Windows | Macintosh | Linux]


Second Life Beta Viewer Channel

Second Life Viewer version {{{version}}}

For more information, please read the Release Notes

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[ Windows | Macintosh | Linux]


Second Life Project CHUI Channel

Second Life Viewer version {{{version}}}

For more information, please read the Release Notes

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[ Windows | Macintosh | Linux]


Second Life Project Experience Tools Channel

Second Life Viewer version {{{version}}}

For more information, please read the Release Notes

Crystal Clear app download manager 32px.png
[ Windows | Macintosh | Linux]


Second Life Project Snowstorm Channel

Second Life Viewer version {{{version}}}

For more information, please read the Release Notes

Crystal Clear app download manager 32px.png
[ 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.

Detailed information about many viewers in the Third Party Viewer Directory may be found in the Resident-maintained Downloads article.