This summary is published every Monday and is a list of SL viewer / client releases (official and TPV) made during the previous week. When reading it, please note:
- It is based on my Viewer Round-up Page, a list of all Second Life viewers and clients that are in popular use (and of which I am aware) and which are recognised as adhering to the TPV Policy
- By its nature, this summary will always be in arrears
- The Viewer Round-up Page is updated as soon as I’m aware of any releases / changes to viewers & clients, and should be referred to for more up-to-date information
- The Viewer Round-up Page also includes comprehensive links to download pages, blog notes, release notes, etc., as well as links to any / all reviews of specific viewers / clients made within this blog.
Updates for the week ending: September 15th, 2013 (with extras)
Official LL Viewers
- Current Release channel updated to version 3.6.5.280370, formerly the Cocoa RC viewer, on September 9th (download page, release notes)
- Release channel cohorts:
- Maintenance update RC 3.6.6.280939 released on September 13 (download and release notes) – support for new particle capabilities; automatic avatar render limit and feedback system
- Materials RC updated on September 16th to 3.6.6.280963 (download & release notes)
- Snowstorm Contributions updated on September 13th to 3.6.6.280979 (download and release notes)
- See my notes on manually installing RC viewer versions if you wish to install any release candidate(s) yourself
- Project viewers:
- Snowstorm Contributions project viewer 3.6.5.280476 released on Sept 3rd (download and release notes)
LL Viewer Resources
- Alternate Viewers wiki page – LL
- Viewer Source Repositories wiki page – LL
- Test Builds wiki page – LL
- Supported Viewers wiki page – LL
- Viewer release process overview – this blog
- SL Viewer updates and reviews on this blog
Third-party Viewers
V3-Style
- CtrlAltStudio Experimental version (Oculus Rift): updated on September 15th to version 1.1.0.34268 – core updates: added Max OSX support; added looking around with the Rift in 3rd person view; various fixes (release notes)
V1-Style
- Cool VL updated on September 16th to:
- Stable version: 1.26.8.28
- Legacy version (v2.6 renderer): 1.26.4.92
- Experimental version: 1.26.9.28
- Release notes (all)
Other Clients
- Mobile Grid client updated to version 1.21.1203 – core updates: people search fix (not showing results with less than a 100 entries)
Additional TPV Resources
Deprecated / Discontinued Viewers
- Niran’s Viewer – discontinued as of version 2.2.0.2701 & superceded by Black Dragon
- SLiteChat removed from listing; no updates since 2011, removed from TPV Directory & no response from developer
- SL Second Life Beta viewer – deprecated as of version 3.6.2.278491, July 15, 2103
- SL Development viewer – deprecated as of version 3.5.2.274629 April 24, 2013
- Zen Viewer – discontinued by developer and no longer available, January 27th, 2013
- Phoenix viewer – development and support ended on December 31st, 2012
