2019 viewer release summaries: week #1

Updates for the week ending Sunday, January 6th

This summary is generally 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 Current Viewer Releases 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. This page 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.
• By its nature, this summary presented here will always be in arrears, please refer to the Current Viewer Release Page for more up-to-date information.
• Note that test viewers, preview / beta viewers / nightly builds are not recorded in these summaries.

Official LL Viewers

• Current Release version 6.0.1.522263, dated December 5th, promoted December 13th. Formerly the Spotykach Maintenance RC viewer – No change.
• Release channel cohorts:
  • No updates.
• Project viewers:
  • No updates.

LL Viewer Resources

• SL Alternate Viewers wiki page – LL.
• Viewer Source Repositories wiki page – LL.
• Test Builds wiki page – LL.
• Supported Viewers wiki page – LL.
• Starlight alternative viewer skins page (not officially supported by LL).
• Viewer release process overview – this blog.
• SL Viewer updates and reviews in this blog.

Third-party Viewers

V5/V6-style

• Black Dragon updated to version 3.3.9 on January 1st (release notes). On January 6th, this release was updated to 3.4.0 AVX and non-AVX versions.

V1-style

• Cool VL updated to version 1.26.22.28 on December 29th and then to 1.26.22.29 on January 5th – release notes.

Mobile / Other Clients

• No updates.

Additional TPV Resources

• Third-party Viewer Directory – LL.
• Third-party Viewer Policy – LL.

Related Links

• Current Viewer Releases page.
• Index of release summaries.