
Updates from the week through to Sunday, July 2nd, 2023
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 for purposes of length, TPV test viewers, preview / beta viewers / nightly builds are generally not recorded in these summaries.
Official LL Viewers
- Release viewer: Maintenance S RC viewer, version 6.6.12.579987, dated May 11, promoted May 16.
- Release channel cohorts (please see my notes on manually installing RC viewer versions if you wish to install any release candidate(s) yourself).
- Windows 32 + macOS pre-10.13 RC, version 6.6.13.580794, issued June 30.
- glTF / PBR Materials viewer, updated to version 7.0.0.580782 on June 30.
- Maintenance T RC viewer, updated to version 6.6.13.580700 on June 28.
- Project viewers:
- Second Life Project Inventory Extensions viewer, version 6.6.13.580656, June 26.
LL Viewer Resources
- SL release viewer download page – LL
- SL viewer release notes – LL
- SL Alternate Viewers page – LL
- SL available viewer index – LL
- Starlight alternative viewer skins page (not officially supported by LL)
- Viewer release process overview – this blog
- SL Viewer updates and reviews – this blog
Third-party Viewers
V6-style
- No updates.
V1-style
- Cool VL viewer stable branch updated to version 1.30.2.19, July 1 – release notes.
Mobile / Other Clients
- No update.
Thank you, as always, for so much thorough updating and information.
At present, my personal viewer choices are Firestorm + Genesis. I like FS for all the convenient bells and whistles. But Genesis continues to feel cleaner/faster. Specifically, when I’m cruising my bumper boat along the mainland rivers, FS typically hiccups at region crossings and Genesis goes by without a hitch. Even more dramatic are Diagonal Region Crossings where you’re essentially crossing from Region A to Region B and then 1 second later crossing into Region C. On those, FS often just freezes my bumper boat and I have no choice but to bail out, swim home, and get a new boat. With Genesis, it’s still a smooth, easy crossing.
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