Day: March 9, 2026

2026 SL viewer release summaries week #10

Posted on by Inara Pey
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Updates from the week through to Sunday, March 8th, 2026

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.
  • Outside of the Official viewer, and as a rule, alpha / beta / nightly or release candidate viewer builds are not included; although on occasions, exceptions might be made.

Official LL Viewers

  • Default viewer 2025.08 – 7.2.3.19375695301 – maintenance update with bug fixes and quality of life improvements – December 2.
    • Notable addition: new VHACD-based convex decomposition library for mesh uploads.
  • Second Life Release Candidate viewer 2026.01 – 26.1.0.22641522367, March 5 – NEW
    • Legacy search; WebRTC improvements; QoL improvements.
  • Second Life Project Viewers:
    • Second Life Lua Editor Alpha viewer 26.1.0.21525310258, February 3.
    • Second Life Voice Moderation viewer 26.1.0.20139269477, December 12.
      • Introduces the ability to moderate spatial voice chat in regions configured to use webRTC voice.
    • Second Life One Click Install viewer 26.1.0.21295806042, January 26, 2026 – one-click viewer installation.

LL Viewer Resources

Third-party Viewers

V7-style

  • Black Dragon for Windows –  5.6.0 March 1 – release notes.
  • Kirstens Viewer S24(5) VETR Beta 4 (Build 2955) – March 7 – release notes.
  • Megapahit viewer version – 26.1.0.55026 – March 7 – changelog.

V1-style

  • No Updates.

Mobile / Other Clients

  • Second Life Mobile version 1081, March 6 – object chat fixes.
  • Radegast client version 2.52, March 3 – release notes.

Additional TPV Resources

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