User:Fritigern/Compatible Viewers

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*** THIS ARTICLE IS ABOUT THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE ***

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Please do not contact the OpenSimulator team with questions about this software.

The contents in this section may have some non-objective explanations. Use these informations at your own risk.

If you find a viewer which can connect to OpenSim, feel free to add it to the list.

RealXtend - a fork of the 1.23 Linden Client that has specialized features (not fully supported.)
Hippo Viewer - a fork of version 1.23 of the Linden Client with OpenSim specific enhancements
Imprudence Innovative viewer with a high focus on OpenSimulator (good OSSL support). Highly popular amongst users on OSGrid.
Phoenix Viewer Based on the now discontinued Emerald Viewer (which was based on the 1.23 LL viewer), one of the most popular viewers. Combines many improvements and features from different viewers. (Not fully supported)
Singularity - A V1 based viewer, with the all the good stuff from v2/3 added. Supports Mesh, OSSL, LightShare, multiple attachments, and more.
Cool VL Viewer - one of the oldest Third Party Viewers around (former name: Cool SL Viewer), fully OpenSim compatible. It also got support for Mesh, Alpha and Tattoos, multiple attachments per joint, etc

[edit] Viewers with Grid Selector

These viewers don't have a Grid Manager, but you can a grid from a list, including localhost. You may need to manually edit a configuration file in order to connect to grids that are not originally included.

Looking Glass viewer, Discontinued. Only OSGrid, ScienceSim and localhost are available from the list.
Firestorm viewer v3 based TPV, touted as Phoenix's successor.
Kokua v2/3 based successor of Imprudence. Currently in alpha/experimental stage.
Dolphin Viewer v3 based viewer, but v1 and v2 based versions are also available. Contains modifications which are useful for building, sailing, and for using vehicles.

[edit] Viewers without Grid Selector

You will need to launch this viewer with a --loginuri command line parameter to connect to OpenSim grids. See [1] for the syntax of this command, or visit the support section on the homepage of your preferred grid.

Second Life Viewer

[edit] Text-only Viewers

These are lightweight viewers, which either do not offer a graphical component or where the graphical component is not used by deault. The function of these viewers however is to connect to a grid, chat, manage inventory, etc. Useful on systems with low specifications or for bringing an alt online without having your main avatar log out, or to quickly take care of messages, inventory, etc.

Radegast Metaverse Client Works with OpenSim-based grids, as well as with SL. Has Windows, MacOS and Linux versions.

[edit] Other Viewers

Idealist viewer, Not actively developed.
3Di viewer, Status unknown.
Xenki, an XBAP 3D application intended to be a browser add-on for OpenSim. Not actively developed.

[edit] Feature Table

Viewer Name	Based on Version	Grid Selector	Grid Manager	Graphical	Mesh	OSSL support	LightShare [1]	Parcel Windlight [2]	Multiple Attachments	Operating System	Notes
RealXtend Naali	n/a	√	√	√	?	?	?	?	?		[3]
Hippo Viewer	v1	√	√	√	X	√	X	X	X
Imprudence	v1	√	√	√	X	√	√	X	X
Phoenix Viewer	v1	√	√	√	√	X	X	√	√
Singularity	v1	√	√	√	√	√	√	X	√
Cool VL Viewer	v1	√	√	√	√	X	X	X	√
Kokua	v2/3	√	X	√	√	X	X	X	√		[4]
Looking Glass viewer	?	√	X	√	?	?	?	?	?
Second Life Viewer	v2/3	X	X	√	√	X	X	X	√
Firestorm viewer	v2/3	√	X	√	√	X	X	√	√
Radegast Metaverse Client	n/a	√	X	Text client with graphical component	√	X	X	X	√
Idealist viewer	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?		[5]
3Di viewer	Browser	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Xenki	Browser	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?		[5]
Dolphin Viewer	v1/2/3	√	X	√	√	X	X	X	√

Notes

#1 LightShare is a method for altering WindLight settings on a parcel or region by means of a script. See Lightshare.
#2 The Parcel Windlight referred to here, is a Phoenix/Firestorm feature which lets parcel owners define a windlight setting which is to be applied to a user's viewer if the viewer supports it, and if the visitor has enabled that feature. See the Parcel WL article on the Phoenix wiki for more info.
#3 RealXtend requires an additional module to be active on OpenSim. See ModRex.
#4 Data based on Kokua-3.0.0-WIP [2], may soon be out of date!
#5 Only source code is provided. No precompiled binaries!

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 ===Viewers with Grid Selector and Grid Manager===
-Following is the viewers which has both grid selector and "Grid Manager". It enables you to select one of the famous grids or grids on the localhost. Their UI interface also allows you to modify the connection settings.
+Below are viewers that have both a grid selector and a "Grid Manager". It enables you to select one of the many [[Grid_List|grids]], including a grid or region on localhost (your own PC). There is also a UI interface to allow you to modify or add connection settings to these grids.
 * [[RealXtend]] - a fork of the 1.23 Linden Client that has specialized features (not fully supported.)
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 * [http://www.singularityviewer.org/ Singularity] - A V1 based viewer, with the all the good stuff from v2/3 added. Supports [[Mesh]], [[OSSL]], [[LightShare]], multiple attachments, and more.
 * [http://sldev.free.fr/ Cool VL Viewer] - one of the oldest Third Party Viewers around (former name: Cool SL Viewer), fully OpenSim compatible. It also got support for [[Mesh]], Alpha and Tattoos, multiple attachments per joint, etc
 ===Viewers with Grid Selector===
-These viewers doesn't have Grid Manager but you can select the grids from some known public grids and localhost. You need to edit configuration xml file manually to connect other grids which is not in grid list shown in login screen.
+These viewers don't have a Grid Manager, but you can a grid from a list, including localhost. You may need to manually edit a configuration file in order to connect to grids that are not originally included.
-* [http://lookingglassviewer.org/wiki/Main_Page Looking Glass viewer], Status active. Only OSGrid, ScienceSim and localhost grid are available from the list.
+* [http://lookingglassviewer.org/wiki/Main_Page Looking Glass viewer], Discontinued. Only OSGrid, ScienceSim and localhost are available from the list.
 * [http://www.phoenixviewer.com/ Firestorm viewer] v3 based TPV, touted as Phoenix's successor.
+* [http://imprudenceviewer.org/ Kokua] v2/3 based successor of Imprudence. Currently in alpha/experimental stage.
+* [http://dolphinviewer.eregion.de/ Dolphin Viewer] v3 based viewer, but v1 and v2 based versions are also available. Contains modifications which are useful for building, sailing, and for using vehicles.
 ===Viewers without Grid Selector===
+You will need to launch this viewer with a --loginuri command line parameter to connect to OpenSim grids. See [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Viewer_parameters] for the syntax of this command, or visit the support section on the homepage of your preferred grid.
-You need to launch this viewer with a --loginuri command line parameter to connect to OpenSim grids.
 * [http://secondlife.com/support/downloads/ Second Life Viewer]
 ===Text-only Viewers===
-These are lightweight viewers, which do not offer a graphical environment. In some cases, there is a graphical component, but this functions with a single object or texture at a time. The function of these viewers however is to connect to a grid, and chat, manage inventory, etc. Perfect for bringing an alt online without having your main avatar log out, or to quickly take care of messages, inventory, etc. Also useful on systems with low specifications.
+These are lightweight viewers, which either do not offer a graphical component or where the graphical component is not used by deault. The function of these viewers however is to connect to a grid, chat, manage inventory, etc. Useful on systems with low specifications or for bringing an alt online without having your main avatar log out, or to quickly take care of messages, inventory, etc.
 * [http://radegast.org Radegast Metaverse Client] Works with OpenSim-based grids, as well as with SL. Has Windows, MacOS and Linux versions.
 ===Other Viewers===
 * [http://forge.opensimulator.org/gf/project/idealistviewer/ Idealist viewer], Not actively developed.
 * [http://3di-rei.org/ 3Di viewer], Status unknown.
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 |-
 | '''Viewer<br/>Name'''
+| Based on Version
 | Grid<br/>Selector
 | Grid<br/>Manager
 | Graphical
 | Mesh
-| OSSL<br/>support
+| [[:Category:OSSL|OSSL]]<br/>support
 | LightShare [[#note1|[1]]]
 | Parcel<br/>Windlight [[#note2|[2]]]
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 | '''Notes'''
 |-
-| [http://www.realxtend.org/ RealXtend]
+| [http://realxtend.wordpress.com/download/ RealXtend Naali]
+| n/a
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
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 | style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 | style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
-| style="text-align:right;" | [[File:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows version available]]
+| style="text-align:right;" | [[File:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows version available]][[File:Macosx_logo.png|24px|MacOSX version available]]
 | [[#note3|[3]]]
 |-
-| [http://mjm-labs.com/viewer/ Hippo Viewer]
+| [http://forge.opensimulator.org/gf/project/opensim-viewer/frs/ Hippo Viewer]
+| v1
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
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 | &nbsp;
 |-
-| [http://imprudenceviewer.org/ Imprudence]
+| [http://wiki.kokuaviewer.org/wiki/Downloads Imprudence]
+| v1
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
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 |-
 | [http://www.phoenixviewer.com/ Phoenix Viewer]
+| v1
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
@@ Line 100: / Line 106: @@
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
-| style="text-align:right;" | [[File:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows version available]][[File:Tux.png|24px|frameless|Linux version available]]
+| style="text-align:right;" | [[File:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows version available]][[File:Macosx_logo.png|24px|MacOSX version available]][[File:Tux.png|24px|frameless|Linux version available]]
 | &nbsp;
 |-
-| [http://www.singularityviewer.org/ Singularity]
+| [http://www.singularityviewer.org/downloads Singularity]
-| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
+| v1
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
@@ Line 111: / Line 117: @@
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
+| style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
 | style="text-align:right;" | [[File:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows version available]][[File:Tux.png|24px|frameless|Linux version available]]
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 |-
 | [http://sldev.free.fr/ Cool VL Viewer]
+| v1
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
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 | &nbsp;
 |-
-| [http://imprudenceviewer.org/ Kokua]
+| [http://wiki.kokuaviewer.org/wiki/Kokua:Experimental Kokua]
+| v2/3
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
 | style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
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 | style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
-| style="text-align:right;" | [[File:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows version available]][[File:Tux.png|24px|frameless|Linux version available]]
+| style="text-align:right;" | [[File:Tux.png|24px|frameless|Linux version available]]
 | [[#note4|[4]]]
 |-
-| [http://lookingglassviewer.org/wiki/Main_Page Looking Glass viewer]
+| [http://lookingglassviewer.org/wiki/Download Looking Glass viewer]
+| ?
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
 | style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
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 | style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 | style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
-| style="text-align:right;" | &nbsp;
+| style="text-align:right;" | [[File:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows version available]]
 | &nbsp;
 |-
 | [http://secondlife.com/support/downloads/ Second Life Viewer]
+| v2/3
 | style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
 | style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
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 | style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
-| style="text-align:right;" | [[File:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows version available]][[File:Tux.png|24px|frameless|Linux version available]]
+| style="text-align:right;" | [[File:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows version available]][[File:Macosx_logo.png|24px|MacOSX version available]][[File:Tux.png|24px|frameless|Linux version available]]
 | &nbsp;
 |-
 | [http://www.phoenixviewer.com/ Firestorm viewer]
+| v2/3
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
 | style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
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 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
-| style="text-align:right;" | [[File:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows version available]][[File:Tux.png|24px|frameless|Linux version available]]
+| style="text-align:right;" | [[File:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows version available]][[File:Macosx_logo.png|24px|MacOSX version available]][[File:Tux.png|24px|frameless|Linux version available]]
 | &nbsp;
 |-
-| [http://radegast.org Radegast Metaverse Client]
+| [http://radegast.org/wiki/Radegast_Download Radegast Metaverse Client]
+| n/a
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
 | style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
-| style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
+| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | Text client with graphical component
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
 | style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
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 | style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
 | style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
-| style="text-align:right;" | [[File:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows version available]][[File:Tux.png|24px|frameless|Linux version available]]
+| style="text-align:right;" | [[File:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows version available]][[File:Macosx_logo.png|24px|MacOSX version available]][[File:Tux.png|24px|frameless|Linux version available]]
 | &nbsp;
 |-
 | [http://forge.opensimulator.org/gf/project/idealistviewer/ Idealist viewer]
+| ?
 | style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 | style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
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 | style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 | style="text-align:right;" | &nbsp;
-| &nbsp;
+| [[#note5|[5]]]
 |-
-| [http://3di-rei.org/ 3Di viewer]
+| [http://3di-rei.org/home/downloads/index.html 3Di viewer]
+| Browser
 | style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 | style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
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 |-
 | [http://forge.opensimulator.org/gf/project/xenki/ Xenki]
+| Browser
 | style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 | style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
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 | style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 | style="text-align:right;" | &nbsp;
+| [[#note5|[5]]]
+|-
+| [http://dolphinviewer.eregion.de/download-and-install/ Dolphin Viewer]
+| v1/2/3
+| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
+| style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
+| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
+| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
+| style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
+| style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
+| style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
+| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | &radic;
+| style="text-align:right;" | [[File:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows version available]][[File:Macosx_logo.png|24px|MacOSX version available]][[File:Tux.png|24px|frameless|Linux version available]]
 | &nbsp;
+<!-- Copy the code below to help you fill in all the fields, but append new viewers immediately ABOVE this line!
+|-
+| '''Viewer<br/>Name'''
+| Based on Version
+| Grid<br/>Selector
+| Grid<br/>Manager
+| Graphical
+| Mesh
+| [[:Category:OSSL|OSSL]]<br/>support
+| LightShare [[#note1|[1]]]
+| Parcel<br/>Windlight [[#note2|[2]]]
+| Multiple<br/>Attachments
+| Operating System
+| '''Notes'''
+ -->
 |}
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 * '''<span id="note2">#2</span>''' The Parcel Windlight referred to here, is a Phoenix/Firestorm feature which lets parcel owners define a windlight setting which is to be applied to a user's viewer if the viewer supports it, and if the visitor has enabled that feature. See [http://wiki.phoenixviewer.com/doku.php?id=parcelwl the Parcel WL article on the Phoenix wiki] for more info.
 * '''<span id="note3">#3</span>''' RealXtend requires an additional module to be active on OpenSim. See [[ModRex]].
-* '''<span id="note4">#4</span>''' Data based on Kokua-3.0.0-WIP [http://wiki.kokuaviewer.org/wiki/Kokua:Experimental], may be out of date soon!
+* '''<span id="note4">#4</span>''' Data based on Kokua-3.0.0-WIP [http://wiki.kokuaviewer.org/wiki/Kokua:Experimental], may soon be out of date!
+* '''<span id="note5">#5</span>''' Only source code is provided. No precompiled binaries!