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If you find a viewer which can connect to OpenSimulator then please add it to the bottom of the appropriate list.
 
If you find a viewer which can connect to OpenSimulator then please add it to the bottom of the appropriate list.
  
= Viewers with Grid Selector and Grid Manager =
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== Compatibility issues ==
  
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.
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Since OpenSimulator and viewers development is done by diferent teams with diferent timing and even goals, compatibility can not be assured.<br>
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To connect to a older version of OpenSimulator, you may need to use a older version of your favority viewer. Consult your grid team, or the viewer team<br>
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This may also limit Hypergrid capability.<br>
  
* [http://alchemyviewer.org/ Alchemy Viewer] - v3 based TPV with full OpenSimulator support written from the ground up and geared towards hypergrid.
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= Viewers =
* [http://sldev.free.fr/ Cool VL Viewer] - the oldest of all actively maintained Third Party Viewers (former name: Cool SL Viewer) OpenSimulator is fully supported.
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* [http://hypergrid.org/metropolis/wiki/en/index.php/Downloads Hippo Viewer] - a fork of version SL Viewer 1.23 with OpenSimulator specific enhancements.
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* [http://sldev.free.fr/ Cool VL Viewer] - the oldest of all actively maintained Third Party Viewers (former name: Cool SL Viewer).
* [http://www.phoenixviewer.com/ Firestorm viewer] - v3 based TPV, the successor to Phoenix. The most widely used viewer on Second Life. OpenSimulator is fully supported with its own version.
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* [https://www.firestormviewer.org/choose-your-platform/ FireStorm Viewer] - v3 based TPV, the successor to Phoenix. The most widely used viewer on Second Life.
 
* [http://kokuaveviewer.org/ Kokua] - v3 based successor of Imprudence.
 
* [http://kokuaveviewer.org/ Kokua] - v3 based successor of Imprudence.
* [https://radegast.life Radegast Metaverse Client] - Light-client based on the libopenmetaverae project. Opensimulator is fully supported.
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* [https://radegast.life Radegast Metaverse Client] - Radegast-ng is Light client, evolution of Radagast from libopenmetaverae project.
* [http://www.singularityviewer.org/ Singularity] - A Snowglobe-based viewer with many current features backported. The most widely used viewer for OpenSimulator.  
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* [http://www.singularityviewer.org/ Singularity] - A Snowglobe-based viewer with many current features backported.  
* [https://bitbucket.org/dayturn/dayturn-windows/downloads/ Dayturn-windows] - A OpenSim compatible viewer.
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* [https://www.dayturn.com/viewer/index.php?resources/ Dayturn] - A OpenSim compatible viewer derived from Kokua.
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* [https://downloads.infinitemetaverse.org/index.php/downloads Scenegate] - A viewer with a focus on accessibility, and onboarding. With a simplified UI more suitable to just visit worlds, rather than building (but the full UI is still accessible). Derived from Alchemy Viewer
  
= Bento Viewers =
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= Beta Viewers =
Singularity Alpha
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Singularity Nightly Builds
http://alpha.singularityviewer.org/alpha/
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http://www.singularityviewer.org/kb/nightly-builds
  
Singularity Nightly Builds
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Dayturn-windows  
https://virtual-nexus.xyz/down/
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Alchemy Viewer 5 Beta
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https://alchemyviewer.org/pages/downloads.html
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Firestorm Viewer 6
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http://www.firestormviewer.org/downloads/
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Dayturn-windows
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https://bitbucket.org/dayturn/dayturn-windows/downloads/
 
https://bitbucket.org/dayturn/dayturn-windows/downloads/
  
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= Inactive Viewers =
 
= Inactive Viewers =
 
* [[RealXtend]] - a fork of the 1.23 Linden Client that has specialized features (not fully supported.)
 
* [[RealXtend]] - a fork of the 1.23 Linden Client that has specialized features (not fully supported.)
* [http://forge.opensimulator.org/gf/project/idealistviewer/ Idealist viewer]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150426024318/http://forge.opensimulator.org/gf/project/idealistviewer/ Idealist viewer] C# Multi-platform 32 bit viewer intended to be OpenSimulator focused
* [http://3di-rei.org/ 3Di viewer]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120129163754/http://3di-rei.org/ 3Di viewer Rei] C# Web-browser plugin OpenSimulator viewer. 3Di website gone but [https://github.com/3di 3Di Rei viewer source] is still available on Github
 
* Xenki, an XBAP 3D application intended to be a browser add-on for OpenSimulator.
 
* Xenki, an XBAP 3D application intended to be a browser add-on for OpenSimulator.
 
* [http://lookingglassviewer.org/wiki/Main_Page Looking Glass viewer], Discontinued. Only OSGrid, ScienceSim and localhost 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://imprudenceviewer.org/ Imprudence] Innovative viewer with a high focus on OpenSimulator.
 
* [http://imprudenceviewer.org/ Imprudence] Innovative viewer with a high focus on OpenSimulator.
* [http://www.phoenixviewer.com/ Phoenix Viewer] Based on the now discontinued Emerald Viewer. Combines many improvements and features from different viewers.
 
 
= Feature Table =
 
 
== Active viewers ==
 
 
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" align="center" class="sortable"
 
|-
 
| '''Viewer<br />Name'''
 
| Based on
 
| Grid<br />Selector
 
| Grid<br />Manager
 
| Graphical
 
| Mesh
 
| [[:Category:OSSL|OSSL]]<br />support
 
| LightShare [[#note1|[1]]]
 
| Multiple<br />Attachments
 
| Multiple<br />Clothing<br />Layers
 
| [[Media_On_A_Prim|MOAP]] support
 
| [[Varregion|Varregion]] support
 
| Operating System
 
| '''Notes'''
 
|-
 
| [http://www.singularityviewer.org/downloads Singularity]
 
| Snowglobe
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="text-align:right;" | [[Image:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows version available]][[Image:Macosx_logo.png|24px|MacOSX version available]][[Image:Tux.png|24px|frameless|Linux version available]]
 
| [[#note4|[4]]]
 
|-
 
| [http://www.alchemyviewer.org/ Alchemy]
 
| Snowstorm
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | x
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="text-align:right;" | [[Image:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows version available]][[Image:Macosx_logo.png|24px|MacOSX version available]][[Image:Tux.png|24px|frameless|Linux version available]]
 
| [[#note4|[4]]]
 
|-
 
| [http://sldev.free.fr/ Cool VL Viewer]
 
| Snowglobe
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="text-align:right;" | [[Image:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows version available]][[Image:Macosx_logo.png|24px|MacOSX version available]][[Image:Tux.png|24px|frameless|Linux version available]]
 
| &nbsp;
 
|-
 
| [http://wiki.kokuaviewer.org/wiki/Kokua:Experimental Kokua]
 
| Snowstorm
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="text-align:right;" | [[Image:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows version available]] [[Image:Tux.png|24px|frameless|Linux version available]]
 
| [[#note3|[3]]]
 
|-
 
| [https://bitbucket.org/dayturn/dayturn-windows/ Dayturn]
 
| Snowstorm
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="text-align:right;" | [[Image:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows version available]] [[Image:Macosx_logo.png|24px|MacOSX version available]]
 
| [[#note3|[3]]]
 
|-
 
| [http://www.phoenixviewer.com/ Firestorm viewer]
 
| Snowstorm
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="text-align:right;" | [[Image:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows version available]][[Image:Macosx_logo.png|24px|MacOSX version available]][[Image:Tux.png|24px|frameless|Linux version available]]
 
| &nbsp;
 
|-
 
| [http://radegast.org/wiki/Radegast_Download Radegast Metaverse Client]
 
| libomv
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | Text client<br />with graphical<br />component
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
 
| style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="text-align:right;" | [[Image:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows version available]][[Image: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'''
 
-->
 
|}
 
 
 
:'''Notes'''
 
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* '''<span id="note1">#1</span>''' LightShare is a method for altering WindLight settings on a parcel or region by means of a script. See [[Lightshare]].
 
* '''<span id="note3">#3</span>''' Data based on Kokua-3.5.2 [http://wiki.kokuaviewer.org/wiki/Kokua:Experimental], may soon be out of date.
 
* '''<span id="note4">#4</span>''' Singularity is based on modern v2/v3 code, but has the look and feel of v1.
 
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== Viewers which are inactive or do not currently support OpenSimulator ==
 
 
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" align="center" class="sortable"
 
|-
 
| '''Viewer<br />Name'''
 
| Based on
 
| Grid<br />Selector
 
| Grid<br />Manager
 
| Graphical
 
| Mesh
 
| [[:Category:OSSL|OSSL]]<br />support
 
| LightShare [[#note1|[1]]]
 
| Multiple<br />Attachments
 
| Multiple<br />Clothing<br />Layers
 
| Varregions
 
| Operating System
 
| '''Notes'''
 
|-
 
| [http://wiki.kokuaviewer.org/wiki/Downloads Imprudence]
 
| Snowglobe
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
 
| style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| 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="text-align:right;" | [[Image:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows version available]][[Image:Macosx_logo.png|24px|frameless|MacOSX version available]][[Image:Tux.png|24px|frameless|Linux version available]]
 
| &nbsp;
 
|-
 
| [http://realxtend.wordpress.com/download/ RealXtend Naali]
 
| Snowglobe
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
 
| style="text-align:right;" | [[Image:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows version available]][[Image:Macosx_logo.png|24px|MacOSX version available]]
 
| [[#note3|[3]]]
 
|-
 
| [http://forge.opensimulator.org/gf/project/opensim-viewer/frs/ Hippo Viewer]
 
| Snowglobe
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| 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:red;text-align:center;" | X
 
| style="text-align:right;" | [[Image:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows version available]][[Image:Tux.png|24px|frameless|Linux version available]]
 
| &nbsp;
 
|-
 
| [http://lookingglassviewer.org/wiki/Download Looking Glass viewer]
 
|
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
 
| style="background-color:chartreuse;text-align:center;" | √
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
 
| style="text-align:right;" | [[Image:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows 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;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
 
| style="text-align:right;" | &nbsp;
 
| [[#note5|[5]]]
 
|-
 
| [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;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
 
| style="text-align:right;" | [[Image:Windows_logo.png|24px|frameless|Windows version available]]
 
| &nbsp;
 
|-
 
| [http://forge.opensimulator.org/gf/project/xenki/ Xenki]
 
| Browser
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | ?
 
| style="background-color:red;text-align:center;" | X
 
| style="text-align:right;" | &nbsp;
 
| [[#note5|[5]]]
 
| &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
 
| 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'''
 
-->
 
|}
 
 
 
:'''Notes'''
 
----
 
* '''<span id="note1">#1</span>''' LightShare is a method for altering WindLight settings on a parcel or region by means of a script. See [[Lightshare]].
 
* '''<span id="note3">#3</span>''' RealXtend requires an additional module to be active on OpenSimulator. See [[ModRex]].
 
* '''<span id="note4">#4</span>''' After LL 3.3.4, the --loginuri parameter was removed from the official Linden viewer. There is now no simple way to use this viewer to log in to OpenSimulator.
 

Revision as of 16:07, 12 August 2020


If you find a viewer which can connect to OpenSimulator then please add it to the bottom of the appropriate list.

Contents

Compatibility issues

Since OpenSimulator and viewers development is done by diferent teams with diferent timing and even goals, compatibility can not be assured.
To connect to a older version of OpenSimulator, you may need to use a older version of your favority viewer. Consult your grid team, or the viewer team
This may also limit Hypergrid capability.

Viewers

  • Cool VL Viewer - the oldest of all actively maintained Third Party Viewers (former name: Cool SL Viewer).
  • FireStorm Viewer - v3 based TPV, the successor to Phoenix. The most widely used viewer on Second Life.
  • Kokua - v3 based successor of Imprudence.
  • Radegast Metaverse Client - Radegast-ng is Light client, evolution of Radagast from libopenmetaverae project.
  • Singularity - A Snowglobe-based viewer with many current features backported.
  • Dayturn - A OpenSim compatible viewer derived from Kokua.
  • Scenegate - A viewer with a focus on accessibility, and onboarding. With a simplified UI more suitable to just visit worlds, rather than building (but the full UI is still accessible). Derived from Alchemy Viewer

Beta Viewers

Singularity Nightly Builds http://www.singularityviewer.org/kb/nightly-builds

Dayturn-windows https://bitbucket.org/dayturn/dayturn-windows/downloads/

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.

  • JOpenMetaverse Purely Java based OpenSim client core library. Windows, MacOS,, Linux and Android Compatible. Please see jopenmetaverse introduction
  • METAbolt - METAbolt is a non-graphical (text based) viewer. It's light weight and cross grid, which means it will work in Second Life™ as well as other grids that are based on OpenSIM. The viewer is Open Source so it's free. Currently METAbolt is only available for Windows platforms.
  • Mobile Grid Client - A Second Life and OpenSim (Open Simulator) messaging client for your Android powered device (mobile phone, cell phone, tablet...).

Inactive Viewers

  • RealXtend - a fork of the 1.23 Linden Client that has specialized features (not fully supported.)
  • Idealist viewer C# Multi-platform 32 bit viewer intended to be OpenSimulator focused
  • 3Di viewer Rei C# Web-browser plugin OpenSimulator viewer. 3Di website gone but 3Di Rei viewer source is still available on Github
  • Xenki, an XBAP 3D application intended to be a browser add-on for OpenSimulator.
  • Looking Glass viewer, Discontinued. Only OSGrid, ScienceSim and localhost are available from the list.
  • Imprudence Innovative viewer with a high focus on OpenSimulator.
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