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| Name | Modified | Size | Downloads / Week |
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| kirstensviewers | 2025-09-20 | ||
| readme.md | 2025-09-20 | 3.7 kB | |
| License.rtf | 2022-09-25 | 149.0 kB | |
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IMPORTANT: Kirstens Viewer is a Third-Party Viewer
About This Viewer
Kirstens Viewer is a maintained fork of the official Second Life Viewer. It prioritizes fidelity, performance, and compatibility with modern Windows environments. The build system has been custom-engineered for clarity and streamlined execution.
- Optimized for modern multi-core CPUs with AVX2 and OMP
- Modern C++ techniques: replacing historical legacy code
- Unique build system, minimal external dependencies
- Functionality aligns with official viewer behavior
Legal & Compliance
This viewer is not affiliated with Linden Lab. Users must adhere to the Second Life Terms of Service.
This software is provided "as is" with no warranty. You assume all risk of use and agree that the Kirstens Viewer team is not liable for any loss or disruption caused by use of this software.
Privacy Features
Kirstens Viewer respects user privacy and disables the following components by default:
- Background Updater
- Metrics Collection
- Crashlogger
Message from Kirstenlee
Thank you for your time and interest.
Best wishes always,
Kirstenlee Cinquetti
Build History
Build 2182 Codename: OTHAN (S24.1)
- Forked from Viewer 7.1.13 (2025.4 core)
- Custom JPEG2000 decoding via AVX2 acceleration
- Math subsystems accelerated with AVX2 and FMA
- Optimized object list latency handling
- AVX-tested math fixpack applied
Build 2342 Codename: DRIF ( S24.2)
- Based on Viewer 7.1.16 (2025.5)
- Experimental rendering via Viewer VFX stack (OpenMP)
- Inventory system rebuilt with diskcache and flag logic
- UI and chat responsiveness improved
- Chat Mention feature refined from alpha build
Build 2527 Codename: FARA (S24.3 Rev 1)
- Forked from Viewer 7.1.16 / 2025.6
- 3D Anaglyph V7 added
- Fixed: preferences floater, GLTF notices, teleport object visibility
- Linden Lab patches: IDs 40634300 (inc. p430 subset)
- Updated LLWindow subsystem with DirectX 12
- Viewer math: updated V2/V3/V4 vectors and colors (DirectX & AVX)
- Shutdown routine revamped via ARES process manager
- DiskCache tuning and low-level setting hooks added
- Multi-core CPU affinity control now supported
- APR and datapacker modules hardened
Build 2700 Codename: SJAANDI (S24.4)
- Forked from Viewer 7.2.2 / 2025.8
- People Range Slider added and tweaked
- Converted significant portions of code to STL from Boost
- Skins overhauled - updates to XUI PL,DE and JA versions.
- All significant LL PATCHES 4537-4671 (develop) as of 19/9/2025
- Improved occlusion code icluding reflection code, Overhaul of RenderTarget code
- Fixes to shader settings and shader cache
- Latest Marketplace & Search
- Agressive Optimisation of llrender code
- Double click hide balance / refresh balance status bar
- Updated Kirstens Version of OpenJp2 - 2.5.3 with AVX enabled.
- Overhauled Build System ( Powershell Build and Develop )
- All Viewer libraries updated (2025.8) - Including the Latest Chrome Embedded Browser
- Full optimised compile with LTCG
- Binaries signed:
- Codesign:
4e2969400a179e151ba7323da181f8b0
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Kirstens Viewer is independently developed. For support, build reports, or contributions, please use the designated contact channels.
Special thanks to SourceForge for hosting this project and supporting the open source community.
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