IMPORTANT:
We always recommend a clean install when updating your viewer.
Please see instructions here for Phoenix and here for Firestorm.
NOTE:
If you use Norton Internet Security with Download Intelligence, please disable Download Intelligence before attempting to download. Instructions on how to do that are here.
If you are experiencing graphics issues such as transparent water or issues with glowing objects, please update your video drivers. You can get links here.
Currently supported versions are:
Firestorm 4.0.1.27000 (Mesh capable)
Firestorm 3.3.0.24882 (Mesh capable)
Firestorm 3.3.0.24880 (Mesh capable)
Firestorm 3.2.2.24336 (Mesh capable)
Firestorm 3.2.1.24179 (Mesh capable)
Firestorm 2.5.2.16922 (Preview 2, Non Mesh)
Phoenix 1.6.1.1691 (Mesh capable)
Phoenix 1.5.2.1185 (non-Mesh capable)
Firestorm release notes
Phoenix Viewer release notes
Windows XP 32bit SP3 and XP 64bit SP2 or later are supported (except for Windows 8). Earlier versions of windows are not supported.
Mac PPC is not supported. Release 373 is the last version of phoenix to support Mac OSX 10.4. Firestorm supports OSX 10.5 and higher.
Windows
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SHA1 Checksum: 31291df4f5562d4036c4792738cb389b8cc55a05
Mac OSX(10.5+):
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SHA1 Checksum: 13bd03ca3abda9a7c1451aa3360e7d19f9ea2c32
Linux (32-bit):
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SHA1 Checksum: 68af1f492988152201a71f9316eb4e7d2a1ce106
(SSE2 is required for mesh, no non optimized version will be available)
Windows (SSE2 Optimized):
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SHA1 Checksum: 48ad81e08b5a2b7fea2089030487a4d259ae291f
Mac OSX(10.5+):
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SHA1 Checksum: e70df32e59da81b69ebc64f09cb3ff4c3dfc6844
Linux (32-bit):
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SHA1 Checksum: b05767a3521ce1b0348a43fe01f620ea72677984
Windows
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SHA1 Checksum: f675cf7f317859b0f57fb0e88aa207c35db9b073
Mac OSX(10.5+):
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SHA1 Checksum: 84d31e17f307b62276bd7fae54dd86be2af8896c
Linux (32-bit):
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SHA1 Checksum: 55074d5ba3150f83fa2eedec04ea370f4689aac3
Please note: Both Firestorm 3.2.2 and 3.2.1 versions are the same, other than some rendering code.
Firestorm 3.2.2 additionally incorporates the LL fixes for the OpenGL bugs
Windows
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SHA1 Checksum: 7c5b0baf0a31a16f5d2c517d7bcd0733c7753dcc
Mac OSX(10.5+):
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SHA1 Checksum: d0cd6ed99254c47adb85add8451001eb1b81afd3
Linux (32-bit):
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SHA1 Checksum: 2d04577609aee413b4fc81a01ebc4d71407e99ec
Windows
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SHA1 Checksum: 9c500efeff1b85230784e68388781eeb2787b2a2
Mac OSX(10.5+):
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SHA1 Checksum: 1169d2ee56eba53345e77eb7eb78c57fc0c21098
Linux (32-bit):
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SHA1 Checksum: 53439259b6b4295250f66d6d68fe3adf20a4cf15
Windows
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SHA1 Checksum: c508f242a471213ba120f2323c393f792c25197e
Mac OSX(10.5+):
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SHA1 Checksum: b0c2af9094c15c46ddbdd6a44e7c0eb5fe9a5330
Linux (32-bit):
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SHA1 Checksum: 8dafc4df8d30e4a22f9ed942653da576fec78cce
Both Windows builds are Large Address Aware capable.
(Should I choose SSE2 or Standard?)
Windows (Standard):
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SHA1 Checksum: 4977eeb4056578fcdbaac0ee33d54d959cf40487
Windows (SSE2 Optimized):
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SHA1 Checksum: 015805f3cb75bf73d080373de5e62dab92e0183a
Mac OSX(10.5+):
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SHA1 Checksum: fcb2eca4fc0c560e48b5031ec38dae731efbefb3
Linux (32-bit):
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SHA1 Checksum: aeb10b0e39f16b5608c15216d7dbc5d33f169241
Linux (32bit):
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SHA1 Checksum: 13fac821789144db4df5884bca250b49201cbf50
Mac (OSX 10.4+):
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SHA1 Checksum: 7511779c23ff5cb2fb0fb15c2fd8367a85065817
All Operating Systems
Windows
Failure to launch or configuration errors at launch, please download this and install it, as your system likely needs
MS C++ Runtime Libraries.
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md5sum for AppFix.exe is abe1200dd50db8331cb69c0e94320b7e
Flash for all Operating Systems
Download to play Youtube videos inside Second Life. Do not use Internet Explorer when using that link. If Internet Explorer is the only browser you use, please ensure that you select
Flash Player for Other Browsers, because the Internet Explorer version of Flashplayer is not compatible with any Second Life viewer.
Quicktime for Windows and Mac
Quicktime to play streaming videos. (iTunes is not needed)
GStreamer for Linux only
Info for download to play streaming videos. (Please read page for info on installing GStreamer for your particular distribution.)
Growl Linux has this already
Windows Download To get external notices about events when the viewer is minimized.
Mac Download To get external notices about events when the viewer is minimized.
DirectX Runtime Windows only
Mac drivers are included with OS upgrades. However, to determan what card you have, select “About this Mac” from the Apple menu, then click “More Info”. Under Hardware select Graphics/Displays
If you are not sure what type of video card you have, use GPU-Z found (win only) here. For linux, in a console use: lspci | grep VGA
Nvidia Video Driver
Latest driver Last checked Feb 6th- Windows: 285.62 (Oct 24)
beta: 295.51 (Jan 31) - Linux: 290.1 (Nov 22)
ATI Video Driver
Latest driver Last checked Feb 6th- Windows and Linux: 12.1 (Jan 25)
Intel Video Driver
Intel driver download page Intel does not have a universal driver set. Please go to Intel's site and select the appropriate download.