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Firestorm Viewer Downloads For Second Life
How to update Firestorm:
Current Release for Second Life
Firestorm 6.3.9 (58205) Release
“n/a” in the table below means “not available”; see the boxed note above.
Windows
Version | 32/64-bit | Grids | Havok | Level of Support | Download |
Windows 64-bit | 64-bit only | SL only | ✓ | Full Release | Firestorm Release 6.3.9.58205 64 bit Windows Setup.exe MD5 Checksum: 158DB232BEBFB0D12F1CB1D91613E596 |
Windows 32-bit | 32 and 64 | SL only | ✓ | Full Release | Firestorm Release 6.3.9.58205 32 bit Windows setup.exe MD5 Checksum: 43132552ECB5277F5BA58676C467563C |
Mac
Version | 32/64-bit | Grids | Havok | Level of Support | Download |
Mac 64-bit | 64-bit only | SL only | ✓ | Full Release | Firestorm Release 6.3.9.58205 64 bit Intel Mac.dmg MD5 Checksum: 7CAA12CB90D64C26195FB6F8517AA707 |
Mac 32-bit | 32 and 64 | SL only | ✓ | n/a | n/a |
Linux
Version | 32/64-bit | Grids | Havok | Level of Support | Download |
Linux 64-bit | 64-bit only | SL only | Full Release | Firestorm Release 6.3.9.58205 64 bit Linux.tar.bz2 MD5 Checksum: 335E758C5088C6F2038D035C37DAE3A9 | |
Linux 32-bit | 32 and 64 | SL only | n/a | n/a |
More information about the 64-bit builds can be found here.
Current Release for OpenSim
Viewer Menu → Preferences → Advanced → Allow login to other grids. Also see Grid Selector
Firestorm 6.3.9 (58205) Release
“n/a” in the table below means “not available”; see the boxed note above.
Windows
Version | 32/64-bit | Grids | Havok | Level of Support | Download |
Windows 64-bit OpenSim | 64-bit only | OpenSim only | Full Release | Firestorm Release 6.3.9.58205OS 64 bit Windows Setup.exe MD5 Checksum: 068D09D240665203EACA21CC68FFF52C | |
Windows 32-bit OpenSim | 32 and 64 | OpenSim only | Full Release | Firestorm Release 6.3.9.58205OS 32 bit Windows setup.exe MD5 Checksum: E4B2895C3445FB97A51C68C70484910D |
Mac
Version | 32/64-bit | Grids | Havok | Level of Support | Download |
Mac 64-bit OpenSim | 64-bit only | OpenSim only | Full Release | Firestorm Release 6.3.9.58205OS 64 bit Intel Mac.dmg MD5 Checksum: 51F7CC302846F94971C36F86BA95CEBB | |
Mac 32-bit OpenSim | 32 and 64 | OpenSim only | n/a | n/a |
Linux
Version | 32/64-bit | Grids | Havok | Level of Support | Download |
Linux 64-bit OpenSim | 64-bit only | OpenSim Only | Full Release | Firestorm Release 6.3.9.58205OS 64 bit Linux.tar.bz2 MD5 Checksum: 93861134A1173758110A57C4EDCF9D36 | |
Linux 32-bit OpenSim | 32 and 64 | OpenSim Only | n/a | n/a |
Supported Operating Systems
Windows
- Windows 8.1 and 10 32bit and 64bit are supported.
Earlier versions of Windows are not supported.
- Windows 10 - Firestorm 6.0.2 and later are compatible with Windows 10.
However, if you are running Windows 10 on a system with an older Intel graphics card which does not support Windows 10 - Intel HD 2000, Intel HD 3000 or anything marked as “No” for Windows 10 on this list,
you will only be able to run the 32bit versions of Firestorm 6.0.2 and later. even if you have a 64bit version of Windows 10.
Please see this page for detailed instructions if you are running Windows 10 on an older unsupported Intel card and have problems running Firestorm 6.0.2 or later.
Mac
- Some additional beta testing is done on OSes back to El Capitan (10.11)
- Performance may vary on OSes prior to High Sierra (10.13) (Note: High Sierra will reach End of Life in November 2020)
- FS probably will not run on anything prior to El Capitan (10.11)
Linux
- Ubuntu LTS (16.04, 18.04, 20.04) 64-bit is supported, as is any derivative or variant. We are unable to offer support for 32-bit Linux, or any other distribution.
- For all other Linux distributions, feel free to submit details of your success and/or failure to any Firestorm team member or to the Firestorm Jira. Contributions may be included on our wiki to benefit others.
2nd Life Download
- Some additional libraries and/or packages may be needed; they are listed on this page.
- Older hardware may not be able to support Firestorm, even when a supported OS is installed.
Second Life Viewer Mac
Additional Downloads to Fix Problems
Windows
- SLURLs not working in your browser, or choose to open with a different viewer (Windows)
- Instructions are included, but can also be seen on the Wiki here.
Additional Downloads to Enhance User Experience
Flash
Please read https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/help/4520411/adobe-flash-end-of-support before considering installing flash. Flash has a LONG history of very serious security issues. If someone is providing content that only works with flash, please contact them and let them know that flash will be end of life in the near future, this means there will be NO security updates from the vendor beyond that point. Nobody should be forcing flash on anyone in this day and age, it is 2020, not 2001 anymore.
- Windows - Download in Firefox or Chrome to play Flash media inside Second Life.
Choose the correct operating system under Step 1.
Choose FP 32 for Opera & Chromium - PPAPI under Step 2.
Install Flash.
- Mac - Ensure that you have the most recent version of Flash for Safari installed. You can get this via the normal update process, or from Adobe.
Choose the correct operating system under Step 1.
Choose FP 32 for Safari and Firefox – NPAPI under Step 2.
Install Flash.
- Linux - You need to have the pepperflash plugin installed, which can be satisfied by installing Google Chrome.
Quicktime
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- Windows - Quicktime does not need to be installed to play media on Firestorm 5.0.1 or later.
- 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
- Growl for Windows – As of November 2018 this site is dead. Users who already have Growl installed can continue to use it for the time being. Windows users may be able to download a copy from its github release page.
- Mac – This site will lead you to the Mac App Store for downloading. Please note the reviews and the update status of Growl before purchasing; Firestorm cannot guarantee its functionality.
- Linux: Growl is implicit in libnotify, which should come already installed in most distros. However, if you are on a 64-bit Linux, you may need to install the 32-bit version of libnotify. For ubuntu and similar (like mint), run the following command:
sudo apt-get install libnotify4:i386
Video Drivers
Mac drivers are included with OS upgrades. However, to determine 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 (Windows only) here. For Linux, in a console use:
lspci | grep VGA
Nvidia Video Driver
- Latest driverLast checked 24/05/2020 - Windows: 445.87 (2020.4.15) - Linux: 440.82 (2020.4.7)
ATI Video Driver
- Latest driverLast checked 24/05/2020 - Windows: Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.2.2 (3/5/2020) - Linux: 20.10 (4/16/2020)
Intel Video Driver
- Intel driver download page Intel does not have a universal driver set. Please go to Intel's site and use the auto-detect feature.