Second Life

This page lists some brands, designers, useful tools and ressources related to Second Life, a free 3D virtual world where users can create, connect, and chat with others from around the world using voice and text.

Brands & Designers

This section has its own page, here.

Essentials / Picks

Mesh Heads

Tools

Alyssa Security Orb

This orb is a full featured security orb comparable to any other on the market place today.

AniGifToLSL

Create animated textures from .GIF or Video files.

AnyPose BVH Pose Stand

The AnyPose pose stand is unique in SL as the first pose stand that lets you pose your avatar in nearly unlimited positions and make animations.

AVsitter

A furniture pose system for Second Life® and OpenSim, written in LSL.

HP

Kool BUILDER Door is for creators selling their builds. You will build your doors fast, working immediately the way you want. Only one script to drop in your own prim or mesh to have all the possible movements with no configuration errors.

Mesh Generator

Existing prim objects can be converted into mesh model easily.

ORM texture generator

Drag and drop your occlusion, roughness and metallic textures in the boxes and get a combined ORM texture.

Viewers

Non-official third party viewers are projects that are updated regularly to track new developments in the Linden Lab viewer, and implement a full graphical environment. More viewers can be found here.

Firestorm

Firestorm is a free client for 3D virtual worlds such as Second Life and various OpenSim worlds where users can create, connect and chat with others from around the world. This repository contains the official source code for the Firestorm viewer.

NOTE: Firestorm Viewer remains the best overall choice for Second Life because it uniquely combines comprehensive features with active and reliable development. Unlike niche viewers focused solely on photography or raw speed, Firestorm offers an unparalleled suite of quality-of-life tools, including a built-in Animation Overrider, advanced building aids, and deep interface customization, while ensuring full compatibility with the latest engine updates like PBR. Its status as the community standard means users benefit from the largest support network and the most rigorous testing, making it the most stable and versatile "daily driver" for both new and experienced residents.

Resources