KirstenLee Viewer

The articles I’ve written on KirstenLee’s Viewer are collected on this page.

KirstenLee’s Viewer is known for advanced rendering features and is popular with photographers and machinima makers. The viewer requires a high end video card for good performance.

KirstenLee’s Viewer is known for being bleeding edge. It is not recommend for computer novices or those new to Second Life. However, it is easy to install and run in default mode. Advanced knowledge is only needed when one wants to turn on advanced features.

Second Life® Monthly Technology & Community Report

0

Coverage Period: September 1–30, 2026Generated: October 2, 2026Focus: Official platform changes, viewer releases (official & third-party), grid/performance fixes, and key social/community activity I am a bit behind, again. The A.I. gets me the raw information and then another agent re-writes it to imitate my writing style. Then I read it and and decide ‘no that … Read more

Second Life® Monthly Technology & Community Report – August 2026

0

And another month goes by… There is quit a bit happening in SL. I’m not that into it, but Linux support seems to be coming back. Several items are taking longer than anticipated… normal for software development. There are changes that will likely effect you. Official SL Platform Updates

Second Life Technology Report – June 2026

0

This is a busy month with Pride celebrations and SL23B. Lots to see and do. Official SL Platform Updates Simulator / Grid Updates

Second Life® Technology Report – April 2026

0

Tech-focused summary for April 1–30, 2026Here is the update on last months activity in Second Life. Official SL Platform Updates

KIRSTENLEE Viewer Lives?

2

Long ago (2013 and before) KirstenLee Cinquetti made the KirstenLee Viewer. The S19 version was about the last in the series. Until the updates stopped KirstenLee’s Viewer was the photographer’s viewer of choice. It was my daily-use viewer. I suppose the Black Dragon Viewer could be said to have taken over a similar position in … Read more

S19 Viewer Controversy

6

For some time I have covered Henri Beauchamp’s Cool VL Viewer and KirstenLee Cinquetti’s Kirsten ‘S’ Series Viewers. So, I am bummed to find out something is not right and we appear to have another viewer scandal. Henri’s viewer uses a V1 interface, which I gave up on some time ago. But the viewer is … Read more

KirstenLee Viewer S19 (407) Released

9

KirstenLee has posted an announcement about the release of a new version of the viewer: S19 (407). See: What dreams may come! In this post KirstenLee explains why version S19 is being used. Basically because this is the version of the viewer KirstenLee likes working with and using. This is not a cutting edge viewer. … Read more

KirstenLee Viewer S19 (404) Blackbird Released

5

A new version of an older KirstenLee Viewer has been released, which is surprising. The news comes from KirstenLee’s blog. It is a short one sentence announcement. I show the blog page as this first image. KirstenLee’s last release was in September 2012 and a version S22. In December of 2011 Kirsten had to stop … Read more