2026 SL viewer release summaries — week 36 (to Sep 6, 2026)

# Weekly viewer summary: week #36 (through Sep 6, 2026)

Official Linden Lab viewers

The Default viewer remains at version 26.3 (26.3.0.31203661088). This build was originally promoted in mid‑August and is listed here with no further changes during the week covered.

Second Life Lua Editor (Alpha): No change

The alpha channel for the Lua Editor also showed no updates during the week (26.3.0.32302693173, released Aug 21).

Second Life Chat Modernization viewer: New (Sept 4)

A new Chat Modernization viewer appeared on September 4. Its notable behaviors are:

• Recent conversations follow you between devices: direct messages received on SL Mobile can be available on desktop and vice versa.
• Recent DM history becomes available after logging in so you see more continuity across sessions.

• Conversation history on desktop merges older local history with newer synced message history to present a single continuous conversation view.

If you use both mobile and desktop clients, this viewer aims to make DM history feel continuous across platforms while keeping earlier local logs intact.

Third‑party viewers (TPVs)

Kirsten's V7‑style — S24 DX Pre‑Alpha 03 (Sept 5)

Cool VL (V1‑style) — Stable and Experimental (Sept 5)

Mobile and other clients

No mobile or alternate client updates were reported during the week.

Resources and pointers

The summary links viewers to the Linden Lab release pages and to a maintained Current Viewer Releases page that aggregates download links, release notes, and related reviews. The blog maintains an index of official and third‑party viewers and links to both release notes and archived summaries.

What this means for users

• If you use only the Default viewer you don't need to change anything this week.
• If you rely on cross‑device DM continuity between SL Mobile and desktop, test the Chat Modernization viewer to see how it surfaces recent messages while retaining older local logs.
• TPV users who prefer experimental builds should consult respective release notes for Kirsten's and Cool VL builds before switching.
• No mobile client updates means any mobile‑specific issues or features remain unchanged for this period.

Check the Current Viewer Releases page for the most up‑to‑date download links and detailed release notes when you decide to install or test any of these viewers.