I use the newest Emerald (1.23.5.1632) exclusively in SL, so I voted for it. However, it somehow breaks texture loading in OSGrid, so I use the newest Hippo viewer (0.6) exclusively there.
When it becomes no longer possible to use a 1.23.x viewer in SL, I intend to evaluate Kirsten's variation on the 2.0 -- I've read a lot of good things about it. It remains to be seen whether the Emerald developers will deliver on their promise of incorporating the 2.0 features while making the 2.0 GUI optional, which for me is the make-or-break decision about which to use.
I was using Cool Viewer with Rainbow tweaks, but it kept crashing. I am now on the non 2.0 Snowglobe and really quite happy.
Mavi Beck - 14 years ago
I voted for Emerald, but I don't use the latest version cause it's too laggy, I use 1.23.5.1101, I also voted for LL Viewer 1.23 cause it's the only one that lets me do runway show almost flawlessly even in the worst lag.
So I use Emerald for everyday, and LL's for modelling.
Daniel Voyager - 14 years ago
Thanks for making a comment/voting Chandn and Quaintly!
@Quaintly: Updated list & new change!
If I'm missing any other SL viewers, feel free to comment! (needs to be active today)
Is the Cool VL viewer by Boylane? I voted for that, I've used Boylane's viewer (without exceptions) for about a year now. I know Henri had a "Cool SL Viewer" too, that's not the one I meant.
Boylane also has a Rainbow Viewer which is not on the list...
And why do you have two Nicholaz Editions :p I used to use Nicholaz but he stopped making new viewers and the next update had mirrored sculpties, which creators were using in their products. Since my mirrored sculpty attachments wouldn't display properly, I switched to Boy Lane's viewer. I don't know what I'll do now that she's discontinuing her viewers :(
Chandni Khondji - 14 years ago
i voted for Hippo because that is the one i mainly use. I LOVE emerald but it is so laggy and unusuable for me that i cannot say i like it most, sadly.
I use the newest Emerald (1.23.5.1632) exclusively in SL, so I voted for it. However, it somehow breaks texture loading in OSGrid, so I use the newest Hippo viewer (0.6) exclusively there.
When it becomes no longer possible to use a 1.23.x viewer in SL, I intend to evaluate Kirsten's variation on the 2.0 -- I've read a lot of good things about it. It remains to be seen whether the Emerald developers will deliver on their promise of incorporating the 2.0 features while making the 2.0 GUI optional, which for me is the make-or-break decision about which to use.
Actually Kirstens viewer has an 1.23 and 2.0 viewer.... So you could choose from one of them if that was listed :P
I was using Cool Viewer with Rainbow tweaks, but it kept crashing. I am now on the non 2.0 Snowglobe and really quite happy.
I voted for Emerald, but I don't use the latest version cause it's too laggy, I use 1.23.5.1101, I also voted for LL Viewer 1.23 cause it's the only one that lets me do runway show almost flawlessly even in the worst lag.
So I use Emerald for everyday, and LL's for modelling.
Thanks for making a comment/voting Chandn and Quaintly!
@Quaintly: Updated list & new change!
If I'm missing any other SL viewers, feel free to comment! (needs to be active today)
Is the Cool VL viewer by Boylane? I voted for that, I've used Boylane's viewer (without exceptions) for about a year now. I know Henri had a "Cool SL Viewer" too, that's not the one I meant.
Boylane also has a Rainbow Viewer which is not on the list...
And why do you have two Nicholaz Editions :p I used to use Nicholaz but he stopped making new viewers and the next update had mirrored sculpties, which creators were using in their products. Since my mirrored sculpty attachments wouldn't display properly, I switched to Boy Lane's viewer. I don't know what I'll do now that she's discontinuing her viewers :(
i voted for Hippo because that is the one i mainly use. I LOVE emerald but it is so laggy and unusuable for me that i cannot say i like it most, sadly.