Firestorm Viewer Downloads For Second Life
IMPORTANT:
How to update Firestorm:
How to update Firestorm:
OpenSIM versions of FS do not have Havok. That only matters if you're uploading mesh objects and need to specify the mesh physics properties, or if you need to manipulate the region navmesh for pathfinding. The terms of the Havok license prohibit its use anywhere but Second Life, so it's not present in OpenSim versions.
Firestorm Viewer is certified to be free of viruses and malware.
Firestorm Viewer is certified to be free of viruses and malware.
Current Release For Second Life
Firestorm 6.2.4 (57588) Release
Firestorm 6.2.4 (57588) Release Notes
“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 | X | Full Release | Firestorm Release 6.2.4.57588 64 bit Windows Setup.exe MD5 Checksum: 232191D3F5AD16FDFD8953BE21A0E1B3 |
| Windows 32-bit | 32 and 64 | SL only | X | Full Release | Firestorm Release 6.2.4.57588 32 bit Windows setup.exe MD5 Checksum: 4209BB41E0F80D6E081B3B616D1DEA85 |
Mac
| Version | 32/64-bit | Grids | Havok | Level of Support | Download |
| Mac 64-bit Havok | 64-bit only | SL only | X | Full Release | Firestorm Release 6.2.4.57588 64 bit Intel Mac.dmg MD5 Checksum: FAE7F7B66B3428622003B950AF2BAFD2 |
| Mac 32-bit Havok | 32 and 64 | SL only | X | n/a | n/a |
linux
| Version | 32/64-bit | Grids | Havok | Level of Support | Download |
| Linux 64-bit Havok | 64-bit only | SL only | Full Release | Firestorm Release 6.2.4.57588 64 bit Linux.tar.bz2 | |
| Linux 32-bit Havok | 32 and 64 | SL only | n/a | n/a |
More information about the 64-bit builds can be found here.
Supported Operating Systems
Windows
- Windows 7 SP1, 8.1 and 10 32bit and 64bit are supported.
Earlier versions of windows are not supported.
- Firestorm 5.1.7 & 6.0.2 will NOT even install on Windows XP.
- Firestorm 5.1.7 & 6.0.2 may install on Windows Vista but is likely to be very unstable.
- Windows 10 - Firestorm 5.1.7 & 6.0.2 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 5.1.7 & 6.0.2, 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 5.1.7 or 6.0.2.
Mac
- Mac 10.9 or later OS X versions are supported.
- MacOS Mojave 10.14 will run Firestorm 5.1.7. viewer and newer.
- Mac PPC is not supported.
- Firestorm 5.1.7 & 6.0.1 viewers will NOT run on Mac 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, or 10.10.
Linux
- We use Debian to build our Linux viewer. Any actively maintained, up-to-date Debian-based distribution should be able to run Firestorm. However, due to the variety of distributions and SL's small Linux user-base, we cannot provide testing and support beyond those systems that our own team use. Feel free to submit details of your success and/or failure to any Firestorm team member or to the Firestorm Jira.
- Some additional libraries and/or packages may be needed; they are listed on this page.
- Certain older unsupported hardware may not be able to support Firestorm.
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 at slurl_proxy
Additional Downloads to Enhance User Experience
Flash
Firestorm 6.0.2, 5.1.7, 5.0.11 Release
- 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 an 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
Firestorm 6.0.2, 5.1.7, 5.0.11
- 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
DirectX Runtime
Windows only
- DX runtime April 2011 to help increase performance and stability. For all versions of Windows. Please refer to this page.
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 (win only) here. For linux, in a console use:
lspci | grep VGA
Nvidia Video Driver
- Latest driverLast checked 16/02/2019 - Windows: 418.91 (2019.2.13 ) - Linux: 410.93 (2019.1.3)
ATI Video Driver
- Latest driverLast checked 16/02/2019 - Windows: Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.1.1 (1/21/2019) - Linux: 18.50 (2/7/2019)
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.