Puris Viewer is an open-source, next-generation client for Second Life and OpenSim. We replaced the legacy OpenGL pipeline with a modern Godot 4 architecture to deliver PBR materials, dynamic shadows, and multithreaded performance.
Native Vulkan rendering. Say goodbye to flat lighting and hello to real physically based rendering (PBR), atmospheric scattering, and shadows that don't destroy your framerate.
JPEG2000 texture decompression and mesh decoding are aggressively pushed to background threads. The main render thread stays clean, so the viewer doesn't freeze when crossing region borders.
Underneath the shiny exterior runs a rock-solid, battle-tested network core. C# and .NET 8 handle LLSD, UDP messaging, and HTTP CAPS, fully compliant with TPV policies.
Whether you are an explorer wanting to see the world in higher fidelity, or a developer looking to contribute to a modern C# codebase, Puris Viewer is built for you.
Basic login, world rendering, and inventory fetching are functional. Currently integrating dynamic shadows, avatar rendering, and the Godot UI system. Expect bugs and missing features.
Terrain meshes, simple UI overlays, and basic 3D scene construction wired up to the network state.
Headless login, asset fetching, and threaded JPEG2000 texture decoding implemented.