Can one Second Life application on one computer be used by more than one avatars?

[Bobo Bolero]

I started using Second Life a few years ago and was lampooned by other members of the family. Now they want to explore SL. The problem - one computer. Can more than one account or avatar use use the same SL application? Does each user need to download a copy of the SL app?

[StevesG]

No

[Peggy Paperdoll]

The "application" is a browser (called a viewer).  Any person with an account can use any viewer that is approved to log into SL.  That means they can use your viewer on your computer..........they do not need a separate viewer for their account.  All they need is an account (avatar).  You can even log more than one account in on the same viewer.

 

So the answer is:  Yes, one viewer will work for any number of accounts on a single computer.

[Madelaine McMasters]

Hi Bobo,

All of the viewers I've used allow multiple users. Their individual settings, caches and chat histories are stored in separate folders. You simply enter the name and password for each avi and off you go. Some of the viewers will remember a small list of avatar names, so you might have to type that in only once.

[Ishtara Rothschild]

Just make sure not to click the "remember password" checkbox. Otherwise your family members might accidentally log in with your account.

[Void Singer]

in addition, you can run the same application multiple times at once, is you change the setting for allow multiple instances (which is now in preferences for the LL viewer IIRC