Darkstorm Viewer is a controversial third-party viewer for the virtual world platform . It is a heavily modified version of the popular and approved Firestorm Viewer . Its primary draw, and the source of its notoriety, is that it incorporates " copybot " features. Copybot refers to a set of tools that allow users to copy, export, and save any digital content within Second Life without the creator's permission, including items that are normally non-copyable.

Comprehensive Guide to Darkstorm Viewer for Second Life: Safe Downloads and Status Update

s, Elias was a digital scavenger. He used the Darkstorm to see the world behind the curtain—to see the UUIDs of every wall and the mesh wireframes of every passerby.

Cache and download client-side textures and sounds directly to a local hard drive.