You don’t have to pay a lot of money in order to get OpenSim land. In fact, many grids offer free land to attract visitors and new residents. The hope is that when people find that they like the grid, some percentage will pay to upgrade to larger plots or entire regions, or just spend money with in-world merchants and event organizers. Either way, it’s a great way for new people to check out OpenSim, or to find out what it’s like to have a home on a new grid.
If you’re a little bit more ambitious, you can set up a free DreamGrid on your home computer. As a general rule of thumb, you can easily have up to 16 regions, and up to five simultaneous visitors if you have a decent home Internet connection — just remember to turn the hypergrid option and you and your friends can teleport between your home-based grid and most of the other public OpenSim grids. Get the DreamGrid installation manual here.
AviTron
Free quarter region info page
• quarter region with up to 3,750 prims, for grid residents only
• residents must visit the grid at least three times every week, if a resident misses a week all objects on the land will be deleted
• email support@avitron.net for more information or contact Logan Hunter, Arielly Toki or Alex Ferraris in-world
AviWorlds Grid
Free parcels info page
• up to 5,000 prims
• for grid residents only
• Residents must “participate in grid” to keep land
• Hypergrid: login.aviworlds.com:8002
• Check welcome region for signs and greeters or contact James AviLabs, Bathy Vamp, Wanessa Avilabs in-world
Dracsoom Grid
Free land info page
• 16,384 sq. m. or 1/4 region with 6,000 prims
• full regions also available — with 30,000 prims
• non-commercial use only
• one per customer, must check in once a month
• Hypergrid: dracsoom.ddns.net:8002
• look for in-world terminals
• email dracsoom@gmail.com for more information
Exo-Life
Free parcels info page
• 1024 square meters with 512 prims
• grid is operated by the non-profit Jewish organization Kol Ami Havurah
• Hypergrid: hg.exo-life.onl:8032
• email Kol Ami Havurah at info@wduq.fm for details
jOpenSimWorld
Free land info page
• free parcels on the Canary Islands region
• for new grid residents only
• residential use only
• Hypergrid: jopensim.com:8002:Canary Islands
Kitely
Free homes info page
• Free homes on the Coopersville Edwardian community on Kitely
• Each home is ocean-front with a boat pier
• Choose home and click on mailbox to claim it, then IM Koshari Mahana in-world
• Must be member of Coopersville group
• Hypergrid: grid.kitely.com:8002:Coopersville
Free shops info page
• Free shops on the Coopersville Edwardian community on Kitely
• Merchandise must be appropriate to Edwardian time period, 1850 to 1920
• Timeless items such as plants and animals are also appropriate
• IM Koshari Mahana in-world for information
• Hypergrid: grid.kitely.com:8002:Coopersville
Neverworld Grid
Free parcels info page
• varying parcel sizes, from 2,800 sq. m. to half regions
• hypergridders welcome
• must visit land to keep it active
• just click on rental box to move in
• Hypergrid: hg.neverworldgrid.com:8002:neversea
Free apartments info page
• large one-bedroom apartments on Tiger Lily region
• hypergridders welcome
• must visit land to keep it active
• just click on rental box to move in
• Hypergrid: hg.neverworldgrid.com:8002:tiger lily
Free shops info page
• 15×15 to 15×50 sq. m. shops with 250 prims
• local O$ currency from Podex
• for grid residents only
• Hypergrid: hg.neverworldgrid.com:8002:club never
Party Destination Grid
Free regions info page
• full regions of up to 15,000 prims each
• one per grid resident
• no time limits, but must build on region within four months
• contact grid admins in-world for details
• 7,400 sq. m. parcels, or 1/9 regions, also available, as are storefronts
Free parcels info page
• 7,400 sq. m. parcels, or 1/9 region, with up to 1,500 prims each
• available to grid residents only
• contact grid admins in-world for details
• or email info@partydestinationgrid.com
Free shops info page
• available to grid residents only
• contact grid admins in-world for details
• or email info@partydestinationgrid.com
Perfect Life
Free quarter regions info page
• free quarter regions for grid residents
• only residential use
• no more than 250 scripts
• to get land, visit one of the Freeland regions and left-click a box on the inside corner of parcel to claim
• Hypergrid address: grid.perfect-life.ca:8002:Freeland1
Tangle Grid
Free parcels info page
• 478 prims
• one per person, must click sign once a month to keep land
• hypergridders welcome
• Hypergrid: tanglegrid.net:8002:shores haven
• Hypergrid: tanglegrid.net:8002: shores oasis
Free houses and apartments info page
• 350 prims
• one per person, must click sign once a month to keep home
• hypergridders welcome
• Hypergrid: tanglegrid.net:8002:tangle suburbs
• Hypergrid: tanglegrid.net:8002:butlers creek
Free shops info page
• 250 or 350 prims
• one per person, must click sign once a month to keep shop
• hypergridders welcome
• Hypergrid: tanglegrid.net:8002:butlers creek
• Hypergrid: tanglegrid.net:8002:tangle town
The Public World
Free homes info page
• residential homes or skyboxes with up to 200 prims
• for grid residents only
• free beach house on Tina’s private beach
• send instant message to Tina Pedalboat for more information
• Hypergrid: thepublicworld.de:8002
Are we missing a free land offer on your grid? Email me at maria@hypergridbusiness.com. Please include a link to your info page, an image, and details and restrictions of the offer.
If you want to upgrade to commercial land, with higher prim counts, more visitors, and more flexibility, our list of grids renting land is here.