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.

92 Miles Grid

● 10 full regions available to first ten residents, 7,000 prims
● free quarter regions available to all grid residents, 5,000 prims
● must visit land at least once per month
● Register for an account on 2 Miles Grid and send an in-world IM to Mega East to claim land
● Hypergrid: 92miles.outworldz.net:8002:92MilesGrid

Amaryllis Grid

Free parcels info page

● free home plots for residents
● includes free house
● 1,024 square meters
● located on Elmhust Acres region
● no hypergrid access — register for local avatar to visit

AnSky Grid

Free parcels info page

● 4,096 sq. m. or 1/16 region
● for new grid residents only
● no time limits
● send instant message to Andsim AnSky to claim land
● Hypergrid: login.anskygrid.ca:8002:main ways

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 [email protected] 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

BeachGrid

Free region info page

● permanent free regions with 15,000 or 25,000 prims and plots
● quarter regions with 5,000 prims
● non-commercial use only, with at least one visit per week
● land available to hypergrid visitors, but local residents have
● the grid is German-language, non-German-speaking residents need translation tools
● grid is LGBT-friendly, adult

Dracsoom Grid


Free parcels info page

● 16,384 sq. m. or 1/4 region
● one per customer, must check in once a month
● Hypergrid: dracsoom.ddns.net:9000
● look for in-world terminals
● email [email protected] 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 [email protected] for details

Hgluv Grid

Free parcels info page

● 8,192 sq. m. or 1/8 region
● Keep it pretty, low-prim, and respect others.
● Hypergrid: grid.hgluv.com:8302:Tanelorn
● Contact Hyacinth Jewell in-world for details

Immersive Reality

Free parcels info page
● sizes from 768 to 4096 square meters
● one per person, must rez within 24 hours of claiming land and click
mailbox once per month
● Adult region, hypergridders welcome
● Hypergrid: grid.immersiverealitygrid.com:8002:Boom Town

Free stores info page

● sizes from 144 to 400 sq meters
● one per person, must rez within 24 hours of claiming store and click
mailbox once per month
● Moderate region, hypergridders welcome
● Hypergrid:  grid.immersiverealitygrid.com:8002:IRHQ

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

OpenWorldz

Free regions info page (registration required)

● free full regions of up to 25,000 prims for grid residents
● free parcels also available both for residents and hypergrid visitors
● free parcels hypergrid: openworldz.com:8002:Serenity Islands

 

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 [email protected]


Free shops info page

● available to grid residents only
● contact grid admins in-world for details
● or email [email protected]

Swondo

OSgrid and Metropolis free parcel info page

● 500 prims
● must visit land at least four days a month
● must have an avatar on either OSgrid or Metropolis
● includes sky platforms for extra building space
● variety of sizes and landscapes available

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 Kaz Grid

Free parcels info page

● 4,096 sq. m. or 1/16 region
● for grid residents only
● no time limits
● send instant message to Kazuko Yoshida to claim land
● Hypergrid: thekazgrid.com:8002

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

Tranquility Grid

Free parcels info page

● plots the size of one-tenth of a region, with 700 prims
● no time limits as long as rental box is clicked
● For grid residents, visit: tranquility-life.info:8002:Arcadia or tranquility-life.info:8002:Andalonia
● For both residents and HG visitors, there are also 20 free homes on tranquility-life.info:8002:Paradise Island with up to 250 prims

Free T$ local currency shops info page

● 3,500 sq. m. plots with up to 600 prims
● for grid residents only
● no time limits
● Pick an empty parcel with store and buy for T$1, no rental box.
● Hypergrid: tranquility-life.info:8002:Tranquility Mall

Virtual Dream Grid

Free land info page

● free quarter regions
● for new grid residents only
● residential use only, minimal presence required
● Click on rental boxes to claim land
● Hypergrid: virtualdream-grid.com:8002:freeland1, virtualdream-grid.com:8002:freeland2

 

Are we missing a free land offer on your grid? Email me at [email protected]. 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.