Download RCAN Viewer - CAN Bus Analyzer for Linux

Professional USB CAN analyzer tool compatible with PEAK PCAN, Kvaser, CANable, and flexible data rate adapters

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Universal AppImage

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Works on all modern Linux distributions. Just download, make executable, and run.

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Ubuntu / Debian / Linux Mint - CAN Tools Installation

Install required dependencies first:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y \ libgl1 libglib2.0-0 libfontconfig1 \ libfreetype6 libx11-6 libxcb1 \ libxkbcommon0 libegl1 libdbus-1-3 \ libexpat1 libuuid1 libpng16-16 \ zlib1g libzstd1 libgssapi-krb5-2 \ libbrotli1 libstdc++6 libgcc-s1

Tested on Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04 and Debian 13 (Trixie)

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Arch Linux / Manjaro - SocketCAN Setup

Install required dependencies first:

sudo pacman -Sy --noconfirm \ mesa glib2 fontconfig freetype2 \ libx11 libxcb libxkbcommon \ libglvnd dbus expat util-linux-libs \ libpng zlib zstd krb5 brotli gcc-libs

Also works on Manjaro and other Arch-based distributions

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Fedora / RHEL - USB CAN Driver Installation

Install required dependencies first:

sudo dnf install -y \ mesa-libGL glib2 fontconfig freetype \ libX11 libxcb libxkbcommon mesa-libEGL \ dbus-libs expat libuuid libpng zlib \ libzstd krb5-libs brotli libstdc++ libgcc

Works on Fedora, RHEL, CentOS Stream, and compatible distributions

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Other Distributions

The AppImage should work on most modern Linux distributions. If dependencies are missing, the AppImage will prompt you to install them automatically.

Required libraries: OpenGL, GLib2, Fontconfig, FreeType, X11/Wayland, DBus, and standard C++ libraries.

Quick Start

1

Download the AppImage

Click the download button above to get the latest version.

2

Make it executable

chmod +x RCAN-x86_64.AppImage
3

Run it

./RCAN-x86_64.AppImage

If any dependencies are missing, the AppImage will offer to install them automatically.

System Requirements for CAN Bus Analysis

Minimum

  • check_circle Linux kernel 3.10+ with SocketCAN support
  • check_circle x86_64 (64-bit) processor
  • check_circle 2 GB RAM
  • check_circle OpenGL 2.0+ support

Recommended

  • check_circle Linux kernel 5.0+ with modern SocketCAN
  • check_circle Multi-core processor
  • check_circle 4 GB+ RAM
  • check_circle Hardware CAN interface or virtual CAN (vcan)

Need help? Check out our documentation or contact support.