linux-can/can-utils
Linux-CAN / SocketCAN user space applications observed · 2026-10-20
Health v2 · maintenance only
67/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4248
- days_rel: 630
- days_push: 6
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
2939 stars · 793 forks observed · 2026-10-20
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A collection of Linux user-space utilities for the SocketCAN subsystem, written in C. It includes tools to display, send, generate, record, replay, and analyze CAN and CAN FD traffic, plus ISO-TP and J1939 tooling.
Use cases
- dump and log CAN bus traffic on Linux
- replay recorded CAN log files
- generate random CAN frames for testing
- sniff ISO-TP messages over CAN
- test J1939 communication on an agricultural vehicle bus
- measure CAN bus load
- bridge TCP/IP to ISO-TP or SocketCAN
When to choose
- you work with SocketCAN on Linux and need standard command-line CAN tools
- you develop or debug automotive or industrial CAN/CAN FD devices
- you need ISO-TP (ISO 15765-2) or SAE J1939 utilities
- you want to record, convert, and replay CAN traffic
When to avoid
- you need CAN tooling on Windows or macOS without Linux SocketCAN support
- you want a GUI CAN analyzer rather than command-line tools
- you need a high-level application-layer protocol stack rather than utilities
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
developer-tools networking testing logging parser cli embedded-systems developer-tools operating-systems cli c socketcan can-bus automotive isotp j1939 can-fd industrial-automation command-line automation linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/linux-can/can-utils · fetched 2026-10-20 · c4e18008331b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| linux-can/can-utils | main | 67 |
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