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RViz

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  • Middleware
  • Tool

RViz is a 3D visualizer for the Robot Operating System 2 (ROS 2) framework, used to display robot and sensor data. It is installed following the ROS 2 installation instructions.

Made by ROS 2.

Source on GitHub: github.com/ros2/rviz (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 8915403 (opens in a new tab).

Licenses

Code
BSD-3-Clause (opens in a new tab)

Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (BSD-3-Clause) at commit 8915403 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.

Commercial use
Yes

What it does

  • A 3D visualizer built for the ROS 2 framework.

Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 8915403.

Getting started

Difficulty
Beginner

Maintenance

Status
Active: a commit in the last 90 days
Newest commit
12 Oct 2026 on rolling
Latest release
None published on GitHub

Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.

Robots on Robotheca that use it

No robot on Robotheca is linked to it yet. Links come from a robot's robot.yaml, from its dependency files read as text, or from Robotheca's editors.

Robotheca lists software as a reference: nothing is hosted or run here, and every fact links to where it was read.