BCD

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Use Xcodes on your Mac from ChatGPT or Claude

Install and switch between multiple versions of Xcode. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can open Xcodes on your Mac, read its window and press buttons or type, from your phone or another computer.

Works on

About Xcodes

Version
4.2.0b42
Installs (last 365 days)
20,729 · #110 among Homebrew apps
Needs
macOS 14 or later
Updates
Updates itself
Homepage
github.com/XcodesOrg/XcodesApp
Install
brew install --cask xcodes-app

Try asking

“Open Xcodes and tell me what is on its screen”
“Install Xcodes with Homebrew”
“Quit Xcodes and update it to the latest version”

Questions

Can ChatGPT control Xcodes?
On a Mac with BCD, yes, through the app's window: ChatGPT can open Xcodes, read the buttons and text it shows, press buttons, type and pick menu items. How far that goes depends on how much of its window Xcodes exposes to macOS accessibility.

Does this work on Windows?
No. BCD controls app windows only on a Mac. On Windows and Linux it works with files and commands.

Is it safe?
A new computer starts read-only. Controlling the screen and apps is turned on per computer, and macOS asks once before BCD may control apps.

Try it on your computer

BCD connects ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps to your own Mac, Windows or Linux computer. One computer is free, with 20,000 tool calls a month and no card.

Program data from Homebrew, updated 2026-11-11. Installs are Homebrew's installs on request over the last 365 days.