Run apfel from ChatGPT or Claude
Apple Intelligence from the command-line, with OpenAi-compatible API server. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run apfel on your own computer and read what it prints.
Works on
- MacWorks
Homebrew has a ready-made build; the AI can install it with
brew install apfel. - LinuxNo
Homebrew builds it for macOS only.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If apfel has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About apfel
- Version
- 1.17.0
- License
- MIT
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 12,033 · #745 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- apfel.franzai.com
- Install
brew install apfel
Try asking
“Install apfel with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read apfel --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update apfel and tell me what changed”
Questions
Can ChatGPT run apfel on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs apfel there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install apfel first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install apfel for you.
Is it safe?
A new computer starts read-only: running commands is turned on per computer, and BCD reaches only the folders you allow.
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.