Run base64 from ChatGPT or Claude
Encode and decode base64 files. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run base64 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 base64. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If base64 has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About base64
- Version
- 1.5
- License
- LicenseRef-Homebrew-public-domain
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 693 · #3,133 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- www.fourmilab.ch/webtools/base64
- Install
brew install base64
Try asking
“Install base64 with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read base64 --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update base64 and tell me what changed”
Questions
Can ChatGPT run base64 on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs base64 there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install base64 first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install base64 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.