Run cabextract from ChatGPT or Claude
Extract files from Microsoft cabinet files. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run cabextract 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 cabextract. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If cabextract has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About cabextract
- Version
- 1.11
- License
- GPL-3.0-or-later
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 7,791 · #951 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- www.cabextract.org.uk
- Install
brew install cabextract
Try asking
“Install cabextract with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read cabextract --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update cabextract and tell me what changed”
Used by
Questions
Can ChatGPT run cabextract on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs cabextract there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install cabextract first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install cabextract 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.