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Run dmtx-utils from ChatGPT or Claude

Read and write data matrix barcodes. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run dmtx-utils on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About dmtx-utils

Version
0.7.6
License
GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
Installs (last 365 days)
580 · #3,371 in Homebrew
Homepage
github.com/dmtx/dmtx-utils
Install
brew install dmtx-utils

Try asking

“Install dmtx-utils with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read dmtx-utils --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update dmtx-utils and tell me what changed”

Depends on

imagemagick · libdmtx · libtool · fontconfig · freetype · gettext · glib · liblqr · libomp · little-cms2

Questions

Can ChatGPT run dmtx-utils on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs dmtx-utils there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.

Do I need to install dmtx-utils first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install dmtx-utils 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.