Run fileicon from ChatGPT or Claude
macOS CLI for managing custom icons for files and folders. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run fileicon 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 fileicon. - LinuxNo
Homebrew builds it for macOS only.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If fileicon has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About fileicon
- Version
- 0.3.5
- License
- MIT
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 3,691 · #1,425 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- github.com/mklement0/fileicon
- Install
brew install fileicon
Try asking
“Install fileicon with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read fileicon --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update fileicon and tell me what changed”
Questions
Can ChatGPT run fileicon on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs fileicon there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install fileicon first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install fileicon 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.