BCD

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Run gdk-pixbuf from ChatGPT or Claude

Toolkit for image loading and pixel buffer manipulation. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run gdk-pixbuf on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About gdk-pixbuf

Version
2.44.8
License
LGPL-2.1-or-later
Installs (last 365 days)
66,396 · #238 in Homebrew
Homepage
gtk.org
Install
brew install gdk-pixbuf

Try asking

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

Depends on

glib · jpeg-turbo · libpng · libtiff · gettext

Used by

graphviz · librsvg · gstreamer · imagemagick-full · gtk+3 · putty · chafa · gtk4 · vte3 · czkawka · gedit · gnumeric

Questions

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

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