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Run gettext from ChatGPT or Claude

GNU internationalization (i18n) and localization (l10n) library. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run gettext on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About gettext

Version
1.0
License
GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
Installs (last 365 days)
103,996 · #162 in Homebrew
Homepage
www.gnu.org/software/gettext
Install
brew install gettext

Try asking

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

Depends on

json-c · libunistring

Used by

git · poppler · gnupg · neovim · graphviz · glib · wget · php · bash · tesseract · vim · librsvg

Questions

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

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