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Run gmic from ChatGPT or Claude

Full-Featured Open-Source Framework for Image Processing. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run gmic on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About gmic

Version
4.0.7
License
CECILL-2.1
Installs (last 365 days)
3,325 · #1,499 in Homebrew
Homepage
gmic.eu
Install
brew install gmic

Try asking

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

Depends on

cimg · fftw · imath · jpeg-turbo · libpng · libtiff · openexr · libomp

Questions

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

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