Run gtk+3 from ChatGPT or Claude
Toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run gtk+3 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 gtk+3. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If gtk+3 has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About gtk+3
- Version
- 3.24.52
- License
- LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 25,885 · #478 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- gtk.org
- Install
brew install gtk+3
Try asking
“Install gtk+3 with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read gtk+3 --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update gtk+3 and tell me what changed”
Depends on
at-spi2-core · cairo · fribidi · gdk-pixbuf · glib · gsettings-desktop-schemas · harfbuzz · libepoxy · pango · gettext
Used by
gstreamer · putty · vte3 · gedit · gnumeric · gspell · cherrytree · homebank · evince · gsmartcontrol · ettercap · webkitgtk
Questions
Can ChatGPT run gtk+3 on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs gtk+3 there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install gtk+3 first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install gtk+3 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.