Run gtk4 from ChatGPT or Claude
Toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run gtk4 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 gtk4. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If gtk4 has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About gtk4
- Version
- 4.24.1
- License
- LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 20,476 · #551 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- gtk.org
- Install
brew install gtk4
Try asking
“Install gtk4 with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read gtk4 --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update gtk4 and tell me what changed”
Depends on
cairo · fontconfig · fribidi · gdk-pixbuf · glib · harfbuzz · jpeg-turbo · libepoxy · libpng · librsvg · libtiff · pango · gettext
Used by
gstreamer · vte3 · czkawka · libadwaita · zenity · baobab · freeciv · geeqie · nicotine-plus · gnome-papers · gtksourceview5 · blueprint-compiler
Questions
Can ChatGPT run gtk4 on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs gtk4 there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install gtk4 first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install gtk4 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.