Run gtksourceview4 from ChatGPT or Claude
Text view with syntax, undo/redo, and text marks. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run gtksourceview4 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 gtksourceview4. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If gtksourceview4 has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About gtksourceview4
- Version
- 4.8.4
- License
- LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 1,458 · #2,234 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- projects.gnome.org/gtksourceview
- Install
brew install gtksourceview4
Try asking
“Install gtksourceview4 with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read gtksourceview4 --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update gtksourceview4 and tell me what changed”
Depends on
at-spi2-core · cairo · fribidi · gdk-pixbuf · glib · gtk+3 · pango · gettext
Used by
virt-manager · cherrytree · siril · gitg · zim
Questions
Can ChatGPT run gtksourceview4 on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs gtksourceview4 there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install gtksourceview4 first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install gtksourceview4 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.