Run libgedit-gtksourceview from ChatGPT or Claude
Text editor widget for code editing. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run libgedit-gtksourceview 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 libgedit-gtksourceview. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If libgedit-gtksourceview has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About libgedit-gtksourceview
- Version
- 299.8.0
- License
- LGPL-2.1-only
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 918 · #2,770 in Homebrew
- Install
brew install libgedit-gtksourceview
Try asking
“Install libgedit-gtksourceview with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read libgedit-gtksourceview --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update libgedit-gtksourceview and tell me what changed”
Depends on
cairo · gdk-pixbuf · glib · gtk+3 · libgedit-amtk · libxml2 · pango · gettext
Used by
Questions
Can ChatGPT run libgedit-gtksourceview on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs libgedit-gtksourceview there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install libgedit-gtksourceview first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install libgedit-gtksourceview 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.