Run libheif from ChatGPT or Claude
ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder and encoder. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run libheif 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 libheif. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If libheif has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About libheif
- Version
- 1.23.7
- License
- LGPL-3.0-or-later
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 92,098 · #181 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- www.libde265.org
- Install
brew install libheif
Try asking
“Install libheif with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read libheif --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update libheif and tell me what changed”
Depends on
Used by
imagemagick · ocrmypdf · vips · gdal · graphicsmagick · imagemagick-full · hermes-agent · czkawka · openimageio · geeqie · siril · libheif-plugins
Questions
Can ChatGPT run libheif on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs libheif there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install libheif first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install libheif 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.