Run msitools from ChatGPT or Claude

• MacWorks

  Homebrew has a ready-made build; the AI can install it with brew install msitools.

• LinuxWorks

  Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.

• WindowsNot in Homebrew

  Homebrew does not run on Windows. If msitools has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.

Version

0.106

License

LGPL-2.1-or-later

Installs (last 365 days)

3,547 · #1,453 in Homebrew

Homepage

wiki.gnome.org/msitools

Install

brew install msitools

“Install msitools with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read msitools --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update msitools and tell me what changed”

glib · libgsf · gettext

Can ChatGPT run msitools on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs msitools there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.

Do I need to install msitools first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install msitools 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.