Run po4a from ChatGPT or Claude

• MacWorks

  Homebrew has a ready-made build; the AI can install it with brew install po4a.

• LinuxWorks

  Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.

• WindowsNot in Homebrew

  Homebrew does not run on Windows. If po4a has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.

Version

0.74

License

GPL-2.0-or-later

Installs (last 365 days)

564 · #3,423 in Homebrew

Homepage

po4a.org

Install

brew install po4a

“Install po4a with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read po4a --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update po4a and tell me what changed”

gettext

Can ChatGPT run po4a on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs po4a there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.

Do I need to install po4a first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install po4a 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.