Run podofo from ChatGPT or Claude
Library to work with the PDF file format. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run podofo 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 podofo. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If podofo has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About podofo
- Version
- 1.1.2
- License
- (LGPL-2.0-or-later OR MPL-2.0) AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND Apache-2.0 AND MIT AND (
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 915 · #2,779 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- github.com/podofo/podofo
- Install
brew install podofo
Try asking
“Install podofo with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read podofo --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update podofo and tell me what changed”
Depends on
fontconfig · freetype · jpeg-turbo · libpng · libtiff · openssl@4
Questions
Can ChatGPT run podofo on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs podofo there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install podofo first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install podofo 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.