Run qt5compat from ChatGPT or Claude
Qt 5 Core APIs that were removed in Qt 6. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run qt5compat 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 qt5compat. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If qt5compat has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About qt5compat
- Version
- 6.12.0
- License
- (LGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only) AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Claus
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 1,535 · #2,183 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- www.qt.io
- Install
brew install qt5compat
Try asking
“Install qt5compat with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read qt5compat --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update qt5compat and tell me what changed”
Depends on
Used by
Questions
Can ChatGPT run qt5compat on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs qt5compat there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install qt5compat first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install qt5compat 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.