Run shntool from ChatGPT or Claude
Multi-purpose tool for manipulating and analyzing WAV files. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run shntool 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 shntool. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If shntool has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About shntool
- Version
- 3.0.10
- License
- GPL-2.0-or-later
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 575 · #3,385 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- shnutils.freeshell.org/shntool
- Install
brew install shntool
Try asking
“Install shntool with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read shntool --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update shntool and tell me what changed”
Questions
Can ChatGPT run shntool on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs shntool there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install shntool first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install shntool 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.