Run tidy-html5 from ChatGPT or Claude
Granddaddy of HTML tools, with support for modern standards. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run tidy-html5 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 tidy-html5. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If tidy-html5 has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About tidy-html5
- Version
- 5.8.0
- License
- Zlib
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 9,198 · #862 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- www.html-tidy.org
- Install
brew install tidy-html5
Try asking
“Install tidy-html5 with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read tidy-html5 --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update tidy-html5 and tell me what changed”
Used by
Questions
Can ChatGPT run tidy-html5 on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs tidy-html5 there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install tidy-html5 first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install tidy-html5 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.