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Run utf8cpp from ChatGPT or Claude

UTF-8 with C++ in a Portable Way. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run utf8cpp on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About utf8cpp

Version
4.2.1
License
BSL-1.0
Installs (last 365 days)
1,197 · #2,460 in Homebrew
Homepage
github.com/nemtrif/utfcpp
Install
brew install utf8cpp

Try asking

“Install utf8cpp with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read utf8cpp --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update utf8cpp and tell me what changed”

Used by

vtk · taglib · dwarfs

Questions

Can ChatGPT run utf8cpp on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs utf8cpp there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.

Do I need to install utf8cpp first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install utf8cpp 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.