Run utf8proc from ChatGPT or Claude
Clean C library for processing UTF-8 Unicode data. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run utf8proc 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 utf8proc. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If utf8proc has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About utf8proc
- Version
- 2.12.0
- License
- MIT AND Unicode-DFS-2015
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 12,601 · #730 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- juliastrings.github.io/utf8proc
- Install
brew install utf8proc
Try asking
“Install utf8proc with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read utf8proc --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update utf8proc and tell me what changed”
Used by
tmux · neovim · subversion · apache-arrow · julia · mame · rom-tools · poco · ccextractor
Questions
Can ChatGPT run utf8proc on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs utf8proc there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install utf8proc first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install utf8proc 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.