Run vips from ChatGPT or Claude

• MacWorks

  Homebrew has a ready-made build; the AI can install it with brew install vips.

• LinuxWorks

  Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.

• WindowsNot in Homebrew

  Homebrew does not run on Windows. If vips has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.

Version

8.18.7

License

LGPL-2.1-or-later

Installs (last 365 days)

60,298 · #260 in Homebrew

Homepage

github.com/libvips/libvips

Install

brew install vips

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

cairo · cfitsio · fftw · fontconfig · glib · highway · imagemagick · jpeg-xl · libarchive · libexif · libheif · libimagequant · libmatio · libpng · libraw · librsvg · libtiff · libultrahdr · little-cms2 · mozjpeg · openexr · openjpeg · openslide · pango · poppler · webp · gettext

netlify-cli · appium · letta-code · pake · imgproxy · joplin-cli · dicebear · nip4

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

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