This is a simple commandline utility to transcode FLAC audio files to MP3, preserving meta info.
You may find this utility useful for one-off conversions or multi-directory batch operations. You still have to supply the MP3 encoder settings you want to use, but at least this script transcodes and moves the FLAC metainfo tags (e.g. artist, title, etc. in a Vorbis comment block) into the ID3 tags of the new MP3s in one step.
Type each of the above commands, alone, at your shell prompt to determine if it's already installed on your system. Otherwise, follow the links to download and install.
Note 1: This utility is simple enough that there should be no dependency on any particular version(s) of the above tools, but your mileage may vary.
Note 2: This utility has been tested only on the Linux platform, but I see no reason why it would not also run on Windows, Mac, or anything else if you satisfy the above requirements.
Usage: flac2mp3 [LAME_OPTIONS] FILE1 [FILE2 [FILE3 ...]]
Transcode FILE(s) from FLAC to MP3.
MP3s with same basename and .mp3 extension will be written to current working
directory and meta info will be transferred to ID3 tags where possible.
Examples:
% flac2mp3 -B 256 --vbr-new -V 0 *.flac (decent quality VBR)
% flac2mp3 -m m -s 22.05 -b 56 -q 9 --lowpass 8 *.flac (lo-fi, fast, mono CBR)
History:
| 2007-02-24 | Darren Stone | Created, using structure from ogg2mp3. http://bitmason.com |
Download: flac2mp3 (remember to 'chmod +x flac2mp3' if required)