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I have about 4000 FLAC songs spread across 3 folders like Albums, Artists and Artwork folders. I want to convert these songs to MP3 so that I can play them in my car. But after conversion, all 4000 songs become individual files without folders. The original folder structure is gone and I can only play them by Artist, Album through metadata. Is there a way to preserve the folder structure during conversion?
MacBook Air (M2, 2023)
FFmpeg is a powerful command-line tool for converting audio and video files. It's fast and flexible, making it ideal for batch conversions.
Install FFmpeg via Homebrew by typing ‘brew install ffmpeg’ in the Terminal. Run the following command to convert FLAC to MP3:
ffmpeg -i input.flac -q:a 0 output.mp3
Replace input.flac and output.mp3 with the actual file paths. This is the best free way to convert flac to mp3 on a Mac or PC.
Don't ever install Homebrew. It's not worth the baggage to install something you can get elsewhere.
Get a pre-compiled binary of ffmpeg from here: https://evermeet.cx/ffmpeg/
Once downloaded, you will have to remove the quarantine flag in Terminal with this format.
sudo xattr -d com.apple.quarantine path/to/ffmpeg
How do I convert flac to mp3 on computer?