m4b-util 0.3.0

A collection of command line utilities for creating, editing, and generally working with m4b files.

m4b-util

A command line utility for creating, editing, and generally working with m4b files.

Sub-commands

This application is split into a number of subcommands which can be run from the main command. For a list of available commands, run m4b-util --help. For details on a specific sub-command, run m4b-util <command> --help.

Bind

The bind sub-command is designed to take a folder of audio files and convert them to a single m4b, treating each individual file as its own chapter. It can get chapter names from the original files' metadata, original files' names, from command line arguments, or just number them sequentially. By default, it only scans for mp3 files, but any file extension can be added via arguments.

Example:

$ m4b-util bind /path/to/inputs  --title "My Book" --cover /path/to/cover.png -e m4a -e .mp4 --output-dir /path/to/output 

Split By Silence

The split-by-silence command takes a single audio file input, scans for silence, and writes out individual files containing the audio between the silences.

Example:

$ m4b-util split-by-silence /path/to/input.mp3 --output-dir /path/to/output --output_pattern "chapter_{:03d}.mp3"

Split By Chapter

The split-by-chapter command takes a single audio file input with chapter metadata, scans through those chapters, and writes out individual files for each of those chapters.

Example:

$ m4b-util split-by-chapter /path/to/input.mp3 --output-dir /path/to/output --output_pattern "chapter_{:03d}.mp3"