Audio Converter Command-Line Tool

The command-line tool is a console application for Windows that allows you to convert audio files to WMA, MP3, Wave and AIFF format. Additionally it copies CD audio tracks from an audio CD to hard disk. It supports all the output settings that are supported by the graphical user interface of Audio Converter.

08/05/2007 Version 7.0 of the Command-line tool is now available. Windows Vista supported!

You can download the help file to get additional information before purchasing.
Audio Converter Command-Line Tool Help File (about 60 KB)

[IMPORTANT: As a security measure, Windows might block access to the Help file. If so, right-click the downloaded CHM file, and select Properties. Then click "Unblock".]

Ordering Information

A Demo version of the Command-Line Tool is not available, but there is a 30-day money back guarantee if you purchase a license online. The license fee of a single-user license is $59.95. Please use this order form:
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Examples of Use

AUDCMD --drive=D --output-fmt=MP3 --bitrate=64kbps --overwrite --tracks=2,3 --use-cddb

This command will convert the CD audio tracks 2 and 3 (--tracks parameter) from the CD in drive D:\ (--drive) into MP3 files (--output-fmt parameter). The bitrate of the MP3 files will be 64 kBits / second (--bitrate parameter). Before the conversion starts, it will query the CDDB server for album information/ track names (--use-cddb parameter). Existing output files will be overwritten (--overwrite parameter). To specify where output files are stored, use the --naming-scheme parameter. To copy CD audio tracks to hard disk, you must specify only a drive letter and a output format. Other parameters are optional.

AUDCMD "C:\song1.mp3" "C:\song2.mp3" "--output-fmt=Windows Media"

This command will convert the audio files song1.mp3 and song2.mp3 to Windows Media format. Please note that you have to put all parameters in quotes which contain spaces.

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