So you need to convert a bonch of FLAC files to mp3 and your best search engine only recommands you online file converters that nobody trusts ore require a paid subscription to work.

Don’t worry, there’s always a way, and even better, a true hacker style way to achieve this!

This procedure works for MacOS through Brew, but you should be able to make it work on any Debian, Ubuntu or Linux system as well.

Install

Using your favourite MacOS packet manager Brew, install the Lame and FLAC libraries.

Usage

Then, to convert a bunch of FLAC files in a directory, simply use the following loop.

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Convert FLAC to mp3 like a hacker