FFmpeg Recipes

Convert FLAC to ALAC

Run this inside a directory containing the source .flac files. It creates adjacent .m4a files and leaves the originals untouched. -vn excludes embedded video streams such as cover-art video tracks.

for file in *.flac; do
    ffmpeg -i "$file" -vn -acodec alac "${file%.flac}.m4a"
done

Test one file before converting a large collection, especially when metadata and cover art must be preserved.

See the official FFmpeg command-line documentation when adding options or adapting the recipe to another container.