A simple Windows .bat script that automatically converts all .flac files in a folder to 320 kbps MP3s, preserving album artwork and metadata tags.

Perfect if you want to quickly change the format of your music files without losing any cover art, title, artist, or album info!

• Finds every .flac file in the current folder.
• Converts it to .mp3 using ffmpeg at 320 kbps.
• Keeps all metadata and embedded cover art.
• Saves the new .mp3 in the same folder with the same name.

Example: song.flac → song.mp3.

• Windows
• ffmpeg installed and added to your system PATH.

1. Download ffmpeg

   • Go to ffmpeg.org/download.html.
   • Under Windows, click Windows builds from gyan.dev or BtbN.
   • Download a release build ZIP (e.g. ffmpeg-release-essentials.zip).

2. Extract the ZIP

   • Extract the archive to a folder, for example:

     C:\ffmpeg
     

   • Make sure you see:

     C:\ffmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe
     

3. Add ffmpeg to your PATH

   • Click Start, search for Environment Variables, and open Edit the system environment variables.
   • In the System Properties window, click Environment Variables....
   • Under System variables, find and select Path, then click Edit.
   • Click New and add:

     C:\ffmpeg\bin
     

   • Click OK to close all windows.

4. Verify that it works

   • Open a new Command Prompt (cmd).
   • Type:

     ffmpeg -version

   • You should see version info instead of 'ffmpeg' is not recognized....

1. Place the flactomp3.bat file in the folder containing your .flac files.
2. Double-click the .bat file.
3. All .flac files will be converted to .mp3 files with the same name.
4. The original .flac files will remain untouched.