ramseverywhere_mp3_converter

Simple tool to convert audio and video files to MP3.

Drop a file (or a whole folder) in, get clean .mp3 files out. Built for everyday use — no install wizard, no GUI clutter, just Python + ffmpeg.

• Convert one file or an entire folder (recursive)
• Works with common audio and video formats (extracts the audio track from videos)
• Choose your bitrate (128k, 192k, 320k, …)
• Optional output folder so originals stay untouched
• Windows-friendly drag-and-drop via convert.bat
• One-click setup for Windows (setup.bat installs ffmpeg when needed)
• Zero pip packages — only the Python standard library

1. Install Python and tick Add Python to PATH
2. Double-click setup.bat — it checks Python and installs ffmpeg via winget if missing
3. Close and reopen the terminal if ffmpeg was just installed

# macOS
brew install ffmpeg

# Debian / Ubuntu
sudo apt install ffmpeg

# Fedora
sudo dnf install ffmpeg

# Clone
git clone https://github.com/punkkid0/ramseverywhere_mp3_converter.git
cd ramseverywhere_mp3_converter

# Single file
python to_mp3.py song.wav

# Video → extract audio as mp3
python to_mp3.py movie.mp4

# Whole folder → another folder
python to_mp3.py my_music/ -o converted/

# Higher quality
python to_mp3.py podcast.m4a -b 320k

1. Run setup.bat once
2. Drag any supported file or folder onto convert.bat
3. Wait — MP3s appear next to the originals (or in the folder you chose with -o)

python to_mp3.py <file_or_folder> [options]

Audio: .wav .flac .aac .ogg .m4a .wma .opus .aiff .alac .ac3 .amr .ape .mp2 .mp3

Video (audio extracted): .mp4 .mkv .avi .mov .flv .wmv .webm .mpg .mpeg .3gp .m4v .ts

If ffmpeg can read it, you can usually add more extensions in SUPPORTED_EXTENSIONS inside to_mp3.py.

ramseverywhere_mp3_converter/
├── to_mp3.py                 # main converter (cross-platform)
├── convert.bat               # Windows: drag-and-drop helper
├── setup.bat                 # Windows: check/install dependencies
├── assets/
│   └── demo.gif              # README demo
├── .github/workflows/ci.yml  # smoke tests on push / PR
├── LICENSE
└── README.md

Under the hood this runs ffmpeg with sensible defaults:

• Audio only (-vn) — video streams are dropped
• 44.1 kHz sample rate, stereo
• Your chosen bitrate (default 192 kbps)

No cloud upload. Everything runs locally on your machine.

MIT — free to use, share, and modify. See LICENSE.

Issues and pull requests are welcome. Keep it simple: this project should stay easy to run with only Python and ffmpeg.