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m4b-tool is a command line utility to merge, split and chapterize audiobook files such as mp3, ogg, flac, m4a or m4b

30 mentions on Hacker News by 3 people: 7 stories, 23 comments · first 2018-06-20 · latest 2025-08-10

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  1. …the audio files together into an audiobook and include the chapter metadata, but it works great: https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool I've been meaning to write a post on this workflow because it's incredibly useful
    comment by gavinray · 2025-08-10 · in Abogen – Generate audiobooks from EPUBs, PDFs and text
  2. …the shameless advertisement of my FOSS projects ;-) 1: https://github.com/sandreas/pure-todo 2: https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool 3: https://github.com/sandreas/tone
    comment by sandreas · 2024-07-01 · in It's not just you, Next.js is getting harder to use
  3. …merger), although both projects could use a little love :-) 1: https://github.com/sandreas/tone 2: https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool
    comment by sandreas · 2024-03-10 · in Ask HN: Best thing you've made in CLI
  4. …stuttering. But C# / Avalonia UI is just not there yet, I'm currently switching to flutter. [1]: https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool [2]: https://github.com/sandreas/tone
    comment by sandreas · 2023-12-13 · in Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?
  5. …Disclaimer: I'm the developer of m4b-tool[1] and tone[2], so I know what I'm talking about :-) [1]: https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool [2]: https://github.com/sandreas/tone
    comment by sandreas · 2023-10-27 · in iPods now considered vintage tech– so of course sold out at Urban Outfitters
  6. …the github sponsoring income to charities[2], but by the end of the year, this might change. [1]: https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool [2]: https://pilabor.com/projects/github-sponsors/
    comment by sandreas · 2023-09-23 · in It's okay to make something nobody wants
  7. …cross platform) - Chapter and Verse - http://lodensoftware.com/chapter-and-verse/ - m4b-tool - https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool (command line, cross platform) - tone - https://github.com/sandreas/tone (command line, cross platform)…
    comment by sandreas · 2023-05-08 · in Free Public Domain Audiobooks
  8. …Audiobookshelf. M4B-Tool is getting reworked into Tone which could use some help at the moment. https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool https://github.com/sandreas/tone https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf
    comment by spamalot159 · 2023-03-22 · in Ask HN: What audio/sound-related OSS projects can I contribute to?
  9. …quality feedback (e.g. on hackernews) Cover your ass with automatic tests as soon as possible [1]: https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool [2]: https://github.com/sandreas/tone
    comment by sandreas · 2022-10-01 · in Ask HN: HN people who write meaningful software, how did you learn to program?
  10. …[1]: https://www.navidrome.org/ [2]: https://www.audiobookshelf.org/ [3]: https://beets.io/ [4]: https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool/ [5]: https://github.com/sandreas/tone/
    comment by sandreas · 2022-09-17 · in Ask HN: What interesting problems are you working on?
  11. …Besides that it can run lineage os... Note: I'm the author of the first two projects :-) [1]: https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool [2]: https://github.com/sandreas/tone [3]: https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf [4]:…
    comment by sandreas · 2022-07-12 · in Ask HN: How do you search for products / apps given a list of requirements?
  12. …Besides that it can run lineage os... Note: I'm the author of the first two projects :-) [1]: https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool [2]: https://github.com/sandreas/tone [3]: https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf [4]:…
    comment by sandreas · 2022-07-10 · in Ask HN: Is there a Calibre equivalent for Audio books?
  13. …windows only or pretty complex. We'll see... :-) This was very helpful. Thanks again. [1]: https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool [2]: https://github.com/naudio/NAudio [3]: https://github.com/filoe/cscore [4]:…
    comment by sandreas · 2022-06-26 · in Show HN: Tone v0.0.4 – now hackable command line audio tagger, any feedback?
  14. …I never missed something really bad on id3v2.3 or mp4/m4b native tags. [1]: https://beets.io/ [2]: https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool/ [3]: https://github.com/sandreas/tone [4]: https://github.com/navidrome/navidrome [5]:…
    comment by sandreas · 2022-06-08 · in What ID3v2 could have been
  15. …labelmaker[2] (html/twig to pdf) and graft[3] (file transfer) for my personal use :-) [1] https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool/ [2] https://pilabor.com/projects/labelmaker/ [3] https://github.com/sandreas/graft
    comment by sandreas · 2022-04-14 · in Ask HN: Have you created programs for only your personal use?
  16. …for geetting early feedback and new ideas. Don't be afraid to publish something unpolished. [1] https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool/
    comment by sandreas · 2022-02-24 · in Ask HN: How do you start researching for a project idea?
  17. …merging a set of mp3 files to a single m4b file or use a single mp3 file with chapters, check out https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool (Author here)
    comment by sandreas · 2021-11-29 · in Free public domain audiobooks
  18. m4b-tool - merge, split and edit audio books ( https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool/ ) This one has become pretty popular in the meantime - did not expect that :-) --- graft - file transfer utility with regex, mdns and sftp server (…
    comment by sandreas · 2021-06-12 · in Ask HN: Tools you have made for yourself?
  19. …ttps://github.com/yermak/AudioBookConverter/issues/21#issue... ) - Incorrect handling of mp3 chapters https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool/issues/71#issuecomment-... If anyone who is interested in using ffmpeg in a docker container…
    comment by sandreas · 2021-03-07 · in FFMPEG from Zero to Hero
  20. …chapter-adjustment by musicbrainz id or silence-detection? :-) Disclaimer: I'm the author - https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool I once planned a chapter database ( https://www.chapter-db.org ) to collect work like yours, provide an online…
    comment by sandreas · 2020-06-17 · in FFmpeg 4.3
  21. …german audio books, checkout - https://www.vorleser.net/ For a free conversion tool, checkout - https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool - https://github.com/gonzoua/AudioBookBinder - https://github.com/yermak/AudioBookConverter
    comment by sandreas · 2020-01-21 · in Free Audio Books: Download Great Books for Free
  22. There already is an issue for this on m4b-tool: https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool/issues/21 In this issue there is a detailed description, how this can be achieved, but i did not manage to get it working with cover and audio (help…
    comment by sandreas · 2019-05-08 · in Show HN: M4b-tool – a tool to merge, split and chapterize audiobooks
  23. …many database management systems and has a package manager (composer). I really like PHP (see https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool for a proof), but some concerns about PHP have always been (and still are): - backwards compatibility…
    comment by sandreas · 2019-02-08 · in Moving from Go to PHP Again