formtool

Easy ffmpeg shortcuts

Can batch convert files
Automatically use best settings
You can override params
Deletes original files if you want
Shortcuts that are actually short

Install

pip install formtool

Usage

# Compress everything to flac, save space without losing quality
fflac **/*.wav

# If you want to send some music but flac is too big: convert to mp3 v0
fmp3 song.flac

# If you want to archive videos
fav1 *.mp4

# If you want to send videos to telegram
fx264 video.mkv