splitflac

Note: This script requires external tools such as shnsplit, cuetag.sh, and flac. It is a command-line utility for splitting .flac audio files using a .cue sheet.

Overview

splitflac is a minimal CLI tool that splits a single .flac album file into individual tracks using a .cue file.
It also applies tags using cuetag.sh if available.

Features

• 🎵 Splits .flac files based on .cue sheets
• 🏷️ Adds tags automatically using cuetag.sh (if present)
• 📁 Organises output into a separate directory
• 🐧 Designed for Linux systems

Requirements

• shntool
• cuetag.sh (part of cuetools)
• flac
• Bash-compatible shell

Make sure these are installed and available in your $PATH.

Installation

git clone https://github.com/loglux-lab/splitflac.git
cd splitflac
chmod +x split.py

Usage

python split.py album.flac album.cue

The script will:

1. Create a folder named album_split
2. Use shnsplit to split the .flac file
3. Add tags with cuetag.sh (if found)
4. Move the resulting .flac files into the folder

Example

python split.py "Pink Floyd - Animals.flac" "Pink Floyd - Animals.cue"

License

MIT License — see LICENSE for details.