---
name: "sfconvert"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "audiofile"
version: "0.3.6-12"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sfconvert"
---

# sfconvert(1)

convert audio files

## NAME

sfconvert - convert audio files

## SYNOPSIS

**sfconvert** *infile* *outfile* \[*output options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

The sfconvert command converts an audio file to another file format or data format.

## OPTIONS

The following keywords specify the format of the output sound file:

format *f*

Output file format. *f* must be one of the following:

| | |
| --- | --- |
| aiff | Audio Interchange File Format |
| aifc | AIFF-C |
| next | NeXT/Sun .snd/.au Format |
| wave | MS RIFF WAVE |
| bicsf | Berkeley/IRCAM/CARL Sound File Format |
| smp | Sample Vision Format |
| voc | Creative Voice File Format |
| nist | NIST SPHERE Format |
| caf | Core Audio Format |
| flac | FLAC |

compression *c*

| | |
| --- | --- |
| ulaw | G.711 mu-law |
| alaw | G.711 A-law |
| ima | IMA ADPCM |
| msadpcm | Microsoft ADPCM |
| flac | FLAC |
| alac | Apple Lossless Audio Codec |

byteorder *e*

Output byte order. *e* may be either big or little.

channels *n*

Number of output channels. *n* is 1 for mono, and 2 for stereo.

integer *n* *s*

Convert to integer audio data. *n* indicates the output sample width in bits. *s* specifies the sample format and may be either 2scomp for 2’s complement signed data or unsigned for unsigned data.

float *m*

Convert to floating-point audio data with a maximum amplitude of *m* (usually 1.0). The integer and float options are mutually exclusive.

The following options take no additional arguments:

- \--help, -h

  Print help message.

- \--version, -v

  Print version information.

## SEE ALSO

[**sfinfo**(1)](/sfinfo/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Michael Pruett \<michael@68k.org\>