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FormatStand

Batch audio converter for Mac

Mac · On the App Store

Drop a folder of music, convert to the format you want, and keep tags and artwork — no accounts, no uploads.

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What it does

FormatStand is a Dashwell LLC Mac app, available now on the App Store. A local-first batch converter for musicians and archivists who work in folders — not one file at a time.

Batch convert folders

Drag in files, folders, or both. Output to AAC (M4A), Apple Lossless, AIFF, or WAV — beside the source or into a remembered folder.

Keep tags & artwork

Title, artist, album, track numbers, and embedded art come across. Missing cover? FormatStand uses cover.jpg or folder.jpg beside the audio.

Split CUE albums

Read a .cue sheet next to a CD rip, show one row per track, and cut each track at its INDEX point — named and tagged from the sheet.

Extract audio from video

Drop a MOV, MP4, M4V, 3GP, or 3G2 and convert its audio track — interviews, lectures, concert clips without the video.

Local-first, offline

No accounts, no analytics, no network access. Files are read only where you point the app. Originals are never overwritten.

From Dashwell LLC

Built by the same team as SheetStand and Dashwell’s privacy-first apps — a separate Mac product for audio, not a finance feature.

Requires macOS 15.6 and later. One-time App Store purchase — no subscription, no in-app purchases, no account.

See it in action

FormatStand on Mac converting a whole folder of audio files at once
Convert a whole folder
FormatStand on Mac renaming output files from their tags using a filename template
Rename from tags
FormatStand on Mac showing already-converted files skipped so originals are never overwritten
Originals stay safe
The FormatStand help guide open on Mac
The guide is built in

Stay in touch

Questions about FormatStand? Visit support or email info@dashwellsolutions.com.