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Convert .aax (Audible audiobook format) to .mp3/m4b etc. (on ArchLinux):

1) Install aaxtomp3

https://github.com/KrumpetPirate/AAXtoMP3

  ''yay -Sy aaxtomp3''

Install the dependencies:

  ''yay -Sy mp4v2-utils ''
  ''yay -Sy mediainfo''

2) Install the package that retrieves the Audible authentication code to enable conversion (thanks to Audible for making it so easy for us...)

https://github.com/mkb79/audible-cli?tab=readme-ov-file

  ''yay -Sy python-pipx''
  ''pipx install audible-cli''
  ''pipx list'' then go to the directory ''apps are exposed on your $PATH at''
  ''./audible-quickstart'' (for interactive installation). (This will create files in a ''.audible'' folder)
  Retrieve the famous Audible authentication code: ''./audible activation-bytes''

Now that we have aaxtomp3 and our activation-bytes, go to the folder where the .aax file to be converted is located and run:

 AAXtoMP3 -e:m4a -A activation-bytes -d audiobook.aax 
OR 
bash AAXtoMP3 -e:m4b -A activation-bytes -d audiobook.aax

Note: Enter the activation-bytes code as is (without quotes).

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