ChapterTool 23.3.0

ChapterTool

ChapterTool is a cross-platform command-line tool for multimedia chapter files. It can list formats, inspect chapter sources, and convert chapter data without the desktop application.

Requirements

• Install a compatible .NET 10 runtime.
• Install ffprobe from FFmpeg to read chapters from general media containers.
• Install mkvextract from MKVToolNix to read Matroska chapters.
• Install eac3to to read Blu-ray BDMV folders.

ChapterTool searches standard platform locations for these external tools.

Global Tool

Install the tool:

dotnet tool install --global ChapterTool

Update the tool:

dotnet tool update --global ChapterTool

Remove the tool:

dotnet tool uninstall --global ChapterTool

Local Tool

Create a tool manifest and install ChapterTool:

dotnet new tool-manifest
dotnet tool install ChapterTool

Run the local tool:

dotnet tool run chaptertool --help

Commands

chaptertool formats
chaptertool inspect input.mpls
chaptertool convert input.xml --format txt --output chapters.txt
chaptertool convert input.xml --format vtt --stdout
chaptertool --version

Use chaptertool <command> --help to see the options for a command.

License

ChapterTool is distributed under the GPLv3+ license.